Alabama’s Hub for Emerging Tech Talent & Entrepreneurs
Welcome to The Alabama Collective! We provide essential resources, training and networking opportunities to our state’s vibrant tech talent and entrepreneurial communities.
Our Mission
The Alabama Collective aims to expand and enhance tech, innovation, and entrepreneurial programs in Alabama. By fostering growth and broadening opportunities within the state’s tech and entrepreneurial landscape, we are creating a hub for emerging tech talent and entrepreneurs while preserving the existing infrastructure essential to economic prosperity.
Elevating Opportunity, Driving Innovation
The Alabama Collective is more than an organization – it’s a movement, championing an accessible and prosperous future for Alabama’s tech and entrepreneurial communities. Expanding opportunities drives innovation, and fostering connections strengthens communities. We help emerging entrepreneurs and innovators in our region by:
- Visiting and facilitating tech and entrepreneurship events at colleges and universities in the state.
- Hosting engaging community workshops, networking events, and panel discussions packed with practical information and resources.
- Giving seed money to students, helping turn their startup dreams into reality.
- Providing hands-on career experiences to students through summer internships and professional development workshops.
- Executing pitch development, app development, and hackathon competitions that promote innovation and support business growth.
- Connecting individuals to additional resources through our extensive partnership network.
Our Leaders
These leaders are catalysts driving change, harnessing their expertise and passion to reshape Alabama’s technological and entrepreneurial landscape. Their collaborative efforts have been crucial in building and nurturing a community where innovation thrives and opportunities are accessible to all.
Charisse
Stokes
Executive Director,
The Alabama Collective
Jennifer
Anderson
Director, HBCU IE
The Alabama Collective
Marcus
Shaw
Founding Director,
Montgomery TechLab
Deon
Gordon
CEO,
Tech Birmingham
Dr. Nichole Thompson
Executive Director,
SBOSS
Waymond Jackson
CEO,
Ed Farm
Mayor Randall Woodfin
of Birmingham
Mayor Steven Reed
of Montgomery
Our Partners
After hosting multiple events in the Montgomery and Birmingham areas, The Alabama Collective has set its sights on elevating tech talent across the entire state of Alabama. By leveraging our partners’ extensive reach across various communities and our ability to provide tools and resources to many, we are swiftly becoming the state’s go-to resource for advancing minorities in tech and innovation throughout Alabama.
Innovation is our passion. Collaboration is our foundation, and growth is our mission. Together, we’re building a tech and entrepreneurial community in Alabama that knows no boundaries, only endless possibilities.
Charisse Stokes, Executive Director, The Alabama Collective
Our Programs
HBCU Innovation Experience
Tailored opportunities specifically for students, faculty, staff, and alumni at Alabama HBCUs
Community Based Programs
Workshops, trainings, and engagement activities enhancing the economic of workforce development of the state
Keep up with the recent work, happenings, and events of the Alabama Collective.
News & Updates
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Year Two of The Alabama Collective and Innovate Alabama’s HBCU Innovation Experience: ‘Innovation Power Hours’ Concludes with Success!
For the second consecutive year, the HBCU Innovation Experience: Innovation Power Hours brought together students
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