We are building the AI startup ecosystem
An infrastructure layer for AI venture creation — connecting the people, projects, and resources required to turn AI ideas into companies.
The future of AI will be built by ecosystems, not individuals.
The next generation of AI innovation will come from ecosystems where founders, builders, researchers, investors, and partners collaborate around real-world problems — not from isolated labs or solo founders in silos.
North Star AI Labs exists to build that ecosystem. We are creating the infrastructure, relationships, and opportunities that help AI ideas become products, startups, and companies.
Our goal is simple: make it dramatically easier to start, build, and grow an AI company.
"We started North Star because the AI conversation in our city was happening in too many disconnected rooms. Founders couldn't find builders. Builders couldn't find real projects. Investors couldn't find serious teams early enough."
Every great startup ecosystem in history was built by a small group of people who decided to put the work in a shared room. Silicon Valley wasn't a strategy. It was a network of people shipping next to each other.
We're betting the same thing is possible for applied AI — anchored in Atlanta, rooted at Georgia Tech, open to anyone serious about execution. The point is not to build a community. The point is to build companies.
— Avery Sinclair, Founder
One ecosystem.
Three jobs.
- 01
Connector
We connect startups with AI talent, collaborators, investors, partners, and potential clients.
- 02
Education
Talks, workshops, and practical sessions on AI, startup building, and real-world implementation.
- 03
Community
Spaces for founders, builders, students, and partners to meet, collaborate, and grow together.
Operators behind the ecosystem.
- Avery SinclairFounder & Director
- Rohan MehtaHead of Community
- Camille DuretPrograms & Education
- Jamal IbrahimFounder Operations
Who we serve
- — Startup founders and business owners building with AI
- — Students, AI builders, and technical talent
- — Investors looking for emerging AI companies
- — Partners, sponsors, mentors, and universities