WHO WE ARE
A nonprofitwhere ideasbecomeopportunity.
Founded on the Georgia Tech campus in 2016, HBI STEAM Academy connects young people with hands-on learning, mentorship, and real-world opportunities in emerging technology.
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NONPROFIT · EST. 2016
OUR FOUNDATION
Access opens doors.
HBI STEAM Academy is a nonprofit organization built to help students turn curiosity into practical skills, confidence, and creative momentum.
Operated through HBI Ventures, the Academy connects education to real-world opportunity through project-based learning, mentorship, and industry-aligned experiences. Students work collaboratively, explore emerging technologies, and practice the human skills required to develop and communicate an idea.
IMPACT SINCE 2016
Progress you can count.
Each number represents students learning by doing and ideas moving from possibility toward a working prototype.
SEVEN WAYS TO FIND A SPARK
Curiosity has many directions.
- AI & Generative AI
- Cybersecurity & Data Analytics
- IoT & Smart Technologies
- UI/UX & Product Development
- Digital Media & Storytelling
- Entrepreneurship & Business Acumen
- Sports Innovation & Emerging Technologies
STRONG PARTNERSHIPS. STRONGER FUTURES.
Opportunity grows through community.
HBI STEAM Academy has worked alongside the National Urban League, the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, and public-school communities in Atlanta, Clayton County, and DeKalb County to support in-school and after-school learning.
Schools, universities, nonprofits, mentors, and industry leaders help students connect classroom discovery with the wider world.
THE HBI STEAM ACADEMY PARTNER NETWORK
Connected by learning.
United by possibility.
Our program partners connect learners with education, technology, creative practice, and community opportunity. These relationships belong to HBI STEAM Academy.
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The LEWIS RegistryVisit partnerSchool systems & education
Morehouse College TRIO Program
College access, academic readiness, and student-development programming.
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Student learning and future-ready pathway opportunities.
Fayette County Public Schools
Project-based STEAM and innovation engagement.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Engineering, innovation, research, and talent development.
Clark Atlanta University
Education, research, student pathways, and community impact.
Atlanta Public Schools
In-school and community-based STEAM programming.
Industry & innovation
Microsoft
Cloud, AI, digital skills, and technology ecosystem alignment.
OpenAI
Generative AI tools and applied learning opportunities.
Metric Mate
Sports performance, data, AI-powered insight, and human-performance technology.
FAM Incorporated
A nonprofit arts-education organization fostering unity and cross-cultural healing through films, educational forums, and community events.
Soccer IQ Institute
Player development, safety, analytics, and technology-enabled sports learning.
The ORTHO Project
Mentorship, education, career pathways, and sports-medicine innovation.
The LEWIS Registry
Research, education, and community collaboration that build accountability, mutual respect, and stronger relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Community & creative industries
Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Georgia Film Academy
Tyler Perry Studios
Dallas Austin Foundation
Boston University Theatre Program
Georgia Governor’s Office of Film
THE NEXT POSSIBILITY STARTS HERE
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