Our region has a large number of organizations supporting the economic growth engine of the technology economy. These user groups, economic development entities, and academic-based workforce development groups are focused on making technology an important part of our region. This is the page to become better acquainted with others in our ecosystem.
You should also browse tech companies in the Alabama High Tech Directory, although it only lists a small number of the over 400 companies in our state.
View upcoming TechBirmingham events and learn more about technology in Birmingham area.
Business Incubation / Startup & Growth Assistance
- Alabama Small Business Development Consortium
- Bessemer Business Incubation System
- Birmingham Business Resource Center
- Entrepreneurial Center of Birmingham
- Initiative for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE)
- Office for the Advancement of Developing Industries (OADI)
- Start-Up Alabama
Economic Development
- Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
- Alabama Development Office (ADO)
- Alabama Power Economic & Community Development
- Birmingham - Office of Economic Development
- Business Council of Alabama (BCA)
- Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA)
- Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA)
- Existing Business Team - Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Development Authority
- Metropolitan Development Board (MDB)
- Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Operation New Birmingham
- Region2020
- Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingam
- Shelby County Economic & Industrial Development Authority
- Shelby County Economic & Industrial Development Authority (SCEIDA)
- TechBirmingham, the Birmingham Area Technology Leadership Alliance
- World Business Advisors
Engineering Associations & User Groups
- American Foundry Society (AFS), Birmingham District Chapter
- American Society of Civil Engineers, Birmingham Chapter
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Student Chapter
- Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Student Chapter
- ECOB (Engineering Council of Birmingham)
- IEEE Engineering Management Society, Alabama Chapter
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), Student Chapter
- Institute of Transportation Engineers, Alabama Section (ALSITE)
- Society for Entrepreneurship in Business and Engineering
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Birmingham
Industry Resource Organizations
- American Society of Training and Development (ASTD)
- Birmingham Society for Human Resource Management (BSHRM)
International Associations & Programs
- Alabama International Trade Center (AITC)
- Alabama World Trade Association (AWTA)
- AlabamaGermany Partnership
- Chinese-American Business Association of Birmingham (CABAB)
- Japan-America Society of Alabama (JASA)
Technology Associations & User Groups
- Alabama DB2 User’s Group
- Alabama Information Technology Association (AITA)
- Alabama Modeling & Simulation Council
- Alabama Small & Medium Business User Group (ASMBUG)
- Alabama Wireless Assocation
- Alabama-Mississippi Telecommunications Association (AMTA)
- American Nutraceutical Association
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Student Chapter UAB
- Association of Information Technology Professionals, Birmingham Alabama Chapter
- Biotechnology Association of Alabama (BAA)
- Birmingham .Net Users Group
- Birmingham Apple Core / Macintosh User Group
- Birmingham Area Linux Users Group (BALU)
- Birmingham Chapter of InfraGard
- Birmingham Microsoft Management Users Group (BMMUG)
- Birmingham Midrange Users Group
- Birmingham Software Developer Association (BSDA)
- Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), Greater Birmingham Chapter
- ESRI GIS Alabama User Group
- Fusion LAN
- Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) North Alabama Chamber
- Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Central Alabama Chapter
- International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP) Deep South Chapter
- International Game Developers Association (IGDA): Birmingham
- Internet Professionals Society of Alabama
- Magic City Java User’s Group (MCJUG)
- Magic City Technology Council
- Overclockers Club (OCC)
- PMI Birmingham
- Rubyham
- Society for Information Management (SIM), Alabama Chapter
- Society for Technical Communications (STC), Birmingham Chapter
- Steel City SQL
- UAB Game Developers Club (GameDev)
- University Macintosh User’s Group
- VMware Users Group
Technology & Research Centers
- Environment Awarness Research Technology and Health (EARTH) Center
- Southeast Biosafety Laboratory Alabama Birmingham (SEBLAB)
- Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
- Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering (CBSE)
- Computational Simulation Laboratory (CSLab)
- Enabling Technology Laboratory (ETLab)
- Rapid Prototyping Laboratory (RPL)
- Southern Research Institute
- UAB Research Foundation (UABRF)
Venture Capital Funding Sources and Groups
- Arlington Partners
- Birmingham Venture Club
- Bonaventure Capital
- Castlebridge Technologies Inc.
- Founders Investment Banking
- Harbert Management Corporation
- Hickory Venture Group
- New Capital Partners
- Porter Capital Corporation
- Porter, White & Company
- Pretium Capital Group
- REDMONT Venture Partners
- Southeastern Technology Fund
- Southern Development Council, Inc. (SDC)
- Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC
- Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc.
- Vulcan Medical Ventures
Workforce Development / Tech Education
- Alabama Association of the Technology Student Association (TSA)
- Alabama Center for Advanced Technology and Training (ACATT)
- Alabama Colleges for Electronic Technology Education Advancement (ACETEA)
- Alabama Educational Technology Conference
- Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI)
- Alabama Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Coalition (AMSTEC)
- Alabama Supercomputer Authority (ASA)
- Alabama Technology Network
- Alabama’s Career/Technical Education (CTE)
- Blount County Career Technical Center
- Kwanzaa Year Round
- National Math Bee
- T4 Alabama