{"658448":{"#nid":"658448","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CREATE-X Alumni Receive Founder\u2019s Pledge Recognition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Gattuso, co-founder of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fixd.com\/\u0022\u003EFIXD Automotive\u003C\/a\u003E, and Kolby Hanley, founder of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ultraviewarchery.com\/\u0022\u003EUltraView Archery\u003C\/a\u003E, were recently recognized for giving back to CREATE-X through the Georgia Tech Founder\u0026rsquo;s Pledge. Gattuso and Hanley were acknowledged at the Startup Launch kickoff, held May 17 in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building atrium.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are appreciative of John and Kolby\u0026rsquo;s gifts to CREATE-X,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commercialization.gatech.edu\/leadership\u0022\u003ERaghupathy \u0026ldquo;Siva\u0026rdquo; Sivakumar\u003C\/a\u003E, Vice President of Commercialization and Wayne J. Holman Chair Professor at Georgia Tech, who presented plaques to Gattuso and Hanley. \u0026ldquo;With support from generous donors like John and Kolby, we can continue to provide entrepreneurial programs for the next wave of students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Founder\u0026rsquo;s Pledge is a\u0026nbsp;non-binding pledge, as an individual, to support Georgia Tech with a gift. The donor determines the timing, the amount, and the target programs for their gift.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGattuso, who was in the first Startup Launch cohort during the summer of 2014, was the first donor to fulfill the Georgia Tech Founder\u0026rsquo;s Pledge in 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;FIXD wouldn\u0026rsquo;t exist if it wasn\u0026rsquo;t for CREATE-X, so for me it was important to start thinking about giving back even when we were small,\u0026rdquo; said Gattuso. \u0026ldquo;You don\u0026rsquo;t need to have a large donation for it to matter. Think about all the programs you have benefitted from during your time at Georgia Tech, and when you make it, consider making a gift back to your alma mater.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFIXD is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is an American-owned company. To date, FIXD has sold over 2.5 million sensors to drivers, empowering car owners everywhere to save time, save money, and simplify car care.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHanley participated in Startup Launch after winning the 2018 Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inventureprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInVenture Prize\u003C\/a\u003E. He fulfilled the Georgia Tech Founder\u0026rsquo;s Pledge earlier this year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I decided to give back to CREATE-X financially because I believe in the mission of the program,\u0026rdquo; said Hanley. \u0026ldquo;In addition, I would love to give back to CREATE-X and Georgia Tech in other ways \u0026ndash; through mentorship, coaching, or any other way that I can.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltraView Archery is also based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company\u0026rsquo;s mission is to make the sport of archery easier by providing customers with brilliantly designed products that they love and enjoy using. Last year, UltraView Archery\u0026nbsp;was the 5th fastest growing private company in the state of Georgia and the 21st fastest growing private company in the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGattuso serves as FIXD\u0026rsquo;s CEO and earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 2015. Hanley, who serves as UltraView Archery\u0026rsquo;s CEO, received his B.S. in materials science and engineering from Georgia Tech in 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the Georgia Tech Founder\u0026rsquo;s Pledge, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/alumni-and-giving\/founders-pledge\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/alumni-and-giving\/founders-pledge\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Gattuso, co-founder of FIXD Automotive, and Kolby Hanley, founder of UltraView Archery, were recently recognized for giving back to CREATE-X through the Georgia Tech Founder\u0026rsquo;s Pledge.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"John Gattuso, co-founder of FIXD Automotive, and Kolby Hanley, founder of UltraView Archery, were recently recognized for giving back to CREATE-X through the Georgia Tech Founder\u2019s Pledge. 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