AJC: High-tech founder to pay initial startup costs for Georgia Tech grads

The Georgia Tech Class of 2025 is walking away from school with their degrees — and if they dream of being an entrepreneur, a chance to get their startup off the ground, courtesy of this year’s commencement speaker.

Atlanta entrepreneur Christopher Klaus will pay for the startup incorporation costs for every Tech graduate this year — from undergrads to PhDs — he told the students during his speech Friday morning. If every graduate takes him up on his offer, the gift could be worth millions, Klaus told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Commencement speakers surprising graduates with gifts has become a recent phenomena at some institutions. This is the first gift of its kind during a commencement at Georgia Tech, the school’s president, Ángel Cabrera, said in an interview.