The Tech Valley Center of Gravity (TVCOG) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves as the Capital Region's premier Makerspace, providing low-cost access to equipment, tools, technology and space, as well as business expertise, education and resources. TVCOG is also a NY State certified business and manufacturing incubator supported by Empire State Development and an affiliated partner with Innovate 518, the regional innovation hotspot. As a community-based center, TVCOG also offers regular STEAM education programming and classes for young makers through the THINQubator, our children’s Makerspace.

The TVCOG cultivates a community of makers, innovators and entrepreneurs to initiate creative collisions resulting in economic and personal growth.

Our Mission is to:
- Provide a flexible, well-equipped facility with the tools and space to inspire collaboration and creative confidence
- Nurture an inclusive culture to enhance innovation among our diverse community of members
- Enrich the next generation of makers/innovators/entrepreneurs with STEAM programming
- Develop and model the role of a non-profit makerspace in supporting its local community