The community for tech & AI in Johnston County.
For everyone building and creating with tech and AI across Johnston County and the surrounding areas — engineers, developers, data & AI folks, biotech teams, ag-tech growers, artists and media creators, and the simply curious.
Always free to attend · Engineers, scientists, students, founders & the AI-curious all welcome.
A tech community forming at exactly the right moment
Johnston County is one of North Carolina's fastest-rising tech and life-science economies. The full data — sourced to the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics — is on the By the Numbers page.
*Sources & data years on the By the Numbers page (U.S. Census Bureau; BLS QCEW; NCBiotech / EDPNC / RTRP).
Data, automation & AI — one local community
Across Johnston County and the surrounding areas, more and more work runs on the same things: data, automation, and AI — in biotech and software, in startups, out in the field where growers use sensors and precision tools, and in the studios where artists and media creators build with new tools. JoCo Tech & AI is the local community where all of those people — and everyone simply curious about tech and AI — meet, learn, and build together.
Always free, and community-first. We're funded by community sponsorship — not ticket sales — so events stay open to everyone. Read our mission & story →
Everyone is welcome, and we mean it. Our code of conduct says what we expect of each other at a meetup, and how to reach us — quietly and quickly — if something isn't right.
Community in action
The people who open their doors
Our meetups are free because local businesses and neighbors give us the room to hold them. We're grateful to each of them.
- The Solar EffectGarner — space for our September 2026 meetup
- Deep River Brewing CompanyClayton — space for our launch meetup, August 2026
- Johnston County Economic DevelopmentFood for the room at our launch meetup, August 2026
Have a space that could hold 30 people for an evening? We'd love to hear from you →
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