In April, NY TechDay held its third event, which featured more than 400 NYC startups and had more than 13,000 attendees. For the organizers of TechDay, they hope to replicate this success in other cities. After narrowing down their decision between Boston and DC, they ultimately believed that DC had the perfect ecosystem for this expansion. As additional reasons for expanding into the DC market, TechDay cites that DC is nationally ranked as one of top 5 cities for VC funding, has hundreds of active angel investors, and has a local government that contributes one-fifth of its funding to support tech. One of the aims for TechDay DC is to expose startups to these funding opportunities and to allow for the formation of new partnerships, as well as provide employment opportunities for members of the DC community. DC TechDay is a planned for Thursday, October 2nd at the National Building Museum (401 F Street NW) from 10AM to 5PM. Aside from startups and general attendees, the event will bring in investors, members of the press, elected officials, and talent from universities. Startups looking to exhibit should register here. If you plan to attend, you can register here.
