Evan's New Innovation Mecca

Tech entrepreneur and Startup DC founder Evan Burfield is launching a venture next month called 1776, bringing together startups, universities, media, and advisors to spur more innovation in the DC region. Evan has 36k SF of office space near the White House and at least 15 startups to start a "mecca" for innovation.Describing his plan recently at a Tech Cocktail event in Washington, Evan has also formed partnerships with accelerators in other regions to bring their recent program graduates to DC to grow their startups. Evan says he's been launching experiments over the last year, including a new angel investing group of lobbyists.

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