Washington, D.C. Commits $5 Million to Accelerate Startups as Mayor Releases State of DC Tech 2026 Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C. announced $5 million in funding to accelerate startups and released the State of DC Tech 2026 report. According to the mayor's office, the funding includes $800,000 to Plug and Play to run four accelerator cohorts supporting 40 companies, and seven investments by the DC Venture Capital Fund totaling $3.15 million; the $26 million fund is matched at least dollar-for-dollar by private capital.
The report counts about 51,000 tech jobs and more than 15,000 tech companies in the District. The mayor's office said the accelerator funding and fund investments are intended to grow the local startup ecosystem so more companies launch and scale in D.C. The funding details and the full report are published on the mayor's office website. (GSM, based on the D.C. Mayor's Office release)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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