Washington, D.C.
STARTUP NEIGHBORHOODS
▸ Georgetown U grads don’t stray far from campus to start companies, creating a hub among the Georgetown 1 neighborhood’s colorful row houses and high-end boutiques. Fast-casual salad company Sweetgreen 2 launched close to Georgetown Cupcake, and the nonprofit Halcyon House 3 (headquartered in a haunted mansion) helps earlystage entrepreneurs with social missions.
▸ If salad and cupcakes don’t cut it, head to (North of Massachusetts Avenue). This hotbed of eatery innovation hosts culinary accelerator watering holes like and a 40-plus-vendor hall packed with food stalls and funky shops.
