friends of DC TECH MEETUP

Open-sourcing the future of DC’s tech ecosystem

What is friends of DCTM?

DC Tech Meetup has always been powered by the people.

Now, we’re giving our amazing DC tech community a more direct way to sustain, shape, and grow this movement for the long haul.

Friends of DC Tech Meetup is a membership-based, grassroots support program for those who want to see DCTM grow its impact. As a member, you’ll help keep DCTM independent, community-powered, and thriving.

Annual membership dues are $200. If that’s hard for you right now (we totally get it), DM us or send an email over to team@dctechmeetup.com and we can work something out.

What DO the Friends of DCTM DO?

If you care about the long-term future of the DC tech community, you belong in this group.

Founders, builders, operators, researchers, policymakers, investors, tech enthusiasts and anyone who believes in tech for people.

  • Join quarterly events where Friends of DCTM help shape the upcoming programming & initiatives (and have fun while we’re at it)

  • Serve on steering teams for upcoming Meetups to drive demo & panel selection plus the overall thematic build-out

  • Own special projects within DC Tech Meetup

  • Connect DC Tech Meetup to companies, investors, and ecosystem partners who can help grow our mission

Why are we doing friends of DCTM?

We love the DC Tech Meetup & want to help make it a more sustainable organization.

We believe the Meetup should be an “open-source” community - built by the people, for the people. Getting our core supporters engaged more deeply (both monetarily & through their time and expertise) helps us do just that.