Startup Hall at University of Washington
While startup culture is beginning to inform larger corporate companies and their workplaces, the rock solid traditions of higher education have been more difficult to infiltrate. In Seattle, WA, the University of Washington is doing its part to begin bridging the gap between higher education and the Pacific Northwest’s thriving entrepreneurial community. A public-private partnership between the University of Washington and three of the region’s top startup supporters, Techstars, Founders’ Co-Op and Up Global, was established in 2013 to help local innovators and investors connect and build the next generation of industry-leading companies. In the fall of 2014, Startup Hall moved into its new home, 21,000 square feet of newly renovated space on the second floor of Condon Hall, an award-winning Brutalist building constructed in 1973. During the 10 years preceding Startup Hall’s tenancy, the university used the building as surge space resulting in a rabbit warren of offices …
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