WHO WE ARE

District Hall is the world’s first free-standing public innovation center. We are the living room of Boston’s innovation community: a place where people can work, exchange knowledge, build meaningful relationships, and make their ideas happen.

Our Mission

We are fostering a strong, supportive, and accessible innovation community in Greater Boston. We build, strengthen, and connect individuals and communities of innovators while expanding access to resources, programming, and networks.

Our Values

We believe that innovation is for everyone and that anyone with an idea is an innovator.

Innovation is present everywhere: in entrepreneurship, but also in the social sector + public service, in the creative economy, within larger corporations, and in the very fabric of human interaction.

Venture Café NEw ENGLAND

We are a program of the Venture Café Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. Our mission is to broaden, connect, and support the innovation community through a public network of spaces and programs to help anyone with an idea succeed. To learn more about our other programs, please visit venturecafefoundation.org.

Meet Our Team

OUR TEAM

What We Do

Event SPACE

District Hall offers versatile event spaces designed to inspire creativity, foster collaboration, and make great ideas come to life. From conferences to hackathons to brainstorming sessions and workshops, District Hall is a place to create connections and bring innovation to life. Learn more about hosting an event at District Hall.

FREE, Public WORKSPACE

Innovation spaces exist all over the city, but they are often out of the public eye: behind security guards and up elevators, often requiring membership. Our public lounge is a free, public work and meeting space, equipped with free WiFi, integrated power tables, and writeable walls. Learn more about our public lounge.

ProgramS + Resources

District Hall is a platform for the innovation community to do things that have never been done before. Our programs and resources are designed to bring together diverse perspectives, build deep and meaningful connections, and develop effective and insightful solutions. Learn more about our programs + resources.

OUR IMPACT AT A Glance

District Hall’s unique model allows us to reinvest revenue from site fees back into the community through free, public workspace and discounted event space.

900+

events + meetings in 2018

“District Hall is a public, ground-level, accessible space – it’s truly a physical representation of how we best interact with people. We want to foster a creative, inclusive outlet to approach problem solving, and District Hall is the perfect place to do that…The ethos of this space really captures the philosophy of being a public innovation space.”

Cathy Wissink

Senior Director, Technology & Civic Engagement, Microsoft New England

$1 Million

invested into the community in sponsored event space in 2018

“District Hall’s story is one that highlights that power of what we’re able to achieve when we collaborate. It’s about people coming together to make something for the community at large.”

Intelligent.ly

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Read the full 2018 impact report here.

Previous Impact Reports:

District Hall 2017 Impact Report
District Hall 2016 Impact Report
District Hall 2015 Impact Report
District Hall 2014 Impact Report
District Hall 2013 Impact Report

95000+

visitors in 2018

“As a first time entrepreneur, starting a business can be an intimidating process, but having a welcoming, free co-working space that is open to the public helps to remove a huge barrier. This has enabled me to make helpful connections and learn a ton from other entrepreneurs at various stages of their businesses.”

Natasha Kayulu

Founder, Pitpatters

OUR SPONSORS

Operating our space and fulfilling our mission would not be possible without our generous sponsors and community partners. Interested in supporting our work? Get in touch here!