WeWork has teamed up with Washington state to launch a start-up accelerator focused on the maritime industry. The co-working firm will collaborate with the Port of Seattle and the Department of Commerce’s Maritime Blue initiative in a bid to establish the region as a hub of technological innovation. The start-ups will work out of WeWork Labs’ Seattle location, with the company offering seminars, advisors and workshops. And even its phone booths made headlines this week for “potentially elevated levels of formaldehyde.” “Seattle’s tech scene is growing at an incredible rate, but we need more than just startups here,” said Matt Jones, co-founder of WeWork.
WeWork has teamed up with Washington state to launch a start-up accelerator focused on the maritime industry. The co-working firm will collaborate with the Port of Seattle and the Department of Commerce’s Maritime Blue initiative in a bid to establish the region as a hub of technological innovation. The start-ups will work out of WeWork Labs’ Seattle location, with the company offering seminars, advisors and workshops. “Seattle’s tech scene is growing at an incredible rate, but we need more than just startups here,” said Matt Jones, co-founder of WeWork.