On Tuesday, July 11, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development in partnership with the DC Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Virtual InvestDC Forum. This innovative approach to connect DC businesses with domestic and foreign investors was the first of its kind organized by DC Government. Via a direct web link, DC businesses were pitching to investors across the United States, Canada, China and India.

The Made in DC Program was established in July of 2016. A component of this legislation required the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) to submit a report to the Mayor and the Council on Opportunities for establishing a District-sponsored Innovation Space and Marketplace. DMPED issued a solicitation and retained local economic development consulting firm and DC Certified Business Enterprise, Jon Stover and Associates (JS&A) to produce the assessment.