TechCrunch, the tech news publication and organizer of the giant yearly TechCrunch Disrupt pitch competition, is coming to D.C.

The company is gearing up to host its meetup + pitch-off event on Feb. 21, an event during which the “cream of the D.C. startup crop” will be invited to pitch to a panel of VCs and TechCrunch editors. The prize on the line? The chance to attend TechCrunch Disrupt in New York this May.

Emma Comeau, the U.S. director of events for TechCrunch, told Technical.ly that this is the second time TechCrunch has hosted an event in D.C. “We try to explore different centers of the tech around the country but had to come back here as there has been tremendous growth over the past few years,” she wrote.

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