Kendall Square is the largest cluster of tech startup office space in Cambridge and a hotspot of startup event activity. Of particular note is the Cambridge Innovation Center, a facility hosting over 450 companies, from remote offices for tech giants like Amazon to small startups working from their C3 coworking space. The CIC hosts Venture Cafe, a weekly free drinks networking event for the startup scene.

Kendall Square is also home to MIT, whose students and research groups are key creators of many startups, and Microsoft’s New England R&D (NERD) office, a generous host of tech meetups and startup conferences.