Science Club
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- Headquarters—
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
Science Club firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Science Club
- Legal name
- Science Club
- Website
- https://scienceclubdc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Closed
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Science Club industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Nightlife and Live Music Venue
- NAICS
- Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)
- SIC
- Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH), Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD)
Keywords
Science Club business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Food menu items |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Beverages - Beer |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Beverages - Wine |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Beverages - Spirits |
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Science Club product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Science Club was a bar and live music venue in Washington, DC that served beer, wine, and spirits alongside a food menu, and hosted a recurring weekly calendar of themed live music events. The venue also featured a Mon-Fri 5pm-8pm happy hour and ancillary broadcast exposure via SCTV.
Product overview
Science Club was a bar and live music venue in Washington DC, now closed. The venue operated as a single physical establishment offering a unified experience combining food service, alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits), and nightly live music events featuring resident DJs. The product portfolio included a food menu with vegetarian-friendly options, a beverage program featuring wines from various regions and international beers, and a weekly events calendar with genre-specific music nights. SCTV provided live broadcast capability for Sunday sessions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Bar Beverage Service
Companies that use Science Club
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Science Club technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Science Club partnerships and signals
Strategic signalRecent moves1 record
Science Club competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- The Hamilton: DC live-music venue with a full bar and food menu, combining restaurant operations with ticketed performances — overlapping Science Club's bar + live entertainment format.
- Black Cat: DC live-music venue and bar on 18th Street NW combining bar service with nightly DJ and band programming, directly comparable to Science Club's offering.
- Brooklyn Bowl: Multi-city live-music venue combining a bar/restaurant with nightly bands and DJs — same operational template (food + bar + live music) as Science Club, useful as a benchmark for the venue-bar hybrid model.
- The Anthem: Large DC waterfront live-music venue with full bar service, operating in the same DC market as Science Club with overlapping live-entertainment positioning.
- Blues Alley: Long-running DC jazz club and bar in Georgetown offering nightly live music paired with food and beverage service — a classic live-music-venue-plus-bar model directly comparable to Science Club.
- 9:30 Club: Iconic DC live-music venue in the same corridor as Science Club. Both operate as bar + live-music clubs targeting DC nightlife audiences with resident and touring acts.
- U Street Music Hall: DC club/bar focused on DJ-led nights and live music in the same U Street / 14th Street corridor, mirroring Science Club's resident-DJ programming model.
- Howard Theatre: Historic DC live-music venue with bar service targeting nightlife and music audiences, overlapping Science Club's DC live-entertainment bar positioning.
- DC9: Smaller DC live-music venue and bar in the U Street corridor, comparable to Science Club in scale, bar-led format, and DJ/live-act programming.
Broad incumbents
- Live Nation Entertainment: Global live-entertainment promoter and venue operator that books talent into many of the same DC venues Science Club competed with. Comparable as the broad incumbent shaping the live-music ecosystem the venue operated in.
Market position
Strengths2 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat2 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
Science Club social profiles
Digital presenceScience Club financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Science Club leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Science Club funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Science Club M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Science Club
What does Science Club do?
Science Club was a bar and live music venue in Washington, DC that served beer, wine, and spirits alongside a food menu, and hosted a recurring weekly calendar of themed live music events. The venue also featured a Mon-Fri 5pm-8pm happy hour and ancillary broadcast exposure via SCTV.
Is Science Club a public or private company?
Science Club is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently closed.
When was Science Club founded?
Science Club was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Who are Science Club's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are The Hamilton, Black Cat, Brooklyn Bowl, The Anthem, Blues Alley, 9:30 Club, U Street Music Hall, Howard Theatre and DC9. Live Nation Entertainment is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Science Club have an API?
No public API is recorded for Science Club.
What industry is Science Club in?
Science Club's product category is Nightlife and Live Music Venue. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAGAIAB, Live Music Clubs & Venues, with a secondary code of CRANACAH, Live Music Bars & Venues. Its NAICS code is 7224 and its SIC code is 5810.