Allyson Jacob :
Innovation & Job News
Bloompop, a District-based startup for online floral arrangements and delivery, will exit private beta at the end of August.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Georgetown Angels, an angel group that invests in seed and series A rounds for tech startups, is bringing some big investors to town for an event in September.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
nclud, the design agency behind Beercamp and the recent Design Battle Royale, has new digs.
Taxi Magic, an e-hail app out of Alexandria, Va., is the latest transportation company to win approval from the D.C. Taxicab Commission.
Tired of walking your parents through attaching a photo to email for the millionth time? IT IS SIMPLE will teach them for you.
Canvas, the coworking space near Dupont Circle, doubled in size in March and promptly sold out its dedicated desk space.
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
D.C.-based Betterific has added USA Today as a client. The home of the digital suggestion box is also rolling out Google Hangouts with certain brand founders in the coming months.
The D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer and the Latino Economic Development Center have been helping District small business owners integrate tech into their businesses for nine months. They will celebrate tomorrow by awarding free hardware and software to 21 small business owners.
Thursday, August 01, 2013
Pink mustaches are going to take over the District, if Lyft has its way with D.C. The real-time peer-to-peer rideshare company has kicked off District operations.
Social Tables, the D.C.-based event planning startup, has closed a funding round led by Militello Capital.
ReelGenie, the startup out of Silver Spring, Md., that aims to put quality video storytelling within everyone's reach, just closed a seed round worth $850K.
WallMonkeys has turned custom printing wall decals into a million-dollar business that shows no signs of slowing.
App Mercado, the fourth B2B app marketplace from D.C.-based iDEAXiS, is scheduled to launch at the end of August.
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