Innovation & Job News

Local coffee company GROWL raising funds, adding products

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

GROWL, a local company that creates cold-brew coffee concentrate, is raising $5K on crowdfunding site Clovest to produce and market handcrafted, flavored lattes.

Arlington startup that creates audio on the fly will hire at least one

Monday, November 18, 2013

SonicWords, a B2B in Arlington, gives web and mobile content creators and easy and lightweight way create audio and monetize as well.

Ethical Electric, alternative energy supplier, looks for CMO, negotiates series A

Friday, November 15, 2013

Ethical Electric, a B-corp certified startup representing clean energy choices, is looking for a chief marketing officer.

Herndon-based YaSabe, the "Spanish Yellow Pages," adds restaurant guide and hires two

Friday, November 15, 2013

YaSabe, the "Spanish Yellow Pages," has added an online national restaurant guide.

D.C. startup Edbacker raises funds, will hire one

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Edbacker, a crowdfunding platform for K-12 school projects, is raising funds and is looking for an app developer.

Silver Spring company launches solar storage system

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The company expects to add another 9 employees next year and reach $100 million in revenue by 2017.

Encore graduates from Acceleprise, raising $400k to pivot to social media listening tool

Monday, November 04, 2013

Encore pivots to become social media listening tool following tenure at Acceleprise.

Standard Solar dedicates system at MD real estate office

Friday, November 01, 2013

Standard Solar developed, installed and will service the first commercial solar micro-grid system in Maryland.

DC energy management service signs contract with "prize property"

Thursday, October 31, 2013

D.C.'s Aquicore signs service contract for energy management services for Air Rights Center, a Bethesda office complex.

Second-screen app developer Fanamana readies Full-Time

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Fanamana, an app that lets users play a type of fantasy MLB in real time, is working on Full-Time, a similar app for other sports.

DC #ChallengeCup winners announced after tough pitchfest

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

After nearly four hours of anxious pitches, the D.C. regional Challenge Cup winners have been crowned.

Fishbowl's GoMoto teams up with Ford for launch

Monday, October 28, 2013

GoMoto, a startup out of Dulles-based Fishbowl Labs, wants to reengineer the car-shopping experience.

Bethesda company, Children's National Medical Center partner on MRI installation

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Weinberg Medical Physics develops ultra-fast MRI for brain imaging.

iStrategy Labs adds 35th employee

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

iStrategy Labs celebrates one year in its new office by hiring its 35th employee.

Local daycare search engine plans coast-to-coast expansion

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

CareLuLu, a website listing day care and preschool providers, plans to expand to California and other markets.