Innovation & Job News

Details for 1776's Challenge Festival released

Thursday, February 06, 2014

Badges for the Challenge Festival, a week-long series of events surrounding the Global Challenge Cup Finals, have been released. Here's an overview of what to expect during D.C.'s week in the spotlight.

Online summer camp marketplace aims to help parents plan for the summer

Friday, January 31, 2014

CampEasy founder Brooke Salkoff calls planning kids' summers "a giant Sudoku puzzle." She wants to provide the solution.

The HIVE 2.0 adds members, hosts the mayor and a wedding

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Anacostia's coworking space, The HIVE 2.0, welcomes new members (and a wedding--really) and gets set to open Nurish Cafe.

STEM enrichment provider in Va. details long-term expansion plans

Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Ideaventions, an enrichment center for kids ages 3-13 provides classes in science, technology, engineering and math. And Minecraft. And Python. And....

CoFoundersLab expands internationally, launches mobile app

Monday, December 09, 2013

CoFoundersLab, the entrepreneurial matchmaking engine born in Rockville, MD, is making matches in Brazil and Israel and now has an iOS app.

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.

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.

ideaspace, a "makerspace plus," sells out first round of memberships in a week

Monday, October 21, 2013

Coming in February 2014: an ideaspace for makers, tinkerers and thinkers in DC.

The Energy House, association of energy efficiency experts, launches two new show case homes

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Energy Houses 7 and 8 are coming to Arlington, will offer geothermal heating, LEED and 60 percent efficiency over code.

New app rewards students for studying

Friday, September 13, 2013

My Study Rewards, a new app that offers incentives for mastering content, is about to hit the App Store.

1776 partners with General Assembly to offer education opportunities for entrepreneurs

Monday, September 09, 2013

1776 invites startups and entrepreneurs back to the classroom to take advantage of a host of classes, courses and workshops, thanks to a partnership with NY-based General Assembly.

Undergrad entrepreneurs: apply to pitch at GSEA

Monday, August 26, 2013

The D.C. chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization is hosting a regional pitch competition for the Global Student Entrepreneur Award. The winner gets $2,500.

IT IS SIMPLE teaches seniors about tech

Monday, August 12, 2013

Tired of walking your parents through attaching a photo to email for the millionth time? IT IS SIMPLE will teach them for you.

At Canvas, it's all about community

Friday, August 09, 2013

Canvas, the coworking space near Dupont Circle, doubled in size in March and promptly sold out its dedicated desk space.

District small biz owners get free tech tools from LEDC and OCTO

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

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.

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