Innovation & Job News

Who's hiring in D.C.: Illustria Designs, Audax Health, Taxi Magic

Thursday, May 01, 2014

Our twice-monthly curated list of available jobs in #DCtech.

Contactually team growing as fast as your inbox

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Contactually, the platform that helps you manage your online contacts and relationships, will nearly double its staff by year's end.

RenterResume plans metro-DC expansion

Monday, April 14, 2014

RenterResume, a service for landlords, will expand into the D.C. market, and possibly move here from Baltimore.

Who's hiring in DC: Social Driver, Contactually, Fluencia

Friday, April 04, 2014

The latest in DC Tech hiring news.

Second annual SwitchPitch event brings pitches from sports and media

Friday, March 28, 2014

SwitchPitch, a reverse pitch event in which large companies pitch their projects to startups, took place yesterday at Arena Stage. Startups heard from NPR, PBS, The Washington Post, Monumental Sports and others.

Meet the rising companies who pitched at Cooley's Capital Call

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Cooley LLP hosted a pitch event yesterday--the 30th in its ongoing series. Meet some of the companies that faced the 115 investors present at the event.

Encore Alert closes $390K seed round led by NextGen Angels

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Encore Alert, the B2B social media alert platform, just closed a $390K funding round led by NextGen Angels. The company is also a semifinalist in UMD's Cupid's Cup.

Startupland documentary premieres to sold-out crowds

Friday, March 14, 2014

Startupland, the documentary series about five first-time founders working in the nation's capital, premiered last night to sold-out crowds.

60 Seconds With... founder Carla Valdes

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

You may know Carla Valdes as the face behind Distilled Intelligence and her recently launched startup, Handpressions. You may not know, however, that she is a fan of Salt n Pepa.

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.

SocialRadar, launching today, lets you scope the room at a glance

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Want to avoid an awkward encounter with your ex or meet your next investor at an overcrowded convention? Now there's an app for that!

Chinatown company releases comparison shopping app for groceries, other industries to follow

Friday, January 17, 2014

PriceSpotting, released in beta last week at CES, allows District shoppers to compare prices at the point of sale. It also rewards you for scanning items into the system.

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.

Wearab.ly, a news app for Google Glass, is a national award finalist

Friday, December 06, 2013

Wearab.ly, a platform that brings news to Google Glass and smart watches, is a finalist in Mobile Future's national awards, The Mobileys.

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.

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