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Innovation & Job News
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.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
UrbanStems, an on-demand floral delivery service for the District, will expand to Arlington within two weeks to answer customer demand.
In this week's 60 Seconds With founder profile, we get to know Shahab Kaviani, the CEO of CoFoundersLab, who is turning his entrepreneurial matchmaking service into an international force to be reckoned with.
Spree Commerce, a front-end and back-end solution for e-tailers, is hiring at least five after a successful $5m Series A round and recent partnership with GoDaddy.
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, 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, the documentary series about five first-time founders working in the nation's capital, premiered last night to sold-out crowds.
Sequoia Apps may open its cybersecurity accelerator to entrepreneurs outside its parent company.
Want a job in #dctech? Check out open positions for engineers, writers and editors, graphic designers and more.
MindShare, an invitation-only networking group for CEOs, VCs, bankers and marketers, welcomed its 18th class last night with a private event at the Verizon Center.
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.
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
The initiative provides grants from $25,000 to $250,000 to companies that relocate to a newly designated tech corridor along 7th Street NW.
CareLuLu, an online platform to help parents find childcare in the greater D.C. area, has launched a nationwide directory. The company plans to expand its service to other metro areas in the coming year.
Friday, February 28, 2014
DocDox, cloud-based software for managing handoffs in hospitals among and between teams, has launched at Howard University Hospital and has partnered with Connex International.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Starting this week, Elevation DC is reporting on the latest hiring news from growing D.C. companies. Want a job in #dctech? Check out open positions for engineers, project managers, social media pros, sales and more.