Innovation & Job News

Social Tables announces $1.6M in funding

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Social Tables, the D.C.-based event planning startup, has closed a funding round led by Militello Capital.

iDEAXiS looking for native Spanish language apps for B2B app marketplace

Friday, July 26, 2013

App Mercado, the fourth B2B app marketplace from D.C.-based iDEAXiS, is scheduled to launch at the end of August.

Personal chef service PlateDate expands to D.C.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Whether dining with a friend or a group, PlateDate sends a personal chef to your home to cook and serve a meal. Best part? You don't have to do the dishes.

District helps small businesses with grant and contract opportunities through ConnecTech program

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Did you know that the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development has an office devoted entirely to helping startups take advantage of government grants and contracts? Neither did we!

Public affairs-focused Beekeeper Group hires two, is looking for one more

Thursday, July 11, 2013

The Beekeeper Group, if you'll pardon the pun, is buzzing with activity, using digital formats to advocate for associations and nonprofits.

WDCEP launches DC tech startup mentoring initiative

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

D.C. tech startups will soon have another source for business advice: Accelerate DC, a new mentoring program based on the successful MIT Venture Mentoring Service.

1776 goes global with challenge competition

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

1776 announces three global initiatives today, and one is a tournament challenge that will put the District on the international stage in May 2014.

Startupland documentary series launches Kickstarter campaign

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Startupland is a documentary series about the five most recent Fortify Ventures accelerator graduates. Producer/director Justin Gutwein wants to raise $75K on Kickstarter. Are you in?

TrendPo launches signature product, announces angel investor and is hiring four

Monday, June 17, 2013

TrendPo, which breaks big data down into manageable bytes for the political sphere, launches its signature product today.

StartUp Kitchen finalist Chaya testing recipes at White House farmers market

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Bettina Stern and Suzanne Simon, who write the food blog Loulies, want to bring Chaya to a neighborhood near you. But first, some tacos!

The Trip Tribe takes on group travel, adds three new faces

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

If your idea of group travel is a bus full of senior citizens on a pilgrimage to Graceland, The Trip Tribe just might change your mind.

Fortify Ventures to produce documentary series

Friday, May 31, 2013

Fortify Ventures is creating a documentary series called StartupLand.

The Duke and the Duck hire one, plan to move

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

District-based the Duke and the Duck video and animation studio has hired a director of business development and is looking for new offices.

Zoobean, an online curator for kids' books, launches and announces seed round

Monday, May 13, 2013

Need a book for a six-year-old girl who is "not so pink" and could use a little self-confidence? Zoobean is just the thing.

SnapDash launches on iOS and Android

Friday, May 10, 2013

SnapDash, the social group photo app, wants to eliminate all duck faces and sorority arms from social media photos.

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