Innovation & Job News

TrendPo launches international business, offers free daily rankings for 2016 contenders

Monday, January 13, 2014

TrendPo, the social media analytics firm for politicians, is closing deals in Taiwan and has a new social media advertising service.

Georgetown menswear retailer hiring four, will open second location

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Hugh & Crye, the Georgetown and online purveyor of better-fitting dress shirts for men, is expanding and hiring.

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....

Local earphone wholesaler launches Project Peaceful Purple for bullying awareness

Thursday, January 02, 2014

Spectrum Sense, a wholesaler in Rockville for colorful, high-quality earphones, is bringing awareness to bullying and cyberbullying with a purple earphone campaign.

Bath and body company opens first retail location near Mosaic District in Fairfax

Friday, December 13, 2013

Herban Lifestyle, a company that makes and sells natural and organic bath and body products, has opened a retail location in Fairfax.

Fortify founders close accelerator to focus on web series, new ventures

Friday, December 13, 2013

The Fort, the accelerator arm of Fortify Ventures, is closing. Managing Director Jonathon Perrelli will use time not spend on the accelerator to work on the documentary series Startupland.

Culinary incubator Union Kitchen nears capacity, looks to expand

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Union Kitchen opened in December 2012 with the goal of letting culinary innovators focus on their products. One year and nearly 60 companies later, the incubator is almost full.

HeadsUP! gadget to curb texting and driving is finalist for national award

Monday, December 09, 2013

HeadsUP!, a product from NeXt, is a finalist for The Mobileys, the national award for mobile innovation from Mobile Future.

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.

Cove will open second location, is hiring at least one

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Cove, a D.C. spot to be productive among people, is opening a second location, in Logan Circle.

Social engagement platform Zoomph goes mobile and grows staff

Monday, November 25, 2013

Social engagment platform Zoomph has launched a mobile app and is ramping up its staff to keep up with client demand.

Sunglasses e-tailer Waveborn looks for other partners for social good

Monday, November 25, 2013

Waveborn, the sunglasses company with a conscience, is moving toward B2B and wants to bring 10 good companies to their online wholesale marketplace.

Challenge Cup runner-up ChronoKair graduates from commercialization program

Thursday, November 21, 2013

ChronoKair aims to reduce medical errors during staff changeovers by centralizing patient data in one screen.