Innovation & Job News

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!

SOL VISTA is Montgomery County's incubator company of the year; competes at state

Thursday, June 13, 2013

SOL VISTA, a green data analytics firm, saved the Hotel Monaco D.C. 48 percent of its utility costs. The company is opening an angel round soon.

Cheftabl brings off-menu dining to the masses

Monday, June 10, 2013

Cheftabl, launched in private beta last week, is helping diners, chefs and restaurants expand their horizons by helping facilitate off-menu experiences.

DC Sharp signs five-year lease and expands at Union Market

Thursday, June 06, 2013

DC Sharp, the knife sharpening and high-end cutlery outfit based in Union Market, has set up permanent digs.

Local health startup 1eq accepted into GE + StartUp Health Accelerator

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

1eq, the Georgetown-based digital health platform, announced today that it has been accepted into GE + StartUp Health's incubator program.

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.

Speek goes pro, launches Android app

Monday, June 03, 2013

Speek, the startup that has disrupted conference calling, is out of beta.

MBA Project Search partners with MBA Exchange

Friday, May 31, 2013

MBA Project Search, the website that helps MBA students and alumni connect with freelance projects and entrepreneurs, has announced a strategic partnership.

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.

ConferenceEdge hires two, announces Series A round

Monday, May 20, 2013

ConferenceEdge, a B2B event management service company, is growing its D.C. presence and will look to raise capital in September.

Parallel Tracks partners with Grooveshark, allows parallel listening experience

Friday, May 17, 2013

What's on your headset? Parallel Tracks, the startup from UMD student Daniel Noskin, lets anyone listen in.

Silver Spring-based ReelGenie in 'late stages' of funding round

Thursday, May 16, 2013

ReelGenie, a video creation platform that lets ordinary folk fancy themselves the next Steven Spielberg or Kathryn Bigelow, is also hiring two Rails developers.

LearnShark wraps up at Acceleprise, looks ahead

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

LearnShark, a B2B platform that takes the pain out of onboarding new hires, has graduated from Acceleprise.

Encore, platform to tell stories via email, moves to Acceleprise

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Encore looks to larger markets as it begins its tenure at Acceleprise, the enterprise accelerator.