Innovation & Job News

Fueling D.C.: Power Supply expands its reach

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Power Supply, the local provider of fresh paleo meals in your CrossFit fridge, wants to hook up with yoga studios and mixed martial arts academies.

President of bilingual search engine YaSabe tapped for MindShare 2013, hiring four

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

YaSabe, the bilingual online search engine, is looking for front-end and back-end developers.

Paul Singh's new startup, Dashboard, launches, brings on DC clients, and looks to hire

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Paul Singh, D.C.-area native and founder of 500 Startups, has stepped down from the Silicon Valley VC firm and accelerator to lead Dashboard. And he's hiring.

Laura Lee Williams inducted into MindShare's 2013 class

Monday, April 15, 2013

Laura Lee Williams is one of only six women to be inducted into MindShare's 2013 class.

Startup Weekend DC leads to viable business for EliteCru

Monday, April 15, 2013

Build a business in 54 hours? That's not a problem for Sean Weppner and his team at EliteCru.

Digital ridesharing board RidePost launches, will hire two

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Sick of slugging? Check out RidePost and choose your commuting partners.

New MindShare inductee Betterific gives consumers a voice

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The new digital suggestion box tweets consumers' feedback and offers brands a place to solicit it.

Largest clean-tech accelerator in U.S. offering local start-ups chance to compete

Monday, April 08, 2013

Calling all clean technology companies in the mid-Atlantic! Want to accelerate your business and compete to win $200,000?

Personal finance platform HelloWallet hires six

Monday, April 08, 2013

HelloWallet helps employees analyze their spending to start saving themselves -- and their employers -- money.

Fifty-seven first-time CEOs inducted into D.C.'s MindShare group

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

The seventeenth class of CEOs includes companies in education, online retail, and social networking.

VentureBoard heads to 1776 for summer vacation

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

So you’ve got this idea for a great business, but your coding skills are nonexistent? Scott Block has a solution.

Startup Jackpot event to give away $10K to best problem-solving idea

Friday, March 29, 2013

"They’re not just pitching their idea. They’re pitching their problem and why the money would be helpful in solving it," says an event organizer.

Contactually adds employees to manage demand

Thursday, March 28, 2013

The start-up has gone from three co-founders in mid-2011 to a team of 13 now, and will likely hit 20 by year-end, CEO says.

Zoomph adds new feature: generating ads based on your hashtags

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Brands can use Zoomph's new feature to serve relevant ads in real-time.

Troop ID raises funds, gears up for mobile apps

Monday, March 25, 2013

The start-up will "aggressively" build out its mobile applications and expand marketing staff after closing on $2.1 million in funding.