Innovation & Job News
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Prequel, a rotating pop-up for restaurant concepts in the former LivingSocial event space in Northwest, is the first project to be funded under the D.C. government's new intrastate equity crowdfunding rules.
Monday, February 09, 2015
UrbanStems, a District-based floral delivery service that expanded to NYC in December, today announces a $1.5M seed round led by Middleland Capital.
Friday, February 06, 2015
A couple of local companies have announced big funding rounds, and that means jobs--in marketing, engineering, sales and more.
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
scratchDC, a District startup that delivers dinner prepped and ready to cook, is expanding its operations to a warehouse in Northeast. "We're bursting at the seams," says Joe Kennedy, scratchDC partner.
Monday, February 02, 2015
PYT Funds, a crowdfunding platform for current and future college students, is designed to help when financial aid and student loans just aren't enough.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Eastern Foundry, a Crystal City incubator for tech startups wanting to work with government agencies and large "primes," is at 95 percent capacity and will open additional space by mid-March.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Bun Out the Oven, a registry to help new parents find local providers of meals, cleaning, dog walking and other services, has launched in D.C.
The DMV Startup wiki, a project started by entrepreneur Brandon Luong, is live. Luong hopes it will be an information hub for people wanting to learn all about the DC Tech community.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The minds of entrepreneurs and innovators will meet in downtown D.C. Friday and Saturday as the Fosterly community combines Day of Fosterly and GovFest into one giant conference called Collaborate.
Social Driver, a digital marketing agency founded in 2011 by Thomas Sanchez and Anthony Shop, has moved to a new location to accommodate a staff that has almost doubled in size over the past year.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
SwitchPitch, a series of events for corporations to pitch projects to statups, has developed SwitchPitch Connect, a LinkedIn-style platform for business development.
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Thursday, January 08, 2015
Swizzler sells grass-fed all-beef hot dogs in pretzel rolls with gourmet toppings. The food truck launched at the end of October but the cold weather hasn't kept the founders from finding loyal followers, dubbed the "Swizz Tribe."
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
Destination Crowd Capital is a new District-based consulting firm that advises organizations, nonprofits and businesses on how to successfully crowdfund campaigns for destination-based ventures, such as D.C.'s Dupont Underground.