Venture Capital : Innovation & Job News

He's a producer, he's a founder, he's a VC...he's even painted fences. This week, Elevation DC spends 60 seconds with Startupland creator and producer and Fortify Ventures managing director Jonathon Perrelli.

InSITE CONNECT DC, a semi-annual pitch event, gave InSITE fellows--MBA and JD students at Georgetown--a chance to showcase the startups they've been working with all year.

RenterResume, a service for landlords, will expand into the D.C. market, and possibly move here from Baltimore.

Wheel Shields, which makes protective coverings for longboard wheels, will relocate and hire three to four once the founder, a UMD senior, graduates this spring.

Cooley LLP hosted a pitch event yesterday--the 30th in its ongoing series. Meet some of the companies that faced the 115 investors present at the event.

Startupland, the documentary series about five first-time founders working in the nation's capital, premiered last night to sold-out crowds.

Sequoia Apps may open its cybersecurity accelerator to entrepreneurs outside its parent company.

MindShare, an invitation-only networking group for CEOs, VCs, bankers and marketers, welcomed its 18th class last night with a private event at the Verizon Center.

The initiative provides grants from $25,000 to $250,000 to companies that relocate to a newly designated tech corridor along 7th Street NW.

Thanks to a $2.5 million financing round last year, SKYE Associates, a Bethesda-based e-commerce company, is seeking acquisitions.

Today we're launching a new series at Elevation DC called 60 Seconds With... (or, in Stephen Colbert terms, "Better Know a Founder"). Have you met Paul Singh? Next time you sit down to talk shop with him, have some chocolate chip cookies in hand.

Badges for the Challenge Festival, a week-long series of events surrounding the Global Challenge Cup Finals, have been released. Here's an overview of what to expect during D.C.'s week in the spotlight.

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.

Georgetown Angels, an angel group that invests in seed and series A rounds for tech startups, is bringing some big investors to town for an event in September.

Fishbowl Labs, the startup incubator space at the AOL campus in Dulles, is relaunching with major changes.