Innovation & Job News
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Orate is a female-founded DC tech company that connects public speakers and events. The cofounders are back from their time at The Startup Factory and are hiring as they build out the second version of their platform and bringing on women tech speakers.
Imagine If, an Arlington-based hotel booking platform, has launched a third product in its suite that lets travelers comparison-shop for hotels and save their favorites.
ribl, a location-based message board built in DC for Google Play, launched at SXSW last week. Cofounder Mike Chan reflects on the experience and on what's next for the startup.
Savory, a meal delivery service that begins at 10 pm, came out of beta this week and has been selling like hotcakes.
GrindHub, a productivity platform for businesses that founder Brandon Luong hopes will replace companies' need for expensive intranets, is getting ready for an alpha launch.
Not going to SXSW? Why don't you look for a new gig instead? We've got 32 in this week's edition of our jobs post.
According to math nerds, this Saturday is Super Pi(e) Day! Here's how to celebrate.
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
TandemNSI's drone-focused pitch event brought out a dozen startups, university, and high-school projects to showcase the latest and greatest in unmanned aerial vehicle research.
The Aspen Institute, an international nonprofit organization headquartered in Dupont Circle, is launching a Center for Urban Innovation, and within that, an incubator for social entrepreneurs to work on D.C.'s urban woes.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Pluck It, the second deals app to launch out of Uber Offices in Bethesda, is expanding its reach to the District.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Urgent.ly, billed as the "Uber for roadside assistance," has helped thousands of stranded drivers over the last year, with no pricey auto club membership required.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
CircleBack, an app that combines business card scanning and keeping contacts from multiple email and social media accounts up to date, launches today.
Friday, February 20, 2015
PRIVO, an online service that helps kids under 13 get online with their parents' permission, will begin allowing parents to sign up in April.
Friday, February 20, 2015
The latest edition of our twice-monthly job post has jobs in engineering, sales, marketing, development and--wait for it--the airline industry.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
DC at SXSW this year will include representatives from art, film, music and of course, tech. Going to the March fest? Check out the WE DC house.