entrepreneurship : Innovation & Job News

Social Tables has literally gone from zero to 60 in the last three and a half years--from a single founder to a team of five dozen employees. Take a closer look at the company's journey.

Capital Call, a semi-annual pitch event hosted by Cooley LLP, draws entrepreneurs and investors together for potential matchmaking. Meet the companies who pitched last week.

Vouched, a new app from startup Pipevine in Tysons, Va., aims to fix LinkedIn's endorsement feature.

nspHire, a new job search app, is designed for millennials or anyone else who uses their phone for everything. It takes its design cues from Tinder, and it's available on Android now and debuts on iOS November 1. 

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Improvonia, an order-management platform for restaurants and suppliers, has gained 149 clients since kicking off operations in July. Here's why the company is growing, averaging a new hire every week.

ID.me, an online identity verification platform that has served the military community since 2011, has opened up its marketplace to all consumers, letting everyone take advantage of its high-ranking security standards.

Snaapiq rewards users for snapping and uploading selfies. With more than 20,000 downloads so far, the cofounders might be on to something.

Mason Dixie, winner of the Launch Pad competition at Mess Hall, officially opens for breakfast and lunch at EatsPlace. Biscuit Lab Baking Company will be popping up soon. Is D.C. experiencing a rise in biscuit culture?

After receiving applications from more than 100 local companies, 1776 announces D.C.'s field of competitors in the Challenge Cup. The winners will move on to the Challenge Festival, which will be even bigger next year.

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The District announced the eight startups that will receive up to $200,000 from its Digital D.C. Tech Fund: Aquicore, Azert, EventKloud,FlexSpot, Riide,Silica Labs,Vinolovers and MyMuzik.

The makers of the app Greenease have moved to NYC for a stay in an accelerator and $25K but plan to return to DC, their home base, in December.

Fruitcycle, a local food startup that won the audience favorite at Mess Hall's Launch Pad competition, uses an old concept to breathe new life into food that would otherwise be discarded.

Bloompop, a local alternative to FTD.com that now serves 20 states, is growing and will raise a seed round by the end of the year.