Innovation & Job News

A startup that helps businesses save money on legal counsel closed an oversubscribed $800,000 seed round.

Phone2Action, a platform that nonprofits and other organizations can use to help their constituents contact elected officials, has rolled out new features.

Eastern Foundry, a new tech incubator for private contractors wanting to work with the government, officially opens its doors Tuesday. Founder and CEO Geoff Orazem gives us the details behind the space.

Undone Chocolate, a craft chocolate maker with a focus on pure ingredients and transparent business practices, is making chocolate in the District.

Our every-other-week guide to who's hiring in D.C. tech. Happy holidays, job hunters!

After losing his grandmother several years ago and being unable to attend her funeral, Memories.com cofounder Asi Ohana wanted a way to share videos, photos and stories with his family and friends. So he created it.

Fruitcycle, a local social good/food startup, is blossoming. CEO Elizabeth Bennett has hired her first employee, has products in six stores across the District and is popping up all over.

The Halcyon Incubator, an initiative of the S&R Foundation located in Georgetown, will welcome its second class of social entrepreneurs in January. Meet the companies working to improve living conditions across the globe.

Like a 7-Eleven that delivers, goPuff has been serving college students in Philly and Boston since 2013. District students will have the opportunity to give it a go in a few weeks.

Our twice-monthly list of hot jobs in DC Tech. 

Mhelpdesk, a mobile office solution for field workers in service industries, has expanded its team 400%, moved closer to D.C., and sold a majority stake to HomeAdvisor.

Power Supply, a meal subscription service for vegetarians, paleo eaters and anyone who wants to avoid gluten or dairy, has added four new chefs to its network and moved into bigger digs.

SocialRadar, the mobile app that gives users information about the people around them, has acquired Gridskippr, a software development company out of Baltimore. 

"Who's hiring" is our list of the hottest jobs in D.C. Tech.

Veenome, an indexing and analytics platform for video that started in Northern Virginia in 2011, has grown into a second, NY-based location.