Downtown : Innovation & Job News

Social Tables, the D.C.-based event planning startup, has closed a funding round led by Militello Capital.

App Mercado, the fourth B2B app marketplace from D.C.-based iDEAXiS, is scheduled to launch at the end of August.

Whether dining with a friend or a group, PlateDate sends a personal chef to your home to cook and serve a meal. Best part? You don't have to do the dishes.

Did you know that the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development has an office devoted entirely to helping startups take advantage of government grants and contracts? Neither did we!

The Beekeeper Group, if you'll pardon the pun, is buzzing with activity, using digital formats to advocate for associations and nonprofits.

D.C. tech startups will soon have another source for business advice: Accelerate DC, a new mentoring program based on the successful MIT Venture Mentoring Service.

1776 announces three global initiatives today, and one is a tournament challenge that will put the District on the international stage in May 2014.

Startupland is a documentary series about the five most recent Fortify Ventures accelerator graduates. Producer/director Justin Gutwein wants to raise $75K on Kickstarter. Are you in?

TrendPo, which breaks big data down into manageable bytes for the political sphere, launches its signature product today.

Bettina Stern and Suzanne Simon, who write the food blog Loulies, want to bring Chaya to a neighborhood near you. But first, some tacos!

If your idea of group travel is a bus full of senior citizens on a pilgrimage to Graceland, The Trip Tribe just might change your mind.

Fortify Ventures is creating a documentary series called StartupLand.

District-based the Duke and the Duck video and animation studio has hired a director of business development and is looking for new offices.

Need a book for a six-year-old girl who is "not so pink" and could use a little self-confidence? Zoobean is just the thing.

SnapDash, the social group photo app, wants to eliminate all duck faces and sorority arms from social media photos.