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Innovation & Job News
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.
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.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Prequel, a rotating pop-up for restaurant concepts in the former LivingSocial event space in Northwest, is the first project to be funded under the D.C. government's new intrastate equity crowdfunding rules.
Monday, February 09, 2015
UrbanStems, a District-based floral delivery service that expanded to NYC in December, today announces a $1.5M seed round led by Middleland Capital.
Friday, February 06, 2015
A couple of local companies have announced big funding rounds, and that means jobs--in marketing, engineering, sales and more.
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
scratchDC, a District startup that delivers dinner prepped and ready to cook, is expanding its operations to a warehouse in Northeast. "We're bursting at the seams," says Joe Kennedy, scratchDC partner.
Monday, February 02, 2015
PYT Funds, a crowdfunding platform for current and future college students, is designed to help when financial aid and student loans just aren't enough.