Innovation & Job News

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.

Mess Hall, a new culinary incubator in Brookland, opened Saturday night by hosting the final round of Launch Pad, a pitch competition for food entrepreneurs with a $500K investment purse. Mason Dixie Biscuit Company rose to the top and won first prize.

The creator of Openreporter, a LinkedIn for journalists, will soon launch Bulletin, a mobile app that connects citizens, reporters and experts to collaboratively improve the news.

Aspire, a D.C. startup lately of Acceleprise, wants to make working at your office feel more like working at Google by giving employees control over their perks.

Here's who's got jobs in D.C. tech -- for both techies and non-techies alike. Whether your bent is marketing or coding you might find your next position here.

Brett's Trove, an online site selling custom ties and T-shirts, will take to the catwalk at H Street Festival tomorrow. The young founder of the company gives us a peek into his process.

DrinkMate, a tiny breathalyzer that plugs into your phone's microUSB port, is wrapping up a very successful Kickstarter campaign. Company CEO Shaun Masavage gives a little insight into his success.

TrendPo, a data analytics and social media advertising firm for politicians, has new clients, a new office and is in a new incubator.

Urban Igloo is doubling its staff from 10 to 20 at its DC headquarters, adding staff in Philly, and looking for more cities to expand into.