DC Tech News
Mon, Mar 18
KnoNap took home the top prize at HERImpact DC’s first Social Enterprise Pitch Competition
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
Fourteen women social entrepreneurs competed for $50K as well as in-kind support at the event hosted by Ford Motor Company Fund and 1863 Ventures.
Rockville-based edfintech startup Equiday acquired by Allovue
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
The Maryland startups are joining forces to bring financial technology to the budgeting process for K-12 school districts.
Fri, Mar 15
DC Blockchain Summit served as a central point for conversation on technology and policy
Technical.ly DC | Maria Volkova
D.C.'s Chamber of Digital Commerce organized the two-day event at Georgetown University. The organization sees a role for government as blockchain grows.
WeddingWire’s parent company gets a new name with a familiar CEO
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
WeddingWire and New York-based The Knot will maintain their current offices under the combined parent company named The Knot Worldwide. The company will be led by WeddingWire cofounder and CEO Timothy Chi.
This new program is striving to train people of differing abilities and injured veterans in IT and cybersecurity
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
Melwood and Cybrary are teaming up to provide IT and cybersecurity certifications through job and life skills training.
Narrow Wins Propel 32 DC Startups to Round 2 of Tech Madness
DC Inno | Kieran McQuilkin
After nearly 32,000 votes, Round 2 of DC Inno’s Tech Madness bracket is set. (Scroll down to the bottom to vote companies into the Sweet 16.) While there were thousands of votes cast in the Round of 64, several matchups were d...
Thu, Mar 14
Here are your lessons on collaboration from Greater Washington nabbing Amazon HQ2
Technical.ly DC | Christopher Wink
Regional economic development leaders dished on teamwork at the #WeDC house at the SXSW conference in Austin.
After the happily ever after: How to find balance as an entrepreneur and new mom
Technical.ly DC | Tara Silver
With more than 10 years under her belt in PR after launching her own company, SilverStrategy Founder Tara Silver shares her thoughts on working as a new mother.
Cvent is expanding its Tysons Corner HQ by adding 72K square feet of office space
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
After announcing major expansion plans last April, Cvent is expanding its Tysons office by three floors and adding 100+ jobs.
Wed, Mar 13
Smithsonian museum visitors in DC who are visually impaired can benefit from this new tech
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
Smithsonian visitors who are blind or have low vision can now access an app that provides wayfinding information coupled with on-demand verbal descriptions of everything from individual objects to entire exhibitions.
Cofense launched a new product to combat phishing attacks
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
The Leesburg, Va.–based cybersecurity startup recently announced the general availability of Vision, the company’s newest solution for protecting organizational assets from phishing attacks.
NOVA Goes North is taking local startups to the Collision conference
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
Arlington and Alexandria based economic development groups are joining forces to give the NoVa area a presence at the annual tech conference hosted in Toronto this year.
Tue, Mar 12
10 quick updates on ‘the best of the best’ of DC startups from SXSW
Technical.ly DC | Christopher Wink
WDCEP curated 10 early-stage D.C. startups during the SXSW conference in Austin. We got updates from each of them.
It’s Women in Tech month at Technical.ly. Here’s how to get featured
Technical.ly DC | Julie Zeglen
We're looking for both editorial story tips and companies that want to highlight their work via sponsored content.
Flatiron School and SeatGeek are partnering to offer women in tech $200K in scholarships funds
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
Offered through Flatiron School's Women Take Tech initiative, the 50/50 Scholarship is specifically launching during Women's History Month.
Mon, Mar 11
Here’s what’s happening at SXSW 2019 when it comes to #dctech
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
From the WeDC House to the pitch competition stage, check out the D.C.-eccentric events that happened over the first weekend at the annual conference.
remodelmate announces nationwide project financing partnership with SoFi
Technical.ly DC | Michelai Graham
This partnership will allow remodelmate customers to apply for financing through SoFi for home renovation projects.
Learn to lead digital transformation at Phorum 2019
Technical.ly DC | Abby Lee Mosconi
Register to attend the annual tech strategy conference presented by PACT on April 4.
Insights from Startups to Watch: A Different Kind of Event Recap
DC Inno | Cassidy Beegle-Jackson
Our State of Innovation: 2019 Startups to Watch event in D.C. should have been Feb. 20, but the weather had other plans for the city and decided to dish out a snow day instead. While we hope everyone had a great day off from w...