McLean cybersecurity firm Cycurion going public via SPAC merger
McLean cybersecurity solutions firm Cycurion Inc. is going public early next year via a merger with the special purpose acquisition…
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Richmond’s Naborforce expands its services into Northern Virginia
Richmond senior services startup Naborforce is expanding into Northern Virginia. The company offers a tech-based platform that links aging adults…
Richmond’s Strategic Risk Associates raises $12M Series B round
Richmond’s Strategic Risk Associates, a provider of financial services and insurance industry software, said Tuesday it has raised $12 million…
Startup Virginia’s Richard Wintsch discusses access to capital, status of the innovation economy
Startup Virginia plays a vital role in the innovation ecosystem in Central Virginia. Located in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond, the…
Tilt taps co-founder of Richmond VR experience as its new chief growth officer
Richmond content marketing agency Tilt Creative + Production has tapped Dontrese Brown as its new executive vice president and chief…
Richmond’s Fringe raises $17M to expand
Employee benefits startup Fringe recently announced a $17 million funding round led by Chicago’s Origin Ventures and Charlottesville’s Felton Group.…
Richmond’s Grenova wins Startup of the Year award
A life sciences nonprofit has awarded Richmond lab equipment company Grenova with its Startup of the Year award. The Sales…
Jones Day names longtime D.C. partner Gregory Shumaker next managing partner
Jones Day, one of Greater Washington’s largest law firms, has named longtime partner and D.C. veteran Gregory Shumaker its next…
Viewpoint: Recent show of D.C.-area corporate philanthropy gave me a memorable moment
At the height of the pandemic, promises were made. Business leaders, in these pages (and others), vowed that they would…
Viewpoint: Business sector must lead through political, social chaos
A few months ago, we hoisted our banner on the front of our office building to commemorate 20 years since…
Dulles Toll Road rates are increasing — with a new fee attached for some
Toll rates for drivers on the Dulles Toll Road will officially increase at the start of 2023. The Metropolitan Washington…
Richmond-Petersburg pharma initiative names Joy Marie Polefrone its first permanent director
The Alliance for Building Better Medicine, a coalition of Richmond and Petersburg organizations working together to build a research and…
Arlington’s C3 Integrated Solutions merges with Massachusetts IT firm Steel Root
Arlington IT cybersecurity company C3 Integrated Solutions has merged with Massachusetts-based cyber firm Steel Root in a deal that brings…
Protocol, an arm of the Politico publishing empire, is shutting down
The widening tech downturn has claimed another victim, with San Francisco-based online tech-news outlet Protocol ceasing publication. Protocol, an arm…
Firewood startup Llamawood finds its niche with restaurants
A 2020 conversation with Startup Virginia’s executive director led Hunter Guerin to apply to the Idea Factory, a program the…
The most pressing issues millennials face? Here’s what our 40 Under 40 honorees had to say.
Millennials are a generation that mastered the Oregon Trail on the World Wide Web, watched the Twin Towers fall on…
VCU spinout BioCircuit Technologies raises $9M to bring Nerve Tape to market
BioCircuit Technologies, which was spun off from technology licensed through Virginia Commonwealth University, has raised $9 million in debt financing…
My Story: Mark Newsome on the power of confidence in the face of disappointment
Editor’s note: “My Story” is where business executives share their personal and professional backgrounds and journeys that have made them…
Viewpoint: Veterans are an oft-overlooked, but highly viable talent pool
I grew up in the shadows of heroes. Puerto Rico, where I was born, has a proud tradition of military…
D.C. attorney general sues Dan Snyder, Commanders and NFL for alleged consumer deception
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said Thursday he is filing a consumer protection lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, owner Dan…
Charlottesville’s ZielBio sets sights on $75M raise
Charlottesville’s ZielBio finalized a $15 million funding round this summer to complete initial trials of a cancer treatment drug it…
How Chesterfield’s Lego and Plenty projects highlight latest economic development trends
Christy Morton, senior vice president of policy and strategic partnerships at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, says economic development has…
D.C.-area residents say they may leave region without needed transportation improvements, per survey
Without improvements to traffic congestion and transit options in the next few years, nearly two out of five local residents…
Real estate startup Tomu seeks $2M to ramp up production of luxury modular homes
When Chris Osaka founded the prefabricated home manufacturer Tomu LLC in 2020, he envisioned his clients being individuals looking for…
