Johns Hopkins University partners with NIH, Howard University to launch medtech accelerator
Johns Hopkins University is teaming with two D.C.-area institutions, Howard University and the National Institutes of Health, to create a…
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The Pitch: This D.C. startup wants to reduce maternal mortality for women of color
Editor’s note: Welcome to The Pitch, a DC Inno special feature in which we spotlight young local startups led by…
CarpeDM closes oversubscribed pre-seed round as it looks to grow its dating app for Black women
Member-only dating app CarpeDM raised $1.054 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round, which will be used to further the…
This Falls Church health-tech startup has more than a new name. It just raised millions in new funding.
A month after changing its name from CMT Solutions to careviso, the Falls Church health-tech company has raised $17.4 million…
CarpeDM closes oversubscribed pre-seed round as it looks to grow its dating app for Black women
Member-only dating app CarpeDM raised $1.054 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round, which will be used to further the…
Charlottesville’s Rivus Pharmaceuticals raises $132M Series B round
Rivus Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Charlottesville focused on cardiometabolic health, recently completed a $132 million Series…
How Richmond’s Simple Thread charted a path to fast growth
A couple years ago, Simple Thread founders Al Tenhundfeld and Justin Etheredge saw an opportunity to grow their software consulting…
Bethesda estate of late developer Albert H. Small hits the market for first time in 56 years
The Bethesda estate of the late developer Albert H. Small, a 1.7-acre property that hasn’t been available for nearly six…
See the year’s top-ranked elementary schools across the D.C. region
Editor’s note: As we all face an inordinately difficult hiring period, with a painfully tight labor market, we thought we’d…
Greater Washington’s billionaires see cumulative worth shrink 12.7% in six months
The cumulative net worth of Greater Washington’s billionaires has shrunk 12.68% since April, according to the Forbes billionaires index. The…
Viewpoint: Gun violence is everywhere — except on business agendas
I own a family of real estate management companies. We tend to thousands of homes throughout the District. Gun violence…
Viewpoint: Access to capital for Black, brown businesses starts with access to knowledge
A Business Journal moment: If you work or have worked here, you know this is a code phrase we use…
David Harrington, longtime business voice for Prince George’s County, dies
David Harrington, who had helped shape Prince George’s County growth and economic development policy from prominent state, local and nonprofit…
Richmond’s Phlow sets out to raise $50M
Richmond pharmaceutical company Phlow Corp. is looking to raise up to $50 million in outside funding, according to a Securities…
Richmond’s Terazo buys fellow Twilio partner c20y
Richmond’s Terazo has gone from a regional software development company to a national player over in the last two years.…
How Richmond creative agency Dotted Line made its way to the Inc. 5000 list
Dotted Line founder and CEO Lauren Sweeney has guided her creative agency from a home-based business into a growing powerhouse…
Historic Clifton Farm outside Berryville sells for $7.5M at auction
Clifton Farm, a 411-acre estate straddling the Virginia-West Virginia line just north of Berryville, Virginia, sold at auction last week…
The Bezos Learning Center is coming to the Air and Space Museum. It might look like this.
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum is narrowing in on the design for the Bezos Learning Center that’s…
Silver Spring’s Localist acquired by Denver’s Concept3D
Denver software firm Concept3D Inc. has acquired Silver Spring’s Localist, known for its campus events software platform. Localist CEO Mykel…
D.C.’s GiveCampus helps schools raise money — and just secured $50M of its own
GiveCampus, a D.C. startup that helps public and private schools raise money, has just raked in $50 million of its…
Viewpoint: Higher education must cultivate more diverse skills, ‘problem-seekers’
It is a cliche that our job as professional educators is to prepare the future leaders of tomorrow. Yet, an…
Court affirms Appian win in trade-secrets case, but battle with Pegasystems is far from over
The Circuit Court for Fairfax County has rejected a bid by software developer Pegasystems Inc. to throw out the jury’s…
My Story: Johnnie White on the virtues of work and responsibility
Editor’s note: “My Story” is where business executives share their personal and professional backgrounds and journeys that have made them…
Viewpoint: FBI building needs many fixes. Preservation is not one of them.
Editor’s note: This piece is in response to a Guest Comment by D.C. architect Shalom Baranes in our Aug. 19…
