Amazon to acquire iRobot in $1.7B deal
The popular cleaning robot Roomba is going to be an Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) product. The e-commerce giant announced Friday…
Washington Business Journal
Sponsored by:
Quick Links
Cox to buy Arlington’s Axios for $525 million
Arlington media company Axios has agreed to sell itself to its lead investor for $525 million with an eye toward…
Bookclubs raises more than $1M in new funding
Bookclubs, a company that offers an online platform and app for book club management, has raised $1.07 million in new…
Viewpoint: Greater Washington can’t mend health gaps without more company-nonprofit partnerships
Today’s world is an incredibly stressful one to live in. National problems may seem to be far off, but they’re…
Gannett blames inflation, labor shortage for predicted 2022 loss
Media giant Gannett said it expects to lose up to $70 million this year due to inflation, distribution labor shortages…
Lighthouse Labs names six companies to its fall cohort
Richmond accelerator Lighthouse Labs will kick off its new cohort this month with a diverse set of startups working in…
Pebblebrook Hotel sells the Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust sold the 306-room Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square to an undisclosed buyer for $80 million, essentially departing…
University of Maryland basketball coach buys Potomac mansion
The University of Maryland’s new head basketball coach is putting down roots in Potomac. Kevin Willard, who in March signed…
Senseonics poised to get diabetes device to more patients after big insurer expands coverage
Senseonics Holdings Inc. just scored a big win with one of the country’s largest health insurance companies. The Germantown med-tech…
Montgomery County economic development chief Ben Wu stepping down
Ben Wu is resigning as CEO of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corp., a publicly-chartered nonprofit in the region’s second…
Introducing Richmond’s 2022 Fire Awards honorees
There’s smoke, and then there’s fire. The Richmond innovation ecosystem is full of startups and growing companies fanning the flames…
Richmond’s TemperPack reaches deal to buy the maker of Green Cell Foam
TemperPack, a Richmond company that specializes in environmentally friendly packaging materials for temperature-sensitive products, said Tuesday it has reached a…
Here’s what Cybrary is planning after a $25M raise
College Park’s Cybrary has raised $25 million in new funding to continue evolving its online cybersecurity training tools in the…
The funding rundown: These companies raised new money in July
Greater Washington’s startups have generally slowed fundraising this summer, but not all companies are taking vacation from the venture capital…
Viewpoint: Our community grocers avoid too much of their community. That must end.
Most of us appreciate convenience, especially as it relates to where we buy our stuff. The opportunity to walk, pedal…
CapitalCIO of the Year Leadership Award recipient: Marriott’s Jim Scholefield
Jim Scholefield has a 34-year history of technology leadership in large enterprises, in multiple industries, across all facets of technology.…
Technology leaders are the X-Factor
Technology is at the center of modern business transformation and leadership is the X-factor between surviving and thriving in today’s…
ORBIE CapitalCIO keynote: Meet Dale E. Jones, CEO, Magna Vista Partners, LLC
Dale E. Jones is one of the world’s top CEO and board leadership consultants. He currently serves as CEO of…
A leader in the green space
Britt Wood, CEO, National Association of Landscape Professionals The National Mall is considered America’s front yard and Britt Wood wants…
A D.C. fintech wants to help struggling families pay their bills. It just got $1M from Zeal Capital.
D.C.’s Zeal Capital Partners has made its first local investment, about a year after raising $62 million that it’s been…
Not just for the ultra-wealthy: D.C.’s Fundrise launches venture capital fund for small investors
D.C.-based real estate investment platform Fundrise LLC has launched a new fund that aims to make venture capital investing as…
Evolent Health eyes more market share. Its latest acquisition is just the start.
Evolent Health Inc. is taking steps to expand its arsenal of services for health care providers, starting with an acquisition…
Seen a Wellfound Foods vending machine yet? A lot more are coming.
Sarah Frimpong spent 2021 plotting an expansion of her startup’s tech-enabled vending machines. The name of the game for 2022:…
Reston meal-prep service Frolick raises $1.8M to fund expansion
A Northern Virginia meal-delivery startup has raised $1.8 million in fresh capital and is using the funds to expand service…
