What happens to your important documents and information after you die? The ones that your family and close friends need to access. It’s an uncomfortable question, but also a topic that needs to be confronted. Odds are you don’t have a good answer. The winner of last night’s Hottest Showcasing Startup at our DC Mixer, wants…
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Yesterday, WegoWise raised $3 million in additional funding from Boston Community Capital. The platform helps real estate owners compare energy use and efficiency across their buildings to figure out which ones to upgrade first. WegoWise was started in Boston, previously raised $1.9 million from the same group, and recently added a DC office in 1776.
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In the United States, energy consumption is taken for granted by most. The statement comes at the end of the billing cycle and we pay it, even if it means searching for quarters in the couch. Electricity is a necessity for us. But the energy industry in most emerging energy markets like South Asia, the…
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I had done all the research, crafted all the copy, and produced every visual that effectively communicated my message. I let a smirk linger on my face. The relief one feels when their “big” project is finished tingled through my skin. All that was left was the easy part, transporting it and publishing it online….
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Katie Crotty, Yvonne Soto, and Patrick Ryan embarked on a mission when they started Praescient Analytics: revolutionize the way the world understands information with the latest analytics tools. It began as a modest offering, but soon blossomed into a $20-million-dollar business with clients in the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the…
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Tech Cocktail is headed back to DC. Why? Because we’re a fan of good ideas. On May 15th, Tech Cocktail will be Mixing things up at 1776 to showcase a fresh batch of local startups. < Sign Up for the Mixer Here > We’ll have more than a dozen up-and-coming startups on hand showcasing their goods, but…
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The following post is sponsored by LogiAnalytics, a business intelligence company, named a challenger in the Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. Test. Measure. Refine. Achieving desired results requires meaningful data. You wouldn’t dare launch a website without including analytics. Your app should be no different. With the world of application analytics still…
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CompStak, a startup that sells comparison data on commercial property leases, has just announced its planned expansion into the Los Angeles market June 1st, and into the Washington D.C. market July 1st. Opportunity exists where data are hard to come by. CompStak is positioning itself as a partner to a commercial real estate market that…
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In August, Tech Cocktail covered LoveThatFit, a platform for online clothing shopping, and dug into what inspired founder Gina Mancuso to start her venture. Almost a year later, we went back to see how Mancuso is doing with her third major business venture. Since October, when LoveThatFit received funding from Covenant Capitol, the focus has been…
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On Betterific, people post ideas starting with “Wouldn’t it be better if…?” Here are a few clever ones from over 5,700 posted on the public beta site: Wouldn’t it be better if your car sent you a text message instead of/in addition to your car alarm going off? Wouldn’t it be better if there was a…
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Big Data is arguably one of the hottest tech buzzwords of the past year. From startups to Fortune 500’s, big data analytics can reveal new and creative insights for online and offline consumer behavior. The headlines all depend on how you slice it. Zoomdata offers one way to tackle this monstrous challenge by providing the…
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Everything is changing, and everybody knows it. There is a palpable sense of anxiety over what the future holds for America and what it means for the coming generations. The new fluid workforce, global economics, and disruptive information technologies are going to have a significant impact on American competitiveness and, as a result, the opportunities…
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Have you noticed the gold rush toward subscription based delivery services over the last couple of years? Perhaps you’re familiar with Truck Club, Birchbox, Foodzie, and/or Quarterly.co? Science Inc. has doubled down on this trend with their backing of Wittlebee, Dollar Shave Club, Urban Remedy, and Fresh Dish. With the success of those who have paved the way, the…
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Today, we are excited to announce that Justin Thorp is our newest addition to the Tech Cocktail team by way of Washington, D.C. We’re so happy to have Justin on board given his deep experience as community organizer of the DC Tech Meetup as well as former community developer for AddThis and most recently with…
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Let’s face it – fundraising is hard. Whether you have paraded around the neighborhood in the middle of winter selling Girl Scout cookies, or harassed your friends and family via Facebook to donate towards a marathon, you know that the process can be frustrating and exhausting. Few organizations have a wealth of resources from which…
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In February, Yahoo! decided to end its work-from-home program and bring employees back into the office by June. Being together, an internal memo claimed, is more efficient and creative: “Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway and cafeteria discussions, meeting new people, and impromptu team meetings. Speed and quality are often sacrificed…
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