Archive: May 2018

Coord combines bikeshare and transit data in mapping tool

May 31, 2018 3:05 pm

Coord combines bikeshare and transit data in mapping tool

D.C. is one of two initial cities where the developer platform from Sidewalk Labs is launching the API can help use both kinds of transportation to plan a route.
These 14 investors have urgent tips for your first meeting

May 31, 2018 12:59 pm

These 14 investors have urgent tips for your first meeting

Want that moolah on your first try? Ditch the canned responses, do your homework and have an actual conversation. Here's how 14 VCs want that first meeting to go.
3 reasons Michigan is attracting more venture capital

May 31, 2018 12:53 pm

3 reasons Michigan is attracting more venture capital

Recognizing that Michigan can't just be about the auto industry anymore, local groups are finding ways to support the state's swelling startup community. A recent report highlights some key findings.
With $3M in federal funding, Perceptive Navigation sees a path to FDA approval

May 31, 2018 12:05 pm

With $3M in federal funding, Perceptive Navigation sees a path to FDA approval

The SBIR award will help the Johns Hopkins spinout commercialize its ultrasound system, said CEO Todd Chappell.
Industrious plans new coworking space in Bethesda

May 31, 2018 10:50 am

Industrious plans new coworking space in Bethesda

The expansion comes a few months after the company opened its initial space in D.C., and continues a recent spurt of new spaces in Maryland. Industrious is looking to work with bigger companies, as well as startups.
What it takes to be a vendor at Firefly Music Festival

May 31, 2018 10:30 am

What it takes to be a vendor at Firefly Music Festival

With more than 60,000 people expected to attend, Firefly is a big opportunity for Delaware vendors.
T. Rowe Price to close Tampa operations center, citing digital shift

May 31, 2018 9:42 am

T. Rowe Price to close Tampa operations center, citing digital shift

About 150 of the 400 positions at the center will be eliminated, with other roles transferred to locations including Owings Mills.
Why these biotech startups are facing a 550% rent hike

May 31, 2018 9:37 am

Why these biotech startups are facing a 550% rent hike

As the Science Center looks to shutter two of its spaces, 17 companies grapple with their options.
How these creative startups are looking to grow in Baltimore

May 31, 2018 8:14 am

How these creative startups are looking to grow in Baltimore

A look at the pitches from the first cohort of startups in BCAN's Founder Fellows program.
NYC has an algorithm ethics task force, and Drexel prof Julia Stoyanovich is involved

May 30, 2018 12:59 pm

NYC has an algorithm ethics task force, and Drexel prof Julia Stoyanovich is involved

The Automated Decision Systems Task Force, created by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, will create procedures for assessing the city's algorithmic tools.