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DC’s Startup Tracker
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Meet the 40 companies exhibiting at the Deep Tech Week Washington startup crawl
Working across autonomy, applied AI, bio, energy, cyber and “sci-fi,” these innovators made the cut for the Sept. 10 networking event in the National Innovation Quarter.
Building from the ground up: What civic tech means in the age of AI
Originally founded more than a decade ago, Civic Tech DC is leaning into experimentation, helping local institutions figure out how to use new tools, and mentoring the next generation.
AI is coming to DC.gov, as the US capital overhauls its website for the first time in a decade
Language translation, better search and a functional 311 are some of the promised features, built by local firm Taoti Creative. The beta version is open for testing now.
AI data startup trains 50 apprentices, then hires them all into full-time positions
Northern Virginia’s Enabled Intelligence brought its entire debut cohort on as staff. It plans to launch a similar training model in St. Louis.
Deep Tech Week’s global conference is landing in DC, headlined by a startup crawl
It all goes down in early September. Applications to be one of the participating startups are open now through Sept. 2.
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