TroopSwap.com Raises $100k via CIT
The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced a $100,000 investment in TroopSwap.com, an e-commerce platform built exclusively for members of the military community.
Veterans, service members and their dependents are eligible for TroopSwap membership. TroopSwap validates the military affiliation of registered users to provide local and national business a verified channel to offer military and [...]
HelloWallet Raises $12 Million in Series B
HelloWallet, the Washington, DC based startup that provides people and employees of companies with web based financial planning software has just announced a raise of $12 Million in a Series B round.
Morningstar, Inc. invested $6.75 million and TD Fund (TDF) invested $4 Million. The team indicated that existing investors also participated in the new round.
Morningstar [...]
Goodzer Raises $650k
Goodzer, the Reston, VA based startup that helps shoppers find all sorts of products at nearby stores, has just announced their raise of $650,000 in Angel funding which brings their total raise to $750,000 according to the Washington Business Journal’s Bill Flook.
Goodzer ’s co-founders include CEO Dmitry Pakhomkin and CTO Artem Zarutsky. The company [...]
PayByGroup Raises $50k, Gears Up for Angel Round
PayByGroup, San Francisco, CA has just informed us of their raise of a $50k in advance of a larger Angel round anticipated to kick off in January. Co-Founder & COO Frank Langston and Co-Founder & CEO Camilo Acosto are two Princeton alums who presented their last company as part of the Social Matchbox Startup Launch [...]
Revolution Growth Raises $450 Million To Fund East Coast Startups
Steve Case, Ted Leonsis and Donn Davis have just announced investor commitments totaling $450 million in the new Revolution Growth fund. The team plans to use the money primarily to invest in East Coast companies with innovative and disruptive business models that come packed with potential for explosive growth. Given that Leonsis and Case invested [...]
Ring.io Announces $100k Raise
Ring.io, McLean, VA, has just announced their raise of $100k in additional early funding from the Northern Virginia based CIT Gap Funds group based in Herndon, VA. You may recall that Ring.io’s Co-ounder & CEO, Sam Aparicio was the recipient of the 2010 Social Matchbox Founder’s Board award as part of the 2010 Social Matchbox [...]
Tips for A Successful Investor Pitch
The number of people looking to pitch investors is way up right now. The number of Washington area companies getting funding is also up a bit. The reason why both are not way up has something to do with the number people who are ready to pitch. Here are a few tips to help you [...]
