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 [...]
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 [...]
Building a startup 5,000 miles from Washington, DC
I am writing this post from a gorgeous, modern co-working space in Santiago, Chile, and, yes, it is the middle of Spring in November down here in the southern hemisphere. I am from Rockville, MD, and – while I miss my family and friends in the DC-area greatly – I am constantly reminded of the [...]
You Win Some, You Lose Some…But We’ve Got A Lot Of Them!
According a newly released report, Virginia has the nation’s highest concentration of Tech Workers again this year. Maryland ranks #4 and DC #8. The report underscores something that is often discussed among local founders – the fact that we’ve got a lot of great tech people here in Washington, DC. According to the report, nearly [...]
Howtracker Aims To Be Your Master Checklist
Howtracker.com is a startup company launched at the recent Social Matchbox annual startup launch event. Co-founders Tom O’Dea (Atlanta, GA) and Sam Duvall (Washington, DC) are looking to help service oriented businesses to turn their scattered collection of checklists and related documents into a systemized collection of checklists. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA [...]
SOCIAL MATCHBOX 2011: Meet the PRESENTERS.
The SECRET is OUT!
The Presenters had sophisticated products. The 2011 Social Matchbox Launch event featured the most sophisticated startup Presenters and audience ever. The event series is known for its magic mix startup founders and presenters with venture capitalists, accredited angel and seed investors, and media. Although the exclusive registration process leaves some of [...]
Register Now The Social Matchbox Startup Launch Event – Early Registration Discount
The Social Matchbox Startup Launch Event is our annual grand event held by Washington area Startup Founders, Investors, and Community Leaders that provides a launch platform for new web and software product companies to gain exposure to early adopters, major media, bloggers, investors, and to compete for a chance to win [...]
