Tagged: washington d.c.

February 14, 2022 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A report from PeerIQ notes that the official numbers are in and they’re not looking so great. Inflation, as measured by the CPI, surged at a higher than expected 7.5% annualized rate in January 2022. That’s the fastest rate of price increases since 1982. Expectations… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

George Washington University announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with accelerator Trilogy Education to launch a new fintech training program in Washington D.C. According to George Washington U, the GW FinTech Boot Camp is the latest in a series of professional tech boot camps… Read More

September 26, 2019 @ 7:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Block.one, the creator of the EOSIO (EOS) blockchain protocol, announced earlier this week it has opened U.S. operations at its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, which is located in the Washington D.C. metro area. According to Block.one, the new location is its fourth global site. As… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SALT, a U.S.-based Blockchain-Backed Loans provider for cryptocurrency holders, announced on Wednesday it has begun offering Blockchain-Backed Loans in Washington, D.C., Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Montana. The company reported that with this new expansion, it is now able to lend to 86% of the U.S.  As… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate crowdfunding platform Small Change announced the launch of its latest offering. Marlboro Pike, which is located just outside Washington D.C., is seeking $442,000 to renovate and increase bedroom count of 21 of the 44 affordable housing units. The complex is also incorporating solar… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 4:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Republic Restorative has secured its max target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo/Microventures. The distillery launched the campaign, which was one of the first equity campaigns on the platform, in November. Republic Restoratives is described as an urban, small batch distillery and craft cocktail bar… Read More

December 9, 2016 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Edgar Maddison Welch of Salisbury, N.C. traveled to Comet Ping Pong in Washington D.C. and fired his rifle after reading fake stories on the internet about the restaurant harboring child sex slaves and using the location for kidnappings. Following the situation, now… Read More

September 27, 2016 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, the Chamber of Digital Commerce announced it formed a partnership with technology incubator, 1776, to open the Blockchain Innovation Center in Washington, D.C. The organizations revealed that the center would serve as the city’s entrepreneurial resource for technology providers and governments investing and innovating… Read More

May 28, 2016 @ 10:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The HOPE Association, a nonprofit service organization based in Washington D.C., recently launched a campaign, called Run For Hope, on crowdfunding platform Crowdrise to raise funds for its new pediatric mobile health clinics, which will serve low-income families in the Washington D.C. and Los Angeles areas. According… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 8:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, CrowdfundBeat announced it will be hosting the annual Crowdfunding USA Conference at Washington D.C.’s National Press Club on May 5th-6th. According to the website, the event will bring together thought-leaders, practitioners, and pundits, discussing some of the new chapters in the Crowdfunding playbook, such as Regulation A+… Read More

December 9, 2015 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform EarlyShares announced it has launched a new equity investment offering for conversion of the Quincy Hotel in Washington, D.C., into Red Lion Hotels’ new upscale boutique brand, Hotel RL. Hotel RL is a new lifestyle brand positioned as the first “upscale three-star”… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) will release Kickstarter alum and award-winning film A BRAVE HEART: THE LIZZIE VELASQUEZ STORY on Friday, September 25th in the following cities: New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Scottsdale/Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as on Digital… Read More

August 7, 2015 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

There is no stopping this bag! Late last month, creators of the Everyday Messenger, Peak Design, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise only $100,000. The accessory quickly hit the spotlight and secured its initial goal. Now, just a little over two weeks later, the… Read More

July 23, 2015 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after announcing its partnership with Kickstarter, The Smithsonian Institution received some supporters from a non-crowdfunding backer, D.C. congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Norton introduced her bill to strengthen both the Smithsonian’s governance and fundraising capacity, marking the first significant change to the… Read More

June 6, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to end hate crimes and violence against the LGBTQ community, the “God Loves Gays National Billboard Campaign” project has been launched on YouCaring to raise $20,000 to post billboards in 20 states. Last year, the creator of the God Twitter and Facebook page… Read More

June 6, 2015 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The third annual Do More 24 crowdfunding campaign powered by United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) raised more than $1.4 million in online donations and sponsor support on June 4 for hundreds of nonprofits serving the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia,… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 5:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Washington D.C. resident Charles Gladden hit the media spotlight when he revealed the struggles he has faced everyday due to the low income of workers around the city. According to CS Monitor, Gladden stated that he makes $11 an hour sweeping floors and cleaning bathrooms in… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Washington D.C. moms, Rebecca Melsky and Eva St. Clair launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $35,000 for their new kids fashion company, Princess Awesome. The name may at first give a mind image of “typical” stereotype girly girl ensembles that will leave… Read More

December 17, 2014 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The nonprofit Arts Coalition for the Dupont Underground (ACDU) announced today that it has signed a 66-month lease with the District of Columbia’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) for an abandoned 75,000-s.f. former trolley station below the streets of… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise announced on Tuesday (December 9th) it has launched a new single-family home funding arm.  The company plans to allocate approximately $10 million per month to qualified real estate investors with a proven record of successful purchases and rehabs in top markets… Read More