Unless you have kids in school – who inevitably bring home the latest and greatest virus – chances are you have no idea what sundry illnesses are making the rounds. At our Tech Cocktail DC mixer last night, Baltimore-based startup SickWeather demo’d their beta site, which seeks to make that information easily accessible. As the…
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Hungry for Mexican? What about pizza, sushi, or kebabs? Baltimore-based startup LocalUp Solutions, which I covered back in June, has just announced the launch of their newest online food ordering site on their home turf. EatBmore.com features listings and menus for more than 150 local restaurants, a premium advertising platform for local restaurants, and an…
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I wish SpotHero had been around when I lived in Boston. This Chicago-based startup lets you reserve a parking spot by neighborhood or event, which would have come in quite handy when I lived off Commonwealth Avenue near Boston College. I am sure parking there is still a nightmare. There is certainly a market for…
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When members of the Baltimore real estate and urban development community gathered last month for the second Real Cocktail Baltimore mixer, there was an excitement uncharacteristic of the city officials, architects, investors and developers who were present. Everyone came primed and ready to make a recognizable difference in the city of Baltimore. The conversations were…
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As communities throughout the world continue to realize the consequences of years and years of being environmentally unconscious, we are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of being good stewards of the environment as we continue to grow and build communities. As such, sustainable design and green architecture have become increasingly popular buzz words in…
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The next Real Cocktail Baltimore is rapidly approaching. The theme of the last Real Cocktail Baltimore event was eliminating blight. The theme this time is creative, adaptive reuse. We’ll approach this theme from two different angles. In the midst of a housing foreclosure tragedy, we must recognize that there are far more vacant properties than usual….
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410 Labs the makers of Shortmail which we covered when they first launched and then again more recently as they opened the doors to the public, has just announced that they have raised funding. According to the announcement, the $750,000 Series A funding includes support from True Ventures, 500 Startups, Fortify Ventures and The Maryland…
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Today Baltimore-based email marketing service provider Blue Sky Factory announced that they were acquired by WhatCounts. Blue Sky Factory CEO Greg Cangialosi had this to say about the acquisition: “This is an exciting day for Blue Sky Factory and WhatCounts. Together WhatCounts and Blue Sky Factory are a powerhouse in the industry and now have…
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When it comes to parking spaces, city dwellers can be quite covetous. In major U.S. cities, it’s common to see parking spaces leased at a monthly rate equal to that of an apartment elsewhere in the country. A new smartphone app, called Parking Panda, is bringing people together around these hot pieces of real estate. Parking…
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Looking to make email communications more focused and pleasant, Shortmail, which we covered previously, has come out of private beta today. Since we previously covered Shortmail’s private beta in March, the 410 Labs team lead by Matthew Koll and David Troy has added the ability to send public as well as private messages. So when you…
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Baltimore-based startup LocalUp Solutions connects restaurants directly with consumers, making each locally branded website the mecca for online food ordering in their respective cities. If their business sounds a little GrubHub-ish, well, yeah it kind of is. But unlike many of its competitors, LocalUp licenses its technology to local entrepreneurs and media companies in many…
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As we broaden our view of innovation beyond the Web, we see fascinating changes happening in every sector. Some industries are changing faster than others, and some are ripe for innovation, but could use some catalyst. As we grow Tech Cocktail, we’ll be experimenting in new areas and bringing new stories and opportunities to our…
Read MoreBaltimore has officially extended you an invitation to become part of its “innovation community”. Startup City, a just-launched business accelerator program, is recruiting 10 early-stage ventures for a 12 week program that includes mentorship, $15,000 of seed funding, office space, legal advice and workshops this summer in Baltimore. Why Baltimore, and why now? The term “innovation community”…
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Email is an every day necessity, but it can be somewhat overwhelming to keep up with. With the trend towards real-time communications, many people use email like chat, making it even more difficult to stay on top of it. As a result, email can end up dictating your daily workflow routine. Shortmail has been created to help…
Read MoreThe Baltimore technology and startup community gathered on March 3rd to showcase their latest tech innovations and have some fun doing it at the first Baltimore Tech Cocktail event. Tech Cocktail partnered with friends at the Greater Baltimore Tech Council and partners at Blue Sky Factory on the event that brought out over 200 guests that…
Read MoreWhen members of the Baltimore tech community turned out Thursday night for the first Tech Cocktail Baltimore mixer, the message was clear: Baltimore isn’t D.C. or a pit stop on the way to Philly. Instead Charm City has an innovative, vibrant, and creative technology community all its own. Tech Cocktail partnered with friends at the Greater…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More