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…
Read MoreAn enormous amount of time and money has gone into securing computers from hackers and other threats. Everything from virus and malware scanners to firewalls help to keep our data safe online. Despite these efforts, sometimes the real threat to your data security may not be on the Internet but rather, in the same room…
Read MoreWhile many of our Baltimore friends have come to DC for past Tech Cocktail Mixer events, it’s time for Tech Cocktail to shine a light on all the great things happening in the Baltimore tech community! Join us on March 3rd in Baltimore for an exciting night of startups, innovation and general tech enthusiasm as we…
Read MoreThe growth of social games is exploding, and local game developer Ben Walsh is poised to grab a chunk of the $1 billion market with his new venture, Pure Bang Games. Ben is launching his company at a great time. As reported in the Washington Post, over 200 million people play online social games every…
Read MoreWhile Google and Yahoo Answers still offer a place to pose your questions, new Q&A products and forums have been popping up like dandelions in an open meadow lately. Some of the most recent products include Aardvark, which sold to Google this past February for around $50 million and Hunch which was founded by Flickr founder Caterina…
Read MoreBaltimore is quickly becoming a terrific hot spot for technology with a burgeoning community of people and companies doing some pretty cool stuff. On the heels of some very successful tech events in the Baltimore area comes news of a another great event from the tech writer for the Baltimore Sun, Gus Sent. It is called Baltimore CrowdPitch, produced by…
Read MoreThis past Wednesday I had the “pleasure” of battling the traffic heading north from DC to Baltimore to attend the MD Tech Crawl hosted at the Emerging Technology Center. The ETC is a great coworking space in which many of the local Baltimore startups have offices. Anyhow, you may be asking yourself just what is a Tech…
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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
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
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... 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