Tag: LivingSocial
The Departed: D.C. Area Startups That Were Acquired or Shut Down...
Each day, DC Inno highlights the moves companies are making on a daily basis—from mergers and acquisitions to shutdowns—in our daily newsletter, The Beat....
Office Envy: NGP VAN Finds a New Home in LivingSocial’s Old...
NGP VAN is looking to start anew in 2017 after an upsetting loss for their client—Hillary Clinton—in the 2016 election. First thing's first: new...
7 DC Tech Execs From the LivingSocial Family Tree
LivingSocial's acquisition by Groupon this week marks the end of a major player in the Washington, D.C. startup and tech scene. The company had...
Groupon Will Acquire DC Tech Pillar LivingSocial
LivingSocial is getting acquired by its long-time rival, Groupon, according to Groupon's quarterly report. The news comes after years of selling off subsidiary companies...
Here are the Coolest Companies of 2016
Last night at DC Fest, we crowned the winners of our 2016 Coolest Companies Competition.
It wasn’t easy picking 10 companies from the 150 finalists....
Framebridge Founder Susan Tynan on Her Quest to Frame Your Story
Susan Tynan's career paints something of an overview of the evolution of D.C.'s startup scene for the last decade. And in her current role...
Contactually Scoops Former Netflix Exec to Lead Marketing
Contactually, a D.C.-based software startup with a team of roughly 60 people, is adding some new faces to the office. Three new executive level...
DC Inno Podcast Ep 10: LivingSocial Layoffs Were Expected
The Beat is Back. Modeled after our daily email newsletter, The Beat Podcast breaks down the week's biggest D.C. tech, business and startup stories from...
LivingSocial’s Latest Layoff Frenzy Drops 50% of Workforce; 15% in DC
On Wednesday, LivingSocial announced that it would reduce its Washington, D.C.-based and remote workforce by approximately 160 employees; 120 Tucson, Az.-based employees will be...
How Food Delivery Startup Galley Will Become DC’s ‘Biggest’ Restaurant
They deliver 500 meals every night in DC...
How Revolution Will Use Its New Fund to Disrupt Tech in...
Local economy could be main benefactor...
Graham Holdings Launches Hot Cybersecurity Startup at CES
On Wednesday, Grahams Holdings Company (GHC), once owners of the Washington Post and currently led by Timothy O’Shaughnessy, announced the launch of a new...
LivingSocial Launches Smartphone-Centric Restaurant Deals in DC
Showcases new product development strategy
DC Download: Marriott Pays $12.2B for Starwood, Women in Tech Who...
Marriott's $12.2 billion hotel buy
Bethesda-based Marriott International announced it will buy Starwood Hotels & ResortsWorldwide for $12.2 billion, creating the world's largest hotel chain. That means a mix of brands including Ritz...
LivingSocial Mafia Take On New, Powerful Investment Jobs
Founded in 2007 with momentum, confidence and a bounty of market opportunity, the Hungry Machine team of four friends spun a small e-commerce startup...
DC Download: The Bugatti of 3-Wheelers, LivingSocial’s Cuts & Best Co-Working...
D.C. co-working spaces to know
There are a lot of incubators and accelerators in D.C., but if you're just looking for a desk and a...
DC Download: 50 on Fire Winners Still Burning, the Death and...
2U sells more stock
Landover, Md.-based edtech startup 2U announced it will sell 3.1 million shares with another 400,000 to be sold by other stockholders....