Fargo-based agtech firm 701x accounted for more than 60% of the state’s quarterly VC investment, but regional leaders say broader strategy matters more than totals.

Executive Director Alex Dalton is partnering with the region's robotics network to bring outside investors to town during StartUP Week.

Despite ranking among America's favorite metros, the city is shrinking rapidly while political friction with Baton Rouge stalls a turnaround.

State agencies, membership groups and informal gatherings: All are wrestling with the same problem — turning rival metros into one connected ecosystem.

From gourmet cheese to custom jewelry to pediatric dentistry, get to know your neighborhood entrepreneurs.

Frontier Technology Institute is demystifying complex physics with scholarships, stipends and hands-on mentors across the DMV region.

Founder Colin Raby shares the unconventional way he built FarmMind, a Baton Rouge startup serving agriculture businesses.

Following third-party trials in Germany, the Northern Virginia startup is hiring engineers and raising a $5 million seed round.

Starting Aug. 25, North Side firm XYCOM is opening walk-in office hours to help local companies and agencies troubleshoot network and system issues.

Originally founded more than a decade ago, Civic Tech DC is leaning into experimentation, helping local institutions figure out how to use new tools, and mentoring the next generation.

Plus, Hellbender doubles its HQ with plans to hire locals, a new dean at Carnegie Mellon’s business school and more power moves.

Founded by a restaurateur, Series D will fund AI product development and hiring for its restaurant management and payment platform.

The platform, launching pilots this fall, uses interactive dialogue based on the Socratic method to turn educators back into teachers rather than detectives.

Project Jupiter — part of OpenAI’s $500B Stargate project with Oracle and SoftBank — touts $4.7B in economic impact. Residents say they’re not being heard.

For the next year, we're reporting on the scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs shaping Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, with support from Research Triangle Park.

Two years into the Bakery Square corridor project, East Liberty and Larimer neighbors are asking for clearer communication and formal plans.

Language translation, better search and a functional 311 are some of the promised features, built by local firm Taoti Creative. The beta version is open for testing now.

Plus, Baltimore Development Corporation once again shakes up its C-suite and more power moves.

With its growing rep as a global center for applied AI, it’s a great place to explore how advanced technology can benefit a region, writes the cofounder of Breakout.

Before you add another salesperson, it’s worth asking whether you have an operating system for that hire to plug into, writes a SaaS recruiting firm founder.

Using license-free devices, WPAMesh navigate Pittsburgh's challenging topography to stay connected on and off the grid.

Another Columbia-based firm BTS Software Solutions completed an acquisition, TEDCO awarded funding for local university innovations and other money moves.

Northern Virginia’s Enabled Intelligence brought its entire debut cohort on as staff. It plans to launch a similar training model in St. Louis.

Every parish saw new business filings rise, but data from New Orleans, Lafayette and Baton Rouge shows why founder support matters in a shrinking region.

Plus, restaurants can link data to ChatGPT, defense tech company Lyntris files for IPO, Tyto Athene rebrands to Quantum Sky and more DMV power moves.

Plus, Philadelphia-area universities partner on healthtech, the Wistar Institute lands a melanoma research grant and more money moves.

The Fay Ventures founder shares her path from biochemistry research to raising a $1 million seed fund for local startups in the latest edition of How I Got Here.

Learn about local companies serving their community with everything from architecture to readymade cocktails to digital marketing to daycare.

The manufacturing inspection startup will add half a dozen roles and expand into Europe following new seed funding led by Armory Square Ventures.

It all goes down in early September. Applications to be one of the participating startups are open now through Sept. 2.

Startups raised $8.5 million across 10 deals, with one redevelopment project taking up most of the cash.

Environmental groups want Annapolis lawmakers to tackle a statewide pause during this week’s special session