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  • Benjamin’s Desk, 1776 to Form Combined Incubator Network for Startups - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Benjamin’s Desk, 1776 to Form Combined Incubator Network for Startups

    Global incubator 1776 has agreed to merge with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based coworking network and business incubator Benjamin’s Desk in a push to provide more resources to Northeast Corridor-based startups and entrepreneurs and help them build up their businesses. Evan Burfield, co-founder and CEO of 1776, will serve as executive chairman of the new combined network that […] More

  • Donna Harris to Step Down as Co-CEO of D.C. Incubator 1776 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Donna Harris to Step Down as Co-CEO of D.C. Incubator 1776

    Donna Harris is due to step down from her role as co-CEO of Washington, D.C.-based seed fund and startup incubator 1776 by the end of January 2017. She will remain at 1776 as a board member and partner in the fund while her co-CEO and co-founder Evan Burfield will become the sole CEO, the company said Wednesday. Harris wrote in an article published […] More

  • Business Incubator 1776 Unveils $12M Seed Fund for Startups - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Business Incubator 1776 Unveils $12M Seed Fund for Startups

    Washington-based business incubator 1776 has launched a $12.5 million seed fund for pre-Series A startups in the fields of education, energy, health, smart cities and transportation. The company said Tuesday it is looking to invest in early-stage businesses that can potentially disrupt regulated industries. “Technology is permeating the global economy and unmooring it from its industrial era […] More