- Steven Overly
- Reporter
Steven Overly covers the Washington region’s technology, life sciences and venture capital communities for The Washington Post and its weekly Capital Business publication. Steven graduated from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, and has previously written for The Daily Record in Baltimore, The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times. He resides in the District.
- Foodem raises $600K from investors
- The Download: Grotech Ventures closes $225M fund
- Venga on path to growth after two years of change
- How do you keep a business innovative?
- The Download: A new venture for Blackboard co-founder Michael Chasen
- Michael Chasen launches new venture: SocialRadar
- The Download: Rachel King named chairwoman of Biotechnology Industry Organization board
- Smartphone case acts as panic button when attacked
- The Download: Intelsat debuts on the public market
- Local investments rise for the first quarter
- At Bluetext, marketing in the language of Washington
- Firms turn to I.T. to track energy consumption, cut costs
- Alarm.com opens home automation platform to outside companies
- The Download: A crowdfunding site for black entrepreneurs
- MicroStrategy’s office of the future includes mobile identity and cybersecurity
- Venture capital firms struggle to raise money in the first quarter, report finds
- The Download: The University of Maryland’s Cupid’s Cup competition goes national
- Crowdfunding expands access to capital for women, minority entrepreneurs
- Rosetta Stone buys Livemocha for $8.5M
- Etihad Airways launches direct flight from Dulles to Abu Dhabi
- In ‘beige’ Washington, 1776 is injecting color and character to its office space
- The Download: D.C. Week comes to an end
- Even as companies rely more on technology, I.T. jobs aren’t inherently secure
- YaSabe receives $2.7 million investment
- MedImmune gains 300 jobs in AstraZeneca consolidation
- The Download: Rosetta Stone looks west for developers, designers
- Washington becomes a test case for changes in online higher education
- Rosetta Stone to cut 64 jobs in Virginia
- The Download: Local upstarts collect checks from investors
- D.C. officials plan economic development trip at South by Southwest
- From venture capital to hiring, entrepreneurs discuss their challenges
- The Download: Synapsify adds $600K to build text analytics software
- Enterprise software companies find a new target: individual employees
- The Download: Program aims to turn students, faculty into entrepreneurs
- Venture capitalists prepare for the impact of crowdfunding
- Mandiant in the spotlight as cyber attacks on companies increase
- The Download: D.C. education technology start-up Quad Learning tackles college affordability
- Neustar competes again for the contract that started it all
- Start-up hub 1776 launches in the District as shared office spaces grow in popularity
- Fortify Ventures initiates second class of start-ups at accelerator
- No room: As D.C.’s population rises, so does demand for parking
- Start-up hub 1776 launches with $200K city grant
- In latest car models, it’s not just what’s under the hood that counts
- The Download: Washington lags other metros in approved patents, study finds
- LivingSocial records net loss of $650 million for 2012
- LivingSocial posts net loss of $650M for 2012
- After inauguration, politically minded start-ups don’t stop
- Arlington Economic Development establishes entrepreneur-in-residence program
- Acceleprise welcomes first of three classes for ’13
- Local venture capital investments down for fourth quarter, full year
- Venture capital investments fell 10% in 2012 as election, ‘cliff’ create uncertainty
- Peter Greenleaf steps down as MedImmune president, Bahija Jallal chosen as replacement
- How local companies stand to be affected by new tax provisions
- Health care firms attract interest from financial backers
- TEDCO aims to funnel more money to Maryland start-ups
- LivingSocial adds Barry Judge as chief marketing officer
- CES 2013 kicks off this week
- The Download: Zipcar acquisition brings big payday for early investor
- Zipcar acquisition will bring windfall for investor Steve Case
- Investors anticipate higher taxes on capital gains as ‘fiscal cliff’ nears
- The Download: Local tech execs, investors offer their 2013 forecast
- Parking garages turn to smartphone apps to attract night, weekend drivers
- Software firm Eloqua to be acquired by Oracle
- Oracle to buy Vienna-based Eloqua for $871M
- Nielsen agrees to pay $1.26B for Arbitron
- For Discovery Communications, the revenue growth lies in television networks overseas
- Smartphone app Gravy raises $3M from investors
- Discovery continues international expansion with pair of agreements
- NII Holdings CEO steps down one month after layoffs
- Local upstart IntroHive raises venture capital
- VeriSign stock falls after ‘.com’ contract renewal includes price freeze
- LivingSocial to provide daily deals, services for small D.C. firms
- The Download: Canvas goes international with Sydney office
- ‘Fiscal cliff’ prompts some local firms to pay special dividends
- Patent office leader, David Kappos, steps down as reforms go into effect
- LivingSocial lays off 160 in Washington
- The Download: Online video upstart Veenome raises $600K, signs top customer
- More large corporations create start-up incubators to foster innovation
- Black Friday deals draw robust crowds
- Black Friday deals begin a day early
- The Download: For two big data firms, a small investment to get off the ground
- Rockville biotech Emergent outlines plans for acquisitions and growth
- The Download: The third Digital Capital Week coincides with presidential election
- Veteran-minded TroopSwap shifts from daily deals to digital identification
- NII Holdings to reduce staff at headquarters by 20 percent
- Hurricane Sandy may have been the perfect storm for Earth Networks to track
- The Download: At Simple Crew, a business use for your smartphone camera
- Business Alliance ‘unlikely’ to continue after years-long hunt for financial backer
- Opnet Technologies to be bought for $1B
- The Download: Vocus aims to expand its office space with help from state, county
- Tista Games looks to break into video game business one episode at a time
- LivingSocial posts $566 million loss as acquisitions drop in value
- U.S. companies find venture capital harder to find
- The Download: Human Genome Sciences layoffs will continue into next year
- Blackboard CEO Michael Chasen last of founders to depart firm
- Venture capital report: Washington area firms raise $215.7M in third quarter
- Blackboard CEO Michael Chasen to step down in December, firm says
- Meet the winners of the seed-stage contest at Distilled Intelligence
- Michael Chasen, founder and CEO of Blackboard, will depart company
- GridPoint refocuses business on enterprise energy management
- The Download: At Distilled Intelligence, start-ups try to rise above the rest
- Newly formed angel groups bring local start-ups greater access to capital
- Q&A: What to watch as new patent rules take hold
- Capital gains reduction fails to pass D.C. Council
- As interest in full-time MBAs declines, enrollment in specialized master’s degrees climbs
- The Download: AddThis expands its footprint — here and abroad
- The Download: Human Genome Sciences to cut 114 jobs
- A new face in Washington tech circles: former Mayor Adrian Fenty
- At Hallway, a start-up for high school students by high school students
- The Download: Startup America Partnership touts entrepreneurs at RNC, DNC
- Venture debt firm Horizon Technology Finance opens Reston office
- The Download: At WeddingWire, a deeper marriage with merchants
- At Razoo, the intersection of social media and social missions
- Rockville Economic Development Inc. declares winners in StartRight competition
- Groupon’s stock slide weighs on rival LivingSocial
- On the cusp of a market push, NewBrandAnalytics hires new CEO
- The Download: WeddingWire on the move
- At start-ups such as Everfi, investments often precede hiring
- D.C.-based EverFi lands $10 million from tech executives
- Former Martek executives form advisory firm SDA Ventures
- The Download: ThinkGeek’s next product idea? You tell them
- As Washington’s tech sector diversifies and matures, can it power a new local economy?
- Vienna-based Eloqua raises $92M in IPO
- Was MedImmune worth $15.6 billion?
- FullCircle collects $3M, expands office space
- Pick your pitch: Which business plan has the most promise?
- GlaxoSmithKline ejects executives from recently acquired Human Genome Sciences
- With Hungry Academy, LivingSocial aims to build its own techies
- GeoEye merger brings company’s rocky trajectory to an end
- The Download: New Enterprise Associates closes $2.6B fund
- GeoEye, DigitalGlobe agree to $900 million merger
- GeoEye, DigitalGlobe combine in $900M deal
- Local investments slow in second quarter, report finds
- The Download: Social Tables raises $500K, plans to hire
- Four developments to watch as GlaxoSmithKline takes control of Human Genome Sciences
- Acceleprise welcomes first class of enterprise tech firms
- GlaxoSmithKline to acquire Human Genome Sciences after raising bid to $3.6 billion
- GlaxoSmithKline buys Human Genome Sciences for $3.6B
- GW graduate, biotech founder finds work in Singapore
- What will be the impact of ‘impact investing’?
- The Download: D.C. Council tech bills show sector has matured, garnered attention
- D.C. Council approves LivingSocial tax break
- At Augaroo, big data you can see and touch
- The Download: Tech community offers ideas to D.C. for more support
- After years of decline, the Ocean City real estate market may have found its floor
- Oreo’s rainbow cookie: A lesson in how to reach gay audiences?
- Feds looking at breaking contracts into pieces
- Washington region expected to see surge of health-care jobs, study finds
- With pair of acquisitions, Cvent expands into mobile
- The Download: For some city employees, a crash course in entrepreneurship
- LivingSocial moves beyond daily deals, offers peek at future services for merchants
- District-based online deal site targets wealthy gay men
- Does your business model need tweaking?
- McLean-based Cvent acquires second mobile firm
- The Download: Georgetown tech company sees big opportunities in small data
- Big data helping advertisers find the right audience
- University of Maryland, Northrop Grumman partner on cybersecurity program
- The Download: As the government goes mobile, a case for tougher security
- A second life for computers at Capitol Asset Recovery
- GlaxoSmithKline extends tender offer for Human Genome Sciences shares
- LivingSocial finds support for $32.5M city tax incentive deal
- Social networking technologies finding a place in the office
- The Download: Entrepreneur sells his 2-year-old start-up KikScore to Google
- Human Genome Sciences shareholders file lawsuit against firm for poison pill
- Ventures face tough going while in middle stage
- The Download: Are these ideas worth the money? You decide.
- Rockville-based Edgar Online scooped up for $70.5M
- The Download: Local firm, developer pursue the business of mobile apps
- As regulators set rules for equity-based crowdfunding, investors prepare for its impact
- Q&A: Opower co-founder Alex Laskey on the company’s growth and future of the home energy industry
- HGS adopts ‘poison pill’ in response to Glaxo’s tender offer
- The Download: Herzog leaving Virginia Biotech Association
- With name change and new widgets, AddThis focuses on monetizing Big Data
- The company formerly known as Clearspring
- GlaxoSmithKline appeals directly to Human Genome Sciences shareholders in buyout dispute
- GlaxoSmithKline to take Human Genome Sciences buyout offer to shareholders
- DigitalGlobe rejects $792 million buyout offer from Herndon-based GeoEye
- From plush toys to T-shirts, I Heart Guts makes the body its business
- The Download: GeniusRocket adds Bob Garfield and PlaySay goes to Silicon Valley
- GeoEye offers to buy competitor DigitalGlobe for $792M
- Rockville-based Supernus Pharmaceuticals collects $50M in IPO
- Mobile health apps prompt questions about privacy
- The Download: GeekEasy closes incubator, strikes deal with MLK Jr. Library for space
- HGS posts increased Q1 revenue as lupus drug sales rise
- The Download: Microsoft’s focus is on mobile cloud, CEO says
- Venture capital report: Investment in local firms tops $200M in first quarter
- Parking company pairs with app
- Region bustles with M&A activity
- For house hunters, mobile apps put information at arm’s length
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