Donte Kirby
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Past articles by Donte:
Here's what two years of reporting on Baltimore tech has taught me
As Donte Kirby wraps his tenure at Technical.ly, he shares some of the lessons and insights gifted to him by Charm City. → Read More
How does Bitcoin mining keep the lights on? Some companies may have solutions
We talked with three companies trying to offer energy solutions to Bitcoin mining, instead of letting it remain a problem. → Read More
After 7 months, what have Baltimore’s 2022 RealLIST Startups been up to?
There've been raises, acquisitions and major client partnerships brokered among the 10 startups Technical.ly recognized at the beginning of the year. → Read More
Conscious Venture Lab is expanding its reach to Mexico
The hope is for its new partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey to bring Mexican funders to Baltimore and create opportunities for local companies to break into Latin American markets. → Read More
Return Solutions isn’t an early-stage startup anymore
With the close of a $1.1 million pre-seed round, the sales intelligence company’s founders are ready to grow the business’s market share. → Read More
Civic tech incubator Hutch is looking to fill its 5th cohort
The two-year program guides digital services companies through biz-building challenges like gaining 8(a) certification. → Read More
Here's what Baltimore stakeholders have to say about that Office of Broadband and Digital Equity restructuring
Six nonprofit and ISP leaders offer their takes on the shakeup at the city department meant to shrink Baltimore's digital divide. → Read More
Want to break into tech? Software devs say to learn these coding languages
Baltimore technologists and programmers give their advice on the programming languages they'd learn if they were starting out now. → Read More
How do you turn an intern into an employee? Here’s what worked for one consultancy
An executive and intern at woman-owned marketing and government consulting firm TargetGov break down the best practices they each learned for taking community college students from internships to jobs. → Read More
Learn what Baltimore tech nonprofits plan for their share of the city’s $3.4M in ARPA funds
Leaders of four local nonprofits discuss what their own four-to-five-figure awards, which the municipal government and Baltimore Civic Fund granted to help over 100 organizations navigate the pandemic’s financial aftershocks, mean for the future of their work. → Read More
Here’s what to expect from Wearable Tech Ventures’ week-long virtual hackathon
The TECH REMIXed Hackathon, designed to onboard folks of all skill levels into the wearable tech industry, starts Monday, July 25 and goes through Friday. Here, founder LaKisha Greenwade discusses what to know. → Read More
Delfi Diagnostics raises $225M to develop lung cancer detection technology
With a 15,000 person trial down the pipeline, commercialization of an accessible cancer blood test is around the corner. → Read More
An FCC grant allowed the Enoch Pratt Free Library to nab 5,000 new Chromebooks and hotspots
The digital divide continues to be a priority for federal and local agencies. → Read More
Power Moves: Baltimore Tracks has a changing of the guard
Plus, Facet Wealth hires four new senior staffers. → Read More
With YouthWorks partnership, The Be. org is using virtual reality to teach STEM
Technologists can help create the next generation of VR talents by supporting the five-week program as industry mentors. → Read More
After a year, here’s where the Mayor’s Office of Broadband and Digital Equity stands
The city office’s director Jason Hardebeck and community stakeholders reflect on what progress the city has made in closing the digital divide — and where it has yet to go. → Read More
Live Chair Health is expanding its markets with a $3.5M seed raise
The company’s “why” — to increase underserved communities' access to healthcare resources — remains the same, no matter the market or industry. → Read More
How I Got Here: Willie Sanders Jr. and the power of a 10-year plan
The nonprofit founder and computer science professor offers advice on how to navigate tech with or without a degree. → Read More
Early Charm Ventures is expanding to support Synteris’s growth and $2.7M federal grant
With the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy pushing Synteris closer to commercialization, its parent has an increasing need for larger, explosion-proof facilities in Pigtown. → Read More
After Roe’s overturn, here’s why one reproductive health-focused founder wants to support ‘all women’
Arion Long, the CEO and founder of Femly, shares her view on how to best advocate for all women — even the ones on the opposite side of the political aisle. → Read More