Innovation does not happen in a vacuum.
It takes a new concept, collaboration, capital, clientele — and a considerable amount of creativity. Add those together, and you have the kindling for a hot new player in the Greater Washington entrepreneurial scene. This is where our Inno on Fire Awards come in.
Every year, we recognize entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and companies, from startups to seasoned corporations, that are fueling the region's economy in some way. They span local industries. They're heavily venture-backed or have ventured into new geographies and growth areas. They hope to make it to permanence — whether they will succeed or not, well, we can't predict. But they're worthy of this year's designation of Inno on Fire.
We will be highlighting, and celebrating, these companies at the end of this month, but wanted to introduce them to you today. Stay tuned for our Aug. 26 print issue to learn more about these entities, and what makes them so hot nowadays, and to see which will be dubbed this year's "Blazers," the companies that stand apart from others in their individual industry categories.
Related: Meet our Richmond Inno on Fire class of 2022.
Here they are, the 2022 honorees of our Inno on Fire Awards program, in alphabetical order.
- 1863 Ventures (D.C.)
- 54gene (D.C.)
- AI Squared (D.C.)
- AutoSled (Rockville)
- CarpeDM (Woodbridge)
- Class Technologies (D.C.)
- Curbio (Potomac)
- Dcode (D.C.)
- Electrify America (Reston)
- Eyrus (D.C.)
- Federated Wireless (Arlington)
- Femly (D.C.)
- Hawkeye 360 (Reston)
- Hull Street Energy (Bethesda)
- IndyGene U.S. (D.C.)
- InnerLight Holistic Healing (Rockville)
- Inspiration Mobility (D.C.)
- Ion Storage Systems (Beltsville)
- Kamsa (Rockville)
- Knead Hospitality & Design (D.C.)
- MarginEdge (Arlington)
- Momentus (Arlington)
- Nailbiter (Reston)
- NCRC Community Development Fund (D.C.)
- Perfectly Pitched (Sterling)
- Placemakr (D.C.)
- RealAtom (Arlington)
- Robotic Research (Clarksburg)
- Rose Health (D.C.)
- Shift5 (Arlington)
- StartOps (D.C.)
- Virtru (D.C.)
- Wagestream (Arlington)
- Wellthi Technologies Inc. (D.C.)
- Zimbali Networks (Silver Spring)
Curious about our past DC Inno on Fire honorees? Read about why the companies and players in our 2021 class and 2020 class made the list.
