Best start-up companies in Chevy Chase, MD

A cutting-edge, scalable solution to Americans' increasing demand for local and sustainable food, BrightFarms is pioneering the future of local, low-impact farming. We build, own, and operate local greenhouse farms that create permanent green-collar jobs and deliver fresh, great-tasting produce to homes across the country. BrightFarms' growing methods - a model for the future of scalable, sustainable local farming - use far less energy, land, and water than conventional agriculture. Fast Company recognizes BrightFarms as “One of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies” and one of the “Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Food” in the world.

Rumpl applies technical materials to everyday blankets for indoor and outdoor use.

Zoobean provides web and mobile applications that help public libraries and schools better engage families and build children's literacy. The core product, Beanstack, provides recommendations matched to each child's interests and tools for earning incentives, including custom reading challenges. It also helps facilitate summer reading programs and encourages families to read all year long. Founded by Google's former Head of K-12 Education and Washington D.C.'s Teacher of the Year, Zoobean is dedicated to improving children's literacy by providing tools that facilitate personalized learning.

TitanHouse is a startup that uses analytics and advanced research to identify talented and effective executive leaders, or “Titans." Its membership is “invitation only” and only between one and two percent of business leaders in the USA and Canada qualify as a Titan. Their curators and research analysts build detailed profiles of each Titan and algorithms are used to rank and match Titans to the right job, board, advisor, or consulting opportunity. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

At Lotsa Helping Hands we envision a world where everyone can give and receive help through the power of community. Our service brings together caregivers and volunteers through online Communities that organize daily life during times of medical crisis or caregiver exhaustion in neighborhoods and communities worldwide. Caregivers benefit from the gifts of much needed help, emotional support, and peace of mind, while volunteers find meaning in giving back to those in need. To date, nearly one million Members have lent a hand through a Lotsa Helping Hands Community and more than 50 national nonprofit organizations partner with Lotsa to support caregivers. Lotsa Helping Hands also offers both customized, private-label versions of its service to organizations in many different industries, as well as opportunities for sponsorship and affiliate marketing programs. For more information about Lotsa Helping Hands,