TEDCO to offer gap funds for startups between stages
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation will now help fund startups between the seed phase and the venture capital phase with a new Gap Investment Fund program. The money come from $1 million included in the state’s budget for the 2018 fiscal year. “What we find, is there is a gap between the two funds that when […]
Incubator awards honor 7 emerging Md. companies
Cybersecurity, educational tools and a recipe-management app that helps you figure out what — and how — to cook were among the big winners at the 2016 Incubator Company of the Year awards Tuesday night. Seven growing companies from business incubators and accelerators around central Maryland took home awards in recognition of how successful they’ve […]
Job fair seeks to bring top talent to Baltimore startups
Running a startup company keeps a person pretty busy, so conducting a thorough search for top talent to expand your staff is a luxury many emerging companies don’t have. Enter Venture for America, a nonprofit that connects startups in cities with growing entrepreneurship scenes – such as Baltimore – with recent college graduates who are […]
TEDCO pumps $1.7M into 17 startups
Cybersecurity, high-tech wood stoves, video games and blood transfusions. It’s been a busy six months for the Maryland Technology Development Corp. The state-created organization (known as TEDCO to you and me), which provides guidance and early-stage funding for startup companies in the state, awarded $1.7 million — $100,000 each — to 17 area companies through […]