Rockville software firm Motionsoft raised $17 million during its most recent funding round as it prepares for expansion, the firm announced Thursday. The company focuses on payment software for the health and fitness industry, where recurring payments are common. “It ...

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Five startups founded by students or recent alumni of the Maryland Institute College of Art won a total of $100,000 at the school’s annual UP/Start Venture Competition last week. The competition’s two top winners were each awarded $35,000 in seed ...

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Where medical residents once used index cards to track how well they handled their cases, a Baltimore startup wants its software to help change medical education through a data-driven approach. Mile Marker produces software allowing surgical residents and their attending physicians ...

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After years of groundwork, Maryland universities saw more tangible results this year from their efforts to support new startups formed from university technology. State and university officials hope this year’s results show a state gaining traction as it looks to ...

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FounderTrac, a startup accelerator in Annapolis that aims to help businesses find venture capital, announced the finalists for its first cohort of 2018.

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Seulki Lee was in the process of setting up his biotechnology company out of the Johns Hopkins University FastForward incubator last summer when he needed legal documents drawn up to both establish the company and for its seed funding round. ...

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Baltimore finance startup Blispay has added $12 million in equity, the company announced Tuesday. The company will use the new funding to continue to expand its merchant network and customer outreach. Blispay allows customers to use a Visa credit card ...

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Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures officially opened new office and lab space for its FastForward incubator Wednesday night. University and city officials hope the space helps encourage startups to stay in Baltimore. Companies started moving into the FastForward 1812 offices, at ...

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The study ranked the states on two factors: human capital and innovation environment.

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A new study has named Baltimore the No. 3 city in the country for women in technology. SmartAsset ranked 59 cities using U.S. Census Bureau data on the pay gap between men and women, income after housing costs, tech jobs ...

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