Under the Maryland Technology Development Corp.’s reorganization efforts, TEDCO’s funds will focus on being disciplined and making good investments, with an eye toward overall economic value towards the state. The organization does not want to just fund Maryland startups, it ...

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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 ...

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Access to capital is a challenge for any new business. On Wednesday, Harbor Bank of Maryland sought to expand that opportunity for African-American entrepreneurs, a segment of the population that is historically overlooked in venture capital funding. More than a ...

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In many ways, Anders Jones has the classic Silicon Valley story. A graduate of Stanford University, Jones spent the better part of the last decade entrenched in the San Francisco startup community. But a year ago, Jones was in search ...

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Emerging Technology Centers (ETC) is slate to hold its Accelerate Baltimore program for the sixth consecutive year following a $250,000 donation from the Abell Foundation. Based on the model of last year’s program, each of this year’s Accelerate Baltimore winners ...

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As of Monday, a new law enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission will let companies court investors through a crowdfunding framework that will give more people the chance to be investors and equity shareholders. Typically, the term crowdfunding has ...

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A bill that would provide tax credits to angel investors is being touted by sponsors as a “shot in the arm” to help new companies get the early financing they need. House Bill 471 and Senate Bill 622, which were ...

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By the age of 6, Henry Ellenbogen knew he wanted to be an investor. Not the kind he is today at T. Rowe Price Group Inc., where he manages $18.7 billion. He wanted to invest in an Atari game console. ...

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For their next venture, Patrick Rife, Nic China, and fellow Baltimoreans Jes Gignac and Rachel Robinson of event management company Intrinsic Events, are closing the box back up. Together, they’ve launched Startup Soiree – a networking experience for company founders only.

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Accelerate Baltimore this week announced its class of 2015, welcoming six tech startups to its this year's 13-week business-acceleration program.

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