September 16, 2021
Comments Off on UMD bolsters program to finance, counsel student entrepreneurs
The University of Maryland is no stranger to student entrepreneurship; it’s been offering a summer accelerator for student ventures for years, as well as academic programs in entrepreneurship. But with its latest program designed to uplift student entrepreneurs, the Terp Startup Fellowship, the university hopes to go the extra mile to ...
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August 19, 2021
Comments Off on Baltimore startup gets license to develop digital therapeutics platform
Baltimore-based startup Empower Therapeutics Inc. announced it has secured worldwide, exclusive rights to a brainwave biomarker for pain sensitivity.
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Three startups received funding this week from a TEDCO fund designed to help firms founded by entrepreneurs from economically or socially disadvantaged backgrounds. As recipients from the Pre-Seed Builder Fund, these companies receive funding and executive management help from the ...
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January 15, 2019
Comments Off on Maryland firms topped $1B raised last year for first time since 2001
Venture-backed firms in Maryland raised more than $1.12 billion last year, the state’s best year since 2001, when venture-backed firms raised $1.27 billion, according the quarterly PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree report. The fourth quarter was the year’s weakest for Maryland firms, ...
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January 9, 2019
Comments Off on New fund could create infrastructure for Md.’s innovation economy
Gov. Larry Hogan unveiled plans for a Maryland Technology Infrastructure Fund at his Opportunity Zone announcement last week. But this is something TEDCO has been planning for a while as it tries to find more ways for tech startups in ...
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October 18, 2018
Comments Off on What the Port Covington announcement means for Maryland startups
The announcement Thursday that AllegisCyber and DataTribe would not only be moving to Port Covington but bringing a $400 million cybersecurity investment fund with them sent a jolt of excitement through Maryland’s startup community. The move will bring the type ...
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October 12, 2018
Comments Off on Baltimore startup finishes $5M funding round with plans to grow
Baltimore manufacturing software startup FactoryFour raised $5 million during a Series A funding round, the company announced Friday.
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October 4, 2018
Comments Off on Md. Tech Council expands startup mentorship program statewide
The Maryland Tech Council will expand an entrepreneur mentorship program that aims to help startups bridge the gap between having an idea and generating funding.
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July 12, 2018
Comments Off on Report: Venture capital invests aggressively in Md. startups
Venture capital-backed startups in Maryland continued to attract strong investment dollars during the year’s second quarter as the state is poised for one of its best years for investment activity. Startups raised $247 million last quarter, less than the standout ...
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June 8, 2018
Comments Off on TEDCO launches fund for underserved communities
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation hopes to spur entrepreneurship in traditionally underrepresented communities with a new Builder Fund to provide participating companies with money, networking and skills. The Builder Fund will combine education and funding as it attempts to lift ...
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