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The final TEDCO Entrepreneur Expo in October 2025 served as a powerful capstone to the year, underscoring the organization’s unique role as a central innovation convener and active investor driving Maryland’s life sciences and medtech momentum. In October 2025, TEDCO hosted its final Entrepreneur

In October 2025, TEDCO hosted its final Entrepreneur Expo. Instead of a farewell, it was a beacon of light that shined down on a culmination of companies, people and programs that are driving Maryland forward. TEDCO’s life sciences and medtech investments in Q4 further emphasized this and drove home

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a $500,000 investment from TEDCO’s Inclusion Fund and Venture Funds in TechRow. “We appreciate TEDCO for this recent investment, which will help us continue developing our technology to better serve organizations that rely on

Higher Medicine was founded in 2025 to address pediatric and neurodegenerative disorders. Toward this goal, Leo Kim — a neuroscientist with a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania — set his sights first on Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by intellectual disability, growth

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the selection of three vendors for the recent Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Technical Assistance program Request for Proposals (RFP) to enhance the Business Resource Information, Development, and Guidance

Algorithms may rule modern music discovery, but some record executives say the future of finding new artists looks a lot like the past. At least that’s what Elkridge, Maryland-based startup aBreak Music is betting on. It wants to help artists cut through the noise with a human-curated playlist

The Maryland-based healthtech startup syncs medical records and makes recommendations for billing codes. For many doctors, copious paperwork cuts into valuable time with patients. Ocean City, Maryland-based startup PostCare AI is among a growing wave of companies aiming to give doctors more hours in

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the latest two rounds of awardees for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Matching Funds (Matching Funds) program.

The Maryland Technology Development Corporation has granted $1 million to a Howard County-based company to help build the state’s first fully integrated algae-based biomanufacturing facility in Aberdeen, Harford County officials announced.

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in Natáur. The Pre-Seed Builder Fund is housed under the Social Impact Funds, an umbrella of investment opportunities that seek to provide eligible entrepreneurs with access to

Ruchika Nijhara, executive director at the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF), has completed Leadership Maryland’s Executive Program, a professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its local business and community leaders. Leadership

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $100,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in Pirl Technology, located in Rockville, Md. The Pre-Seed Builder Fund rests under the umbrella of TEDCO’s Social Impact Funds.

Baltimore-based ReBokeh Vision Technologies has been selected as an Awardee for the Zero Project Awards 2026. The Zero Project Awards honor companies and solutions from around the globe that are making an impact in the field of accessibility, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the

New international investments are linking Maryland’s startups and tech sectors with new opportunities overseas. The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) announced last month a partnership with a Taiwanese business group and a private equity firm aimed at creating more opportunities

When it came time for the Maryland Economic Development Association to name its president of the board of directors, it was easy to tap Tammi Thomas for the position. Currently TEDCO’s chief development and marketing officer, Thomas has worked in various capacities with the organization to broaden