Minnowtech’s sonar imaging tech gets major upgrade to boost shrimp populations

Minnowtech built a data-driven imaging tool to address a common aquaculture challenge: farmers’ inability to accurately count shrimp growing in murky ponds. The company’s technology captures and analyzes underwater images, so that farmers can see inside pond populations and then know when to feed
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NeuroIntact: Focus on Regulatory Path, Expanded Clinical Validation for Temperature Modulation System

NeuroIntact, founded in 2023 by Bryan Nicholson, offers an advance in precision temperature modulation for hospitalized patients. Its flagship system, VCool, was developed with direct feedback from world-renowned physicians in the United States and internationally.
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TEDCO’s Concept Capital Supports Gaia Agricultural Technology

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, recently announced providing Concept Capital funding to Gaia Agricultural Technology. As part of the Concept Capital program, eligible entities are allotted $25,000 to support founders during the beginning stages of entrepreneurial ventures
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Alex Choi Chosen for Leadership Maryland’s Emerging Leader Program 3rd Class

Leadership Maryland announced today that Alex Choi, executive director of Government Program Development, Affairs and Research at TEDCO, has been chosen to participate in the Emerging Leader Program 3rd Class statewide professional development program.
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Pava LaPere’s family announces plans for a new startup foundation at 2026 Student Venture Showcase

This year’s showcase, hosted by UpSurge at the 4MLK building, recognized nine student-founded companies that each received $50,000 from a funding pool created by the Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024.
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TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative Announces $647,000 Granted to Baltimore Innovation Initiative Awardees

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the first round of the Baltimore Innovation Initiative (BII) Pilot Program awardees, marking an important milestone for the organization. The BII Pilot Program falls under the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), fueling
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TEDCO Invests in Sirsi

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $100,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in Sirsi. Operating within TEDCO’s Social Impact Funds, the Pre-Seed Builder Fund focuses on investing in Maryland-based technology companies while expanding access to capital and
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TEDCO’s Geyssel Gonzalez Chosen for LMD’s Executive Program’s Class of 2026

Leadership Maryland announced that Geyssel Gonzalez, deputy chief finance officer, TEDCO, has been chosen to participate in the professional development program as a member of the Class of 2026.
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TEDCO Invests in NanoBioFAB

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $200,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in NanoBioFAB. The Pre-Seed Builder Fund invests in and provides executive support to Maryland-based technology companies run by entrepreneurs who demonstrate economic
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TEDCO Invests in KnowledgeNet.ai

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $500,000 Venture Funds investment in KnowledgeNet.ai. TEDCO’s evergreen Venture Funds are dedicated to funding and growing the next generation of early-stage businesses in Maryland.
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Dockshare is taking on the East Coast’s boat parking problem, one slip at a time

Dockshare wants to make parking your boat as easy as booking an Airbnb. The Baltimore-based startup has built a web platform that connects boaters with alternatives to overcrowded marinas, while giving individual dock owners a marketplace to monetize their space.
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TEDCO Announces BRIDGE Program Proposal Lab Cohort

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the first Business Resource Information, Development, and Guidance Ecosystem (BRIDGE) Program Proposal Lab cohort. Consisting of 25 companies in the Mid-Atlantic, the program was created to support Socially and Economically
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UpSurge Announces 2026 Md Student Venture Showcase & Pava Innovation Award Recipients

UpSurge Baltimore today announced the 2026 recipients of the Maryland Student Venture Showcase & Pava Innovation Awards, recognizing nine student-founded companies from Maryland colleges and universities that are advancing innovative, market-ready solutions. The awardees will be recognized at the
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NextStep Robotics seeks FDA authorization to use its lower body exoskeleton for more than just exercise

A Baltimore startup could help stroke survivors improve how they move, even months after rehab ends. NextStep Robotics’ AMBLE device targets foot drop, a condition that limits someone’s ability to lift the front of the foot while walking. The assistive tech is gathering another FDA authorization
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NasaClip: Dr. Liz Clayborne’s Band-Aid of Nosebleeds

Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne says she first came up with the idea for NasaClip — termed the Band-Aid of nosebleeds — when working in emergency medicine. What struck her was not only the number of hospital visits, over 500,000 annually across the United States, but also the sheer mismanagement of the
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