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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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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From Personal Loss to Purpose: How Impruvon Is Transforming Medication Management

Back in October 2025, at the TEDCO Expo, Chris Frew, CEO of BioBuzz, sat down with Impruvon CEO Justin Amoyal to talk about the problem his company is tackling, and why it’s so personal.
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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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Thriving in Maryland: Why the State is a Launchpad for Innovation

Maryland continues to cement itself as one of the most dynamic regions for entrepreneurship in life sciences, biotechnology, and technology. With a growing talent pool, strong research institutions, and an ecosystem that values collaboration, the state offers more than just space for new companies
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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’s Maryland Innovation Initiative Announces $647,000 Granted to Baltimore Innovation Initiative Awardees

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced the Baltimore Innovation Initiative (BII) Pilot Program awardees, marking an important milestone for the organization. This round of awardees will divide $647,000 amongst the 13 awardees. The BII Pilot Program falls under the
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Ecosystem Leaders Discuss A System-Level Playbook for Incubating Maryland’s Bioeconomy

At BioBuzz’s Insights to Impact program, local leaders outlined a blueprint for scaling companies, attracting capital, and integrating the state’s innovation infrastructure. Maryland does not lack science, research funding or patents. It does not lack federal proximity, world-class research
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From Grants to Growth: How TEDCO’s Equity Growth Fund Is Building Maryland’s Biotech Backbone

At Maryland’s recent Insights to Impact event, the conversation was not just about startups, science, or even funding. It was about infrastructure — the less visible but essential scaffolding that determines whether innovation ecosystems thrive or stagnate. When Karen Zuccardi of TEDCO described the
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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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