With much of the focus on Maryland’s tech startup community centered on Baltimore and the I-270 corridor, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) has developed a mentorship program to help give companies in the state’s rural areas the same access to opportunity.
The Innovation Center was launched in 2016 through collaboration with the Dorchester County Economic Development, the Maryland Department of Commerce, and the Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO).
George Davis, CEO of Maryland Technology Development Corp., said having the state and federal governments as active partners in the tech community is also a strategic advantage for Maryland.
“I’m pleased to serve as the Chair of TEDCO’s trailblazing board of directors,” said Frances Smyth, chief executive officer of Century Engineering. “I have tremendous respect for Chuck, Paul, Matthew and the other board members, and I look forward to working with them.
With a learning platform and medical education videos, the startup is looking to provide education for students and health professionals. TEDCO recently made a $100,000 seed investment.
For almost twenty years, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, otherwise known as TEDCO, has been the state’s s lead source for business assistance and seed funding for the development of startup companies.
The Daily Record has announced its 2017 Innovators of the Year, 26 individuals and companies who have created new products, services or programs that have had a positive effect on business, industry or the community.
A funding provider of new tech firms and a unit of one of the nation’s largest African American banks is offering black entrepreneurs up to $40,000 each to launch a tech company in Maryland.
Three local startups will receive up to $40,000 each in investments from the Maryland Technology Development Corp. and Harbor Bank as part of a new fund specifically targeted at black business owners.
After 14 months and two separate searches, the hunt for a new CEO of Maryland Technology Development Corp. has ended and George Davis is ready to take the helm.
The Maryland Technology Development Corp. has tapped as its new chief executive an investor with a track record of leading Baltimore-area startup companies.
George Davis, who ran Gemstone Biotherapeutics, brings experience running and investing in early stage startups. TEDCO’s board chairman called him an “entrepreneur’s entrepreneur.”
George Davis (Photo courtesy of TEDCO) George Davis has been appointed CEO of TEDCO, the technology development corporation announced Wednesday morning.
TEDCO has announced its 2017 ICE award recipients, and two of the six winners have connections to Johns Hopkins. On May 25, AsclepiX CEO Wendy Perrow was named entrepreneur of the year, and Glyscend received an award for innovation.
Maryland Technology Development Corp. is offering $300,000 to the person or organization that comes up with the best idea for how to support and grow technology companies in the state.
