25 Innovators Share Why TEDCO’s 25 Years have Made Such a Difference in Maryland

TEDCO, Maryland’s esteemed champion of early-stage businesses, has been actively supporting the success of entrepreneurs and innovators for 25 years! The Maryland General Assembly founded TEDCO in 1998 with the objective of 1) facilitating the transfer and commercialization of technology from
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Want a healthy economy? Get businesses small, big and new

Small business isn’t the predictor of economic vitality you might think it is. Of the 10 countries in the world with the highest rates of companies with fewer than 250 employees, Paraguay, Kenya and Ecuador are included — not exactly major economies. The US states where small business holds the
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Maryland Business Spotlight: Matthew Scassero, Director of Opertations & Outreach at The MATRIX Lab

Matt is the Director for Operations and Outreach for the University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering MATRIX Lab at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (USMSM). He promotes the Clark School’s role in the areas of integrated education and research (specifically focusing on
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TEDCO and MATRIX Lab Drive Autonomous Research In Maryland

Matt Scassero, the Director of Operations and Outreach at the Maryland Autonomous Technologies Research, Innovation, and eXploration (MATRIX) Lab, part of the University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering, joined Good Morning Washington to talk about the ground-breaking work happening at the
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TEDCO Announces FY24 Board of Directors

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, held its annual election for the board of directors’ executive officers, reaffirming another term for Chair Omar Muhammad of Morgan State University (MSU). TEDCO’s full slate of executive officers are: • Chair – Omar S. Muhammad • Vice
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Morgan State center’s director reelected to lead TEDCO board

Omar Muhammad, director of the Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center (EDAC) in the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management at Morgan State University, was reelected chair of the board for fiscal year 2024 at TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation announced
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Baltimore Money Moves: SixMap raises over $11.7M

SixMap, a Mindshare startup based in Pasadena, Maryland, successfully raised $11.76 million in a recent round. With a focus on reimagining network mapping, SixMap aims to create comprehensive and internet-wide indexes for both IPv6 and IPv4. Leveraging its high-performance computing cluster, SixMap
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TEDCO invests $1M into Cerebro Capital

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, Tuesday announced an investment of $1 million in Cerebro Capital Inc. through its State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Baltimore-based Cerebro Capital was started in 2017 by founder and CEO Matt Bjonerud to help middle-market
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TEDCO Invests SSBCI Funding into Kalocyte

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $500,000 State Small Business Credit Initiative ( SSBCI) investment into KaloCyte, Inc. This investment came through TEDCO’s Venture Funds.
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Johns Hopkins University partnership with the Maryland Innovation Initiative looks to eliminate risks mosquitoes bring

Mosquitoes are one of many vectors – insects that can transmit infectious pathogens among humans, or from animals to humans. According to the World Health Organization, “vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700,000 deaths annually.”. This is
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Theradaptive Awarded Manufacturing Assistance Grant by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund

Theradaptive, a biopharmaceutical firm pioneering advancements in targeted regenerative therapeutics, has been awarded the Manufacturing Assistance Program grant by theMaryland Stem CellResearch Fund (MSCRF). The grant will help Theradaptive develop their GMP Manufacturing Facility in Frederick
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Aidar Health snares TEDCO grant

Aidar Health snares TEDCO grant By Mark R. Smith Senior Writer The first two sentences on Aidar Health's website get to the point about its health checking device, MouthLab: "Creating a new paradigm for personalized care at home. Reimagjning today's
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Maryland ranks No. 2 in nation for successful minority entrepreneurs, study says

For example, 56% of all investments in the last three years have gone to minority founders, according to TEDCO, a Columbia-based, Black-led company whose mission is to “identify, invest in, and help grow technology companies in Maryland” “The national average is between 2% to 10%, [meaning] we are
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TEDCO exits Ellicott City’s Blackpoint Cyber

TEDCO, Maryland’s state-created investor for technology companies, has bid farewell to a cybersecurity firm from its portfolio. On Thursday, the funder announced the successful exit of Ellicott City-based Blackpoint Cyber. This exit came nearly five years after TEDCO’s Seed Funds provided an initial
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TEDCO Invests SSBCI Funds in Longeviti Neuro Solutions

TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a $500,000 State Small Business Credit Initiative ( SSBCI) investment into Longeviti Neuro Solutions, LLC. This SSBCI investment came out of TEDCO’s Venture Funds.
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