TEDCO announces a Request for Proposals to enhance the Business Resource Information, Development and Guidance Ecosystem (BRIDGE) program. Selected firms will be tasked with delivering services that help qualified businesses with maintaining accurate records, managing payroll, complying with tax and payroll regulations and preparing for external capital opportunities.
Formerly known as G-Haven eSports, Game4Good, located in Baltimore, Md., is developing a platform to merge the world of gaming with impact, allowing gamers to game with a purpose, supporting causes they care about while enjoying their hobby.
Pedestal, located in Middle River, Md., is creating a direct-to-consumer platform for artist album releases. Through the tools provided in the platform, artists can create exclusive experiences for their fans including visual and interactive album options.
Thermoreg, located in Baltimore, Md., a technology development corporation dedicated to creating innovative technologies that support everyday life. Through these efforts, the company has developed the Fitness Cap, a patented hair cooling and dehumidification technology that aims to increase endurance and minimizes exhaustion while working out.
TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent funding from the Concept Capital program to Nurse Lynx. Concept Capital is the bridge to early-stage funding that some entrepreneurs need; providing flexible funding and specialized support, the program helps businesses prepare for future venture opportunities.
TEDCO announced nine awardees for the inaugural Maryland Student Venture Showcase and Pava LaPere Innovation Awards. The awards, funded by the State of Maryland through the Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024, recognize and support outstanding student entrepreneurs from colleges and universities in the Baltimore-Towson-Columbia metropolitan statistical area.
The 14 awarded projects for the first round of the Equitech Growth Fund include three (3) projects housed in Baltimore City, four (4) located in Montgomery County, two (2) located in Prince George’s County, and one each (1) in Talbot, Allegany, Howard, Caroline and Washington County.
The Equitech Growth Fund is an initiative under Cultivate Maryland established to support the economic competitiveness and inclusive growth of emerging and advanced industries in the State.
MSCRF’s Commercialization grant program expands to businesses outside Maryland.
RFAs for this initial cycle are now available for five grant programs: Manufacturing Assistance, Clinical, Validation, Commercialization, and Launch.
All applications are due by July 9, 2024.
39 scientists from Maryland-based research institutions and companies will be receiving awards from this round of funding to advance research addressing an array of medical conditions, including cancer, eye, heart, bone, blood, digestive, and central nervous system diseases.