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Intensive growth program for value-added agri-food producers with $20K+ yearly revenue, offering 63 hours of business advisory services covering wholesale buyers, risk management, supply chain, and legal topics.
Seed accelerator providing 13 weeks of programming and $25,000 in seed funding to 6–8 tech startups per cohort, aiming to close the gap between innovative ideas and getting to market.
Learn more →Nurtures student innovators and impacts the Baltimore community through education, hands-on experiences, and creative experimentation, offering opportunities for involvement, venture creation, and consulting services for local businesses.
Learn more →Accelerator for late-stage AgTech, CyberAg, Renewable Energy, and AgBioTech companies, providing advanced business advisory, non-dilutive capital access, and industry connections. No equity taken.
Learn more →Offers a six-month program for later-stage startups in biotech, agriculture, aquaculture, and renewable energy, providing mentorship, technical support, commercialization planning, and investor access to help move validated innovations to market.
Learn more →8-week capacity building accelerator for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs, especially those transitioning from federal careers, to develop sustainable business plans and launch their companies.
Learn more →Free 8-week bootcamp for early-stage and historically underserved entrepreneurs in Howard County, teaching business fundamentals with M&T Bank, culminating in a shark-tank-style pitch competition with cash prizes.
Learn more →Free 8-week online accelerator for small, minority-, woman-, and veteran-owned businesses in Anne Arundel County. Includes a $10,000 operating grant, mentorship, and access to VOLT loans.
Learn more →Open innovation accelerator pairing global startups with Maryland corporate partners for 10-week solution validation sprints. First cohort (2024) focused on Food & Agribusiness; upcoming cohort covers supply chain and logistics.
Learn more →Upcoming cohort of the Maryland Innovation Lab focusing on supply chain and logistics, pairing global startups with Maryland corporate partners for a 10-week solution validation sprint.
Learn more →A six-month commercialization planning program for high-potential clean energy technologies from Maryland universities or federal labs. Helps inventor-led teams develop business plans, refine their commercialization strategy, build startup teams with Energy Executives in Residence, and prepare for investment. Limited to university/federal lab-affiliated inventors.
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