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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.
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.
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 →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.
Learn more →An intensive accelerator program for established clean energy and climate tech companies looking to advance product development, manufacturing, and scale. Provides access to early-stage capital through the Climate Technology Founders Fund, investor connections, fundraising preparation, and pitch coaching. Open to any Maryland-based company in the clean energy/climate tech space.
Learn more →A two-month customer discovery and commercialization program for the earliest-stage clean energy and climate technology inventors from Maryland universities and federal labs. The Pre-Accelerator helps researchers validate market opportunities and determine the commercial viability of their technology before entering more intensive programming.
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