Global sponsors

Novel Capital

Novel Capital provides non-dilutive growth capital to early-stage B2B tech startups. Leverage your predictable revenue for on-demand access of up to $5M in funding. Whether you need to round out or bridge equity rounds, accelerate sales & marketing, hire to support implementations, or smooth our seasonal/cyclical cashflow, Novel can help.

AMEX

Our Corporate Program for Startups* provides you with powerful backing and working capital, plus all the benefits, business tools, and guidance that comes with American Express. From idea to IPO and beyond, we’re with you for the long haul.

Dell Technologies

Partnering with Dell from the start will allow you to save money in the short and long-term. Dell can provide any product you need, from one computer to an entire enterprise solution, allowing you to get all your hardware and software needs without having to switch from company to company.

DuploCloud, Inc.

DuploCloud’s no-code/low-code software platform is your DevSecOps expert, speeding time-to-market by translating high-level application specifications into detailed and fully managed cloud configurations. With pre-programmed knowledge of over 500 cloud services, the platform automatically provisions your application utilizing AWS best practices around security, availability and compliance standards.

Local sponsor

TEDCO

TEDCO (Maryland Technology Development Corporation) facilitates the creation of businesses and supports their growth in all regions of the State. TEDCO's role is to be Maryland's leading source of funding for early-stage, technology-based businesses, provide other business assistance to entrepreneurs throughout the State, and foster technology transfer and commercialization from the State’s universities and federal labs. Learn more at: www.TEDCOMD.com.

Partners

JSFreedman

Our hands on approach empowers solopreneurs, small and medium sized teams to better qualify and convert prospects, retain customers and increase volume. We provide clear strategies and processes to connect and communicate with current and future customers throughout their life cycle. Become more efficient and grow your business by combining strategic customer flows with technology, automation and team involvement.

Maryland Department of Commerce

As the state's primary economic development agency, we stimulate private investment and create jobs by attracting new businesses, encouraging the expansion and retention of existing companies, and providing workforce training and financial assistance to Maryland companies.

Kiinetics

Let us help you leverage your unique sales strengths and accelerate your sales momentum.

Maryland Business Innovation Association

The Maryland Business Innovation Association (MBIA) was founded in 2002 to advance business incubation in Maryland. Representing 25 incubators, MBIA supports approximately 550 companies across the state in both urban and rural areas. Since its inception, our incubators have generated 12,000 jobs, making it equivalent to one of the state’s largest employers.

Savills

Savills offers a wide range of commercial real estate advisory services.

Thrive Performance Group

We provide organizations with the resources they need to achieve growth and success. By providing coordinated support to small and mid-size firms who want to grow and become more productive and cohesive, Thrive reduces inefficiency, increases scalability and maximizes throughput. Unlike most agencies with one specialty, we bring an entire team to your business to give it the specific, highly-trained attention it needs to grow.

TEDCO

Take Your Idea to Market with TEDCO Our framework of knowledge, funding, and networking supports and nurtures researchers, entrepreneurs, and early stage companies in bringing innovative ideas to market.

Pacesetters

Pacesetters is a Baltimore-metro area business development group that is dedicated to connecting local companies and organizations to collectively grow their businesses.

ETC

The ETC is the City of Baltimore’s award winning, technology innovation center focusing on Entrepreneurship, Technology and Connections.

Co-Balt Workspace

For 120 years the building has stood as a centerpiece for a neighborhood. Today it stands re-purposed ready to serve a new community of entrepreneurs. One that unites remote workers, business owners, creatives and entrepreneurs. Introducing a modern center for the community. A premium co-working and event space for all to enjoy.

Spark Baltmore

Spark is Baltimore’s most collaborative coworking space, featuring private offices and shared workspace for entrepreneurs, creators and innovators, located at Power Plant Live!. Spark is an inspiring work environment, designed specifically with creators in mind and tailored to provide entrepreneurs not just what they want, but what they need.

wework

Revolutionize your workspace Whether you’re an established enterprise or a growing startup, discover spaces that inspire your most impactful work.

bwtech@UMBC

We are a community of like-minded innovators who are changing the world every day. Our management team matches businesses at different stages to the spaces and the services they need. Next door is UMBC, a research university known nationally for its innovations in STEM education. Just down the road are BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Ft. Meade, NSA, NIST and NIH. We are more than just a research park or business incubator – we are a home for your technology business!

Technical.ly Baltimore

Technical.ly grows local technology communities by connecting organizations and people through news, events and services. We provide original editorial, expert programming and tools which improve recruitment, marketing, community cultivation and economic development. We serve technologists, entrepreneurs and people who care about technology’s local impact.

MOXIE Promotion

At MOXIE, we take an organization's desires, needs, visions, and missions and put them into an actionable event that reaches the company's tangible and intangible goals. With both logistics and promotion services, MOXIE will bring your event goals to life.

DB Consulting: Tackle What's Next

At DB Consulting, we work with athletes and nonprofit organizations to create like-minded partnerships to positively impact communities around the world. In today’s world of athlete activism, we strive to help organizations and athletes take action in a way that makes a lasting impact towards their cause. We work with professional athletes, non-profits and brands to help them find a positive focus and partnerships that fit their life, their mission and their passion.

Maryland Business Connection (MBX)

MBX hosts 20-25 networking luncheons and happy hour events each month throughout the state of Maryland. Events are free for members and 1st time guests and lunch (or happy hour food) is provided. Each event is typically attended by 20-35 local business professionals and attendees receive a spreadsheet listing all attendee's contact information following the event. Arrive early if you can and make sure to bring plenty of business cards.

Harbor Designs

Harbor Designs & Manufacturing is your one stop shop. Whether you’re looking for a part or an entire product, we have over 30 years of product manufacturing experience and have designed, engineered and manufactured virtually every type of product imaginable. Working from your existing drawings or just conceptual sketches, we offer our wide range of clients the opportunity to bring their ideas to production.

Lokal Photo

Lokalphoto helps clients find and book photographers for their unique needs, styles and budgets.

Baltimore Business Journal

The online version of the Baltimore Business Journal is where you'll find the latest breaking business news, updated throughout the day, some of this week's top stories from the Baltimore Business Journal and other popular features from the print edition. You can also sign up to receive any of the email products including daily business news updates, latest news of 17 industries, dozens of popular topics from around the nation and the latest networking and marketing alerts.

Treble

Treble empowers you to efficiently engage, grow, and most importantly leverage your network to generate new business opportunities and advance your career.