Local sponsors

AWS

AWS Activate provides startups with a host of benefits, including AWS credits*, AWS support plan credits, and training, to help grow your business. Activate benefits are designed to give you the right mix of tools and expert support so you can succeed with AWS while optimizing performance, managing risk, and keeping costs under control.

Dell Technologies

Dell for Entrepreneurs is a program dedicated to helping startups achieve their dreams through innovation and technology. We partner startups with our Dell Technologies platform of businesses and resources, with the end goal of helping them scale up their technology.

Pilot

Pilot specializes in bookkeeping, tax prep, and CFO services for high-growth startups, ranging from pre-seed to Series C. (This is the third company for the founding team, so they have a very visceral understanding of the founder journey.) When you work with Pilot, you’re paired with a dedicated finance expert who takes the work off your plate (and is available to answer your questions)—so you can focus on your business.

Verisign

Trusted by global companies, savvy startups, and local merchants, a .com domain name can help businesses of all sizes connect with customers and partners. Find great .com domain names with NameStudio, a smart domain name generator.

Checkr

Checkr’s mission is to build a fairer future by improving understanding of the past. Our platform makes it easy for thousands of customers to hire millions of people every year at the speed of the gig economy. Using Checkr’s advanced background check technology, companies of all sizes can better understand the dynamics of the changing workforce, bring transparency and fairness to their hiring, and ultimately build a better future for workers. For more information please visit: www.checkr.com.

MainStreet

Startups: Stop leaving cash on the table. Get $50K+ back from the IRS in 20 minutes. Our software hunts for 200+ startup tax credits – once we've found one, we'll do all the paperwork. Free to qualify. ✨

Expensify

Expensify keeps money moving. More than 10 million people around the globe use Expensify's preaccounting platform to reimburse expenses, manage business credit cards, generate invoices, pay bills, and plan trips from one easy-to-use app. Whether you're working for yourself, managing a team, or closing the books for your clients, Expensify makes it easy so you have more time to focus on what really matters.

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. The Department also promotes the state's many economic advantages and markets local products and services at home and abroad to spur economic development and international investment, trade and tourism.

Notion

Notion is the all-in-one workspace for docs, wikis, and projects — all customizable, so teams can work together exactly the way they want.

Notion

Notion is the all-in-one workspace for docs, wikis, and projects — all customizable, so teams can work together exactly the way they want.

Coda

Coda is the all-in-one doc that brings words, data, and teams together. It comes with building blocksーlike tables that talk to each other and buttons that take actionーso anyone can make a doc as powerful as an app.

Samsung Next

Samsung Next champions the boldest and most ambitious founders. We help Samsung shape the future by identifying the technologies, trends, and ideas that matter.

Guideline

The easy, affordable 401(k) for small business.

Microsoft for Startups

Microsoft for Startups is a global program supported by a team of startup veterans and industry experts committed to providing founders with the resources they need, when they need them, regardless of where they are in their startup journey.  From access to the Microsoft cloud including Azure, Teams and GitHub to deep technical support and mentorship, our goal is to provide a customized set of offerings and resources that grow with these companies from idea to exit. Learn more at startups.microsoft.com.

Globalization Partners

Hire anyone, anywhere, quickly and easily. Use our AI-driven, fully compliant global Employer of Record platform powered by our in-house worldwide HR experts. Leave the complexities of global employment to the named industry leader that consistently attains 97% customer satisfaction ratings. With Globalization Partners, you can succeed faster.

Hirect US

Hirect focuses on top tech startup hiring. Using our own proprietary algorithm, we match job seekers and recruiters instantly. Hirect is the one stop shop for matching with candidates, instant chatting, and video interviewing. No more emailing back and forth and waiting for responses.