business
Mar. 5, 2013 10:00 am
Four layers needed to build a robust startup ecosystem: Greg Cangialosi [VIDEO]
Four “layers” are needed for a city to have a successful startup ecosystem, said Greg Cangialosi, managing member of the Baltimore Angels investing group, during a Tech Cocktail event in Las Vegas in December.
business
Feb. 11, 2013 10:28 am
Baltimore Angels: 8 investments worth $850K in 2012, with plans for more in 2013
Like other investors distributing money to startups in the Baltimore area, Greg Cangialosi’s problem is the pain of self-awareness. “We need active, early-stage capital in the ecosystem,” he’ll tell you, a sentiment echoed by venture capitalists who think Baltimore’s tech startup economy shows great promise save for a few key ingredients—ample employable talent and enough [...]
access
Jan. 29, 2013 10:00 am
Meet the Professor: Paul M. Di Gangi, information security professor at Loyola University Maryland
This is Technically Baltimore’s Meet the Professor, a new, regular series highlighting the research of professors at universities in the Baltimore region. Paul M. Di Gangi is the first professor we’re covering in our Meet the Professor series. An information security and information systems professor at Loyola University Maryland, Dr. Di Gangi has certifications in Security+ [...]
business
Jan. 16, 2013 10:00 am
Series A crunch: fear not, Baltimore, for your startup shouldn’t be making something ‘unimportant or unproven’
Talk of a Series A crunch in Silicon Valley shook the startup world in late 2012. As Technically Baltimore reported at the time, the furor around any kind of investment crunch was raised as startups previously rolling in fat stacks — thanks to a deluge of seed and angel investment — were suddenly having a [...]
creative
Dec. 3, 2012 10:00 am
Betamore: co-founders unveil ‘urban campus’ for coworking, tech education at launch party [PHOTOS]
Betamore co-founders, from left: Mike Brenner, Sean Lane and Greg Cangialosi Betamore. It lives. On the fourth and top floor of the 1111 Light Street building in Federal Hill, more than 150 people from Baltimore’s tech community gathered Friday night to celebrate the launch of the Betamore coworking and incubator space, what co-founder Mike Brenner [...]
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Nov. 29, 2012 10:30 am
AccelerateBaltimore: 14 business leaders to serve as mentors for ETC-based incubator in 2013
AccelerateBaltimore, this city’s own accelerator program based out of the Emerging Technology Center in Canton, as well as Baltimore’s first business incubator, has announced that 14 business leaders will join the accelerator in 2013 as program mentors. Startups must apply to AccelerateBaltimore by Friday, Nov. 30.
Oct. 29, 2012 8:30 am
Tech Night at Lexington Market // Baltimore TechBreakfast // Drupal Coworking day [EVENTS]
What was slated to be a busy week for startup enthusiasts in Baltimore has been thrown off by Hurricane Sandy. Stay safe out there, but be sure to check out the events happening in the latter part of the week. Another installment of the Baltimore TechBreakfast happens Wednesday, and gb.tc‘s Tech Night, the annual celebration of [...]
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Sep. 5, 2012 9:30 am
Betamore incubator now opening early October, says co-founder Mike Brenner
Betamore, the new Federal Hill coworking and community education space slated to open in late September, will now open Oct. 2, said co-founder Mike Brenner at Tuesday night’s conversation on coworking at the Windup Space in Station North. The space had been planned to be open this month, but construction delays have set it back, he [...]
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Aug. 1, 2012 8:30 am
Startup Grind comes to town // Betamore looking for applicants // Md. VC funding drops off [Startup Roundup]
This is the Startup Roundup. Every Wednesday morning, Technically Baltimore will put together the smaller pieces that make up our startup ecosystem. Startup Grind, the startup begun in 2010 by which entrepreneurs and company founders came together to “network with the smartest startup minds,” is coming to Baltimore in September. Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm [...]
Jul. 31, 2012 10:00 am
Procurely founder Justin Smith wants to ‘disrupt’ RFP creation process
In his early twenties, Justin Smith was doing pretty well for himself. He was vice president of operations for a Columbia-based startup, Velaro, that provided live chat software to enterprise-level companies like Dell and Comcast. But it wasn’t enough, and in May, the now 25-year-old Smith left a great job for the chance to build [...]
