May. 17, 2013 9:00 am
‘Don’t insist your company is without competition’ when pitching investors [Links]
Frank Adams’ three tips for your next VC pitch meeting [Baltimore Business Journal]: “Don’t insist your company is without competition.” Digital Harbor: Baltimore Rising [Getting Smart]: “In Baltimore, [Andrew] Coy senses ‘an increased sense of cohesion and collaborative momentum.’ Me too.” Introducing Strongbox [The New Yorker]: “The New Yorker launched Strongbox, an online place where people can [...]
May. 15, 2013 8:30 am
Clay Hickson stepping down as executive director of TowsonGlobal [Startup Roundup]
This is the Startup Roundup. Every Wednesday morning, Technically Baltimore will put together the smaller pieces that make up our startup ecosystem.
May. 14, 2013 11:32 am
City doesn’t understand ‘needs of early-stage’ startups: angel investor Roger London
This is Technically Baltimore's Better Know an Angel. We hope to use this space to highlight local angel investors investing in Baltimore-based startups.
May. 13, 2013 9:30 am
Foodem B2B online food marketplace raises $600K in angel funding [VIDEO]
Foodem also launched version 2.0 of its online, food marketplace platform for wholesale buyers and food distributors.
May. 8, 2013 9:00 am
Venture capital investments in Montgomery Co. and D.C. area up 30% in Q1
Investment is focused on the IT sector, as less money goes to biotechnology and clean technology.
May. 8, 2013 8:30 am
Pixelligent gets a VFA fellow // Gary Vaynerchuk likes Betamore [Startup Roundup]
This is the Startup Roundup. Every Wednesday morning, Technically Baltimore will put together the smaller pieces that make up our startup ecosystem. If you’ve got news to share, get in touch. who’s getting funded? Gliknik, based in the University of Maryland BioPark, has raised $9.9 million in equity of an offered $15 million, according to SEC filings. The biopharmaceuticals company creates “new therapies for patients [...]
May. 7, 2013 8:30 am
More successful exits needed in local startup scene: angel investor Ed Chalfin
This is Technically Baltimore's Better Know an Angel. We hope to use this space to highlight local angel investors investing in Baltimore-based startups.
May. 6, 2013 8:30 am
1sqbox partners with Microsoft to build classroom management app for Windows 8
The education technology startup will create a native app available for all Windows 8 devices.
May. 2, 2013 10:30 am
Foster.ly hopes to make more MD/VA/D.C. connections with jobs board, new directory
Gone are the days of making it rain business cards at stodgy networking events. Instead, the D.C.-based Foster.ly has assigned itself the task of holding regular events to give investors, startup founders, developers, lawyers, marketers — and anyone else needed to make a startup idea into a profitable business in the Maryland, Virginia and D.C. area — [...]
Apr. 26, 2013 9:00 am
Parking Panda, SocialToaster among startups receiving Venture For America fellows [Links]
Sorry to Disrupt: Valleywag Is Back [Valleywag]: “Get a computer science degree, head west, think of a silly title, drop the vowels, shake hands, and wait for free-flowing millions you don’t deserve in exchange for a service no one needs.” National entrepreneurship program debuts in Baltimore [BmoreMedia]: “In Baltimore, the following companies could get access [...]
