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 [...]
Jan. 31, 2013 10:56 am
Vince Talbert: Build momentum by getting revenue or acquiring customers, then take venture capital money [VIDEO]
Vince Talbert, right, at Startup Grind Vince Talbert has deep roots in Baltimore. He grew up in Reisterstown, attended Franklin High School in Baltimore County and studied finance and economics at Towson. So when venture capitalists made offers to Talbert and his team at Bill Me Later in a bid to get the online credit [...]
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 [...]
Dec. 26, 2012 10:30 am
Pretending Baltimore is a startup hotbed ‘isn’t going to make us magically awesome’
Talk of tech startup hubs often doesn’t include any mention of Baltimore, which seems to relish playing scrappy underdog to its bigger cousins, Washington, D.C., and New York City. There’s some reason for this. Ask someone about major “wins” inside this city’s startup ecosystem, and they may cite AOL’s acquiring Advertising.com and Millennial Media’s IPO [...]
Dec. 5, 2012 12:13 pm
Tom Kuegler: Wasabi Ventures founder says ‘you’ll see a bubble burst in the angel world’ within two years
A “Series A crunch” in Silicon Valley may be inevitable, according to PandoDaily, wherein startups previously laden with cash courtesy of a surfeit of angel investors in recent years are now cash-strapped, as bigger venture capital firms are unwilling to bet on smaller startups as they seek rounds of Series A funding. Replace rum with [...]
Dec. 3, 2012 8:30 am
EdTech Meetup // Startup Grind // Baltimore PHP [EVENTS]
This week, EdTech fanatics gather again at the Digital Harbor Foundation in Federal Hill to talk about the BmorePipeline and more. On Tuesday, head to Loyola University Maryland for the second installment of Startup Grind (the event originally scheduled for October that Hurricane Sandy forced into postponement). Wednesday, it’s time to gather with fellow PHP-ers at Frisco [...]
Oct. 10, 2012 8:30 am
Gliknik raises $4.9M in Series B round // Wasabi Ventures brings on Baltimore-based venture partner // Local startups head to Distilled Intelligence 2.0 [Startup Roundup]
This is the Startup Roundup. Every Wednesday morning, Technically Baltimore will put together the smaller pieces that make up our startup ecosystem. Biopharmaceuticals firm Gliknik “has raised $4.9 million in a Series B round of financing,” according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The company, which creates “new therapies for patients with cancer and immune disorders” according to [...]
Sep. 26, 2012 8:30 am
Venture for America hits town // NewsUp launches trivia feature // Join Cdling’s online startup directory [Startup Roundup]
This is the Startup Roundup. Every Wednesday morning, Technically Baltimore will put together the smaller pieces that make up our startup ecosystem. Venture for America throws its launch party today at the Emerging Technology Center in Canton. Technically Baltimore reported in July that Baltimore will be one of five more cities joining VFA, a nonprofit that [...]
Sep. 19, 2012 11:45 am
SocialToaster founder Brian Razzaque says he’s ‘committed to Baltimore’ at Startup Grind [VIDEO]
Brian Razzaque “loves Baltimore” and is “committed” to the city, he told the audience at the inaugural Baltimore Startup Grind at Loyola University Maryland on Tuesday night. The founder of SocialToaster, the social media startup that recruits fans of businesses, publications and services as “ambassadors” for sharing content online in order to increase website traffic, Razzaque [...]
Aug. 24, 2012 10:29 am
Tom Kuegler: Wasabi Ventures co-founder doesn’t care if TechCrunch talks about your startup [Q&A]
It was 1994 when a massive failure completely altered the course of Tom Kuegler’s life. Kuegler, who grew up in Essex and went to Kenwood High School, had just lost the election for the Maryland State House of Delegates seat in the sixth district during his senior year at Loyola College in Maryland. So he [...]