Wire Pulse recently moved its HQ to Baltimore. CEO Jason Zielke talks about why, as well as how the company combines sensors and software to help manage the cable reels that undergird broadband and power.

Plus, key leadership hires at Sonavex, Bio Technical Institute of Maryland and Response Labs.

The cybersecurity company wants to have a presence near talent and government operators at Fort Meade. All team members of Attila Security will join Ashburn, Virginia-based ID Technologies.

The Baltimore region and the state are putting up strong venture capital numbers, per the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. In Q2, Maryland saw $486.5 million invested across 41 deals, significantly topping the same quarter of 2020.

Cadmium, which counts two-thirds of its team in the Baltimore area, will add EventsRebels' registration capabilities for conferences and trade shows. It's the latest in a series of acquisitions designed to build a platform that merges events and education.

Astek Diagnostics is developing a platform to help doctors treating sepsis. Before getting the attention of the well-known SF accelerator, it previously received funding through TEDCO's Maryland Innovation Initaitive, and won national competitions.

Plus, Catalyte wins an award from Microsoft, and new roles for longtime tech leaders at Think Systems and Early Charm Ventures.

The Greater Washington Partnership's Capital CoLAB is looking to support 2,000 students by 2025. "We realize that we have to think differently," said one employer.

Through a pair of initiatives, TEDCO made a combined nine grants and investments to businesses working on technology for kitchens, farms and more.

The deal means a prominent name in the Baltimore landscape of firms that back high-growth companies will become part of a publicly-traded company. Greenspring's entire team will join StepStone.