Semifinalists were named this week for the 2015 InvestMaryland Challenge. The competition, which is run by the state’s Department of Business and Economic Development, awards $100,000 grants to startups and early-stage companies in four categories.
Baltimore companies are well represented among the 46 semifinalists. Here are the local firms who made the first cut:
Defense and Security
IT Hardware/Software
- Brinkbit
- Full Society
- NewsUp
- RedShred
- Sickweather
- STAQ
- Tanenhaus and Associates Inc.
- Vheda Health
- Whitebox
Life Sciences
- Avhana
- GraftWorx
- Harpoon Medical, Inc.
- JPLC Associates, LLC
- Plant Sensory Systems, LLC
- Rehabtics LLC
- Revolve Biotechnologies, Inc.
- Tissue Analytics
- Vixiar Medical, Inc.
Sustainability and Exploration
Companies:
Maryland Department of Commerce
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