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News & Announcements

04/16/2013 – Angel investing shifted slightly in 2012

Amid reports of an angel funding boom that threatens to become a Series A crunch, a new report shows early stage investing in 2012 was relatively calm, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

04/16/2013 – MAVA HOSTS BALTIMORE AREA CXOS, TECH ENTREPRENEURS AT REGIONAL START-UP FORUM IN LEAD UP TO CAPITAL CONNECTION

Nearly 150 Baltimore-area technology business starters and business builders gathered in downtown Baltimore at the Legg Mason Tower to share ideas and connect with one another, a testament to the dynamic and tech entrepreneurial community in the greater Baltimore region.

04/15/2013 – Two Baltimore startups among InvestMaryland Challenge winners

Two Baltimore companies took top honors in the state’s first InvestMaryland Challenge.

04/12/2013 – Virginia to Launch New Cyber-Security Accelerator at CIT

The state of Virginia plans to launch a new cyber-security accelerator at Herndon's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT).

04/12/2013 – InvestMaryland Challenge Winners to be Announced Monday Night; Social Toaster a finalist

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Monday night will announce the three $100,000 winners of the state's inaugural InvestMaryland Challenge, a national seed- and early-stage business competition.

04/11/2013 – NEA leads $16m investment in orphan drug accelerator

New Enterprise Associates is betting on an accelerator concept to solve the de-risking riddle inherent to orphan drugs — that is, those targeting rare diseases — and identifying promising orphan drug candidates and bringing them to market.

04/11/2013 – I won the SXSW best pitch contest and all I got was this dumb tattoo

Founding a startup means going all in no matter what. At least, that’s what Danny Boice, CTO of Speek, discovered when he pulled a pitch-winning stunt at SXSW.

04/10/2013 – Maryland Tedco names Stifel exec to oversee four VC funds

The Maryland Technology Development Corp. has named a Stifel Nicolaus Weisel executive to manage the organization’s four venture capital funds, the Baltimore Business Journal reports.

04/10/2013 – Chevy Chase-Based New Enterprise Associates Invests in WellTok

New Enterprise Associates (NEA), the Chevy Chase-based venture capital firm, said on Wednesday it has taken part in a new $18.7 million round of funding for Denver-based WellTok, developer of the CafeWell social health network.

04/10/2013 – CIT Project to Help Improve Broadband on Native American Lands

Following a feasibility study last year highlighting the gaps in broadband availability on Native American tribal lands, the Herndon-based Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) said it has launched a project aimed at helping Virginia tribes improve broadband coverage.

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