Incentives

Dingman Center Angels (DCA) is a Maryland-based angel investment group that provides funding to early-stage companies primarily located in the mid-Atlantic region. Typically, DCA invests between $100,000 and $250,000 in growth seed/early-stage companies and will often participate in syndicates with other local angel groups and VC’s for capital raises up to $2 million.

The Pre-seed Builder Fund (or Builder Fund) was created to financially and operationally support the development of startup companies run by entrepreneurs who demonstrate a socially or economically disadvantaged background that hinders access to traditional forms of capital and executive networks at the pre-seed stage. Funding up to $50K.

TEDCO will provide $100,000 to $500,000 seed funding through convertible debt and equity instruments to qualified early-stage companies in cybersecurity, life sciences, and other technologies. Programs include: Cybersecurity Investment Fund, Life Sciences Investment Fund, Technology Commercialization Fund (Funds are 100% deployed for FY25), Gap Investment Fund.

Companies with proprietary technology and a competitive advantage in the market may apply for $500k to $1.5M investment from the Maryland Venture Fund.