TEDCO is an independent organization established in 1998 and located in Columbia, Maryland. It serves as the leading source of entrepreneurial business assistance and seed funding for the development of startup companies within Maryland's innovation economy. TEDCO focuses on early-stage companies across various sectors, including software, technology, energy equipment, life sciences, and oncology. Its mission is to foster innovation and economic growth in Maryland by supporting the growth of startups and enhancing the state's position in the entrepreneurial landscape.
Vice President of the Innovation Connectors Department
Justin Ferguson
Program Manager, Venture Development
Teddy Gresser
Director of Seed Funds
Jack Miner
Chief Investment Officer
Jean-Luc Park
Senior Director, Social Impact Funds
Terry Rauh
COO
Past deals in Self-improvement
Keep Company
Seed Round in 2024
Keep Company empowers parents and caregivers by offering a curriculum-based group coaching program. This helps them balance work and family demands sustainably, reducing burnout and improving retention for employers.
Keep Company
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Keep Company empowers parents and caregivers by offering a curriculum-based group coaching program. This helps them balance work and family demands sustainably, reducing burnout and improving retention for employers.
Pursoma
Grant in 2022
Pursoma offers self-care options for the contemporary world while fostering rituals.
Clymb
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Clymb is a wellness platform for youth that focuses on socio-emotional learning to reduce the impact of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. The platform aims to develop emotional intelligence in children by combining mindfulness with socio-emotional learning and cognitive-function considerations to tailor a personalized plan based on the individual’s emotional health.
Worlds of Hello
Worlds of Hello develops an AI-powered speech and language platform for children in their speech development. The platform combines artificial intelligence, speech science, and family engagement to help children build foundational speech and language skills, and serves as an educational resource for kids who have trouble speaking.
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