Resources

MOMENTUM 2023

A look at Baltimore’s Startup Ecosystem, Current Trends, and Opportunities

DIVERSITY 2023

A Baseline Look at the Diversity of Baltimore’s Equitech Ecosystem

2022 IMPACT UPDATE

Building the First Equitech City

THE $11 BILLION OPPORTUNITY

Unlocking Capital for the Growth of Baltimore Tech

A PERSPECTIVE ON BALTIMORE’S STARTUP ECOSYSTEM IN 2022

BUILDING IN BALTIMORE GUIDE

A guide for Startup Founders; Resources and Incentives

EQUITECH 2030

Quick Wins, Systems Changes and Moonshot Recommendations from the UpSurge Teams.

UPSURGE BALTIMORE – IN BRIEF

UpSurge is working with partners across Baltimore to develop a new model for a startup city. Learn more about our approach.

UNDERSTANDING EQUITECH

Equitech is built around four pillars — purpose, people, profit and progress. It’s the cultural framework that steers UpSurge.

FOUNDERS & STARTUPS

Founders and startups are at the heart of everything we do. How will UpSurge work on their behalf? And how can they contribute to the growth of the ecosystem as we build the country’s first Equitech city?

LARGE CORPORATIONS

Large companies can benefit from our accelerating startup ecosystem. Learn more about how they can get involved.

INVESTORS

Baltimore startups need access to the right investors for capital, guidance and networks. We have some ideas about how investors can engage more deeply in the local ecosystem.

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

These institutions are central to Baltimore’s knowledge economy — and vital to UpSurge’s work.

BALTIMORE’S STARTUP ECOSYSTEM IN 2021

The first report on Baltimore’s startup ecosystem — companies, capital, industries, investors — provides a baseline for the city’s growth.