Designed for the Baltimore Tech Ecosystem

The Startup Advancement Program

What is UpRise?

The UpRise Program connects founders, investors, experienced entrepreneurs, corporate and institutional leaders, and service providers to accelerate startup growth.

> Learn
> Build
> Connect
Learn

High-impact conversations with industry experts and empowering founders to supercharge startup growth.

Build

A space for founders to connect with investors, focus on strategic growth and build impactful partnerships.

Connect

Where Baltimore’s future industry leaders, investors, founders, and ESOs collaborate for collective growth.

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Making UpRise Happen

Corporate Partners

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Entrepreneur Support Organization Partners

  • Techstars

  • Blackbird Labs

  • 1501 Health (CareFirst accelerator)

  • The Novella Center for Entrepreneurship

  • Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV)

  • University of Maryland Baltimore – Baltimore Fund

  • University System of Maryland (USM)

  • USM Momentum Fund

  • TEDCO

  • Loyola’s Simon Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

  • Hutch (Fearless)

  • ETC (Emerging Technology Center under Baltimore Development Corporation)

  • Towson StarTUp

  • Morgan State’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center

  • bwtech@UMBC

  • Innovation Works

  • The Gateway (Howard County) (The Howard County Economic Development Authority )

  • Fulton Bank

  • WTCI

Venture Capital and Investment Partners

  • 100KM Ventures

  • AIN Capital

  • Blackbird BioVentures

  • Brown Advisory

  • Conscious Venture Partners

  • Grotech Ventures

  • Ignite Capital

  • Inner Loop Capital

  • JMI Equity

  • Kaiser Ventures

  • Latimer Ventures

  • PTX Capital

  • RareBreed Ventures

  • StepStone Group

  • Squadra Ventures

  • TEDCO

  • TCP Venture Capital

  • USM Maryland Momentum Fund

Industry and Community-Focused Partners

  • 4MLK

  • BioBuzz

  • EarlyCharm

  • Launchport

  • Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland

  • Maryland Tech Council

  • Morgan State University

  • Coppin State University

  • Downtown Partnership of Baltimore

  • Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce

  • Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab

  • Conscious Venture Lab

  • Black Butterfly Network

  • T. Rowe Price Moonshot

  • Center for Urban Families

  • Job Opportunities Task Force Baltimore

  • Cllctivly

"UpSurge is focusing on its role as a convener and a mobilizer of high value connections for our tech hub locally and nationally"

UpRise 2.0: Startup Advancement Strategy

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