(43) News Articles
June 23, 2021
USM Maryland Momentum Fund Portfolio Company Veralox Therapeutics Announces $16 Million in New Investment
Company Led by University of Maryland Graduate Jeff Strovel Shows Continued Growth after Receiving Seed Funding from Maryland Momentum Fund and Other Investors in 2019
- MMF Release
- Portfolio Company News
June 22, 2021
USAF Awards Wave Engine Corp. $1 Million to Advance the Versatile Air-Launched Platform (VALP)
BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USAF Armament Directorate has awarded the North American Wave Engine Corporation (“Wave Engine Corp.”) a $1 million contract to build and demonstrate the Versatile Air…
- Portfolio Company News
May 24, 2021
Exclusive: NIH spinout raises millions to attack drug-resistant cancers with RNA. It has big plans.
The startup is developing therapeutics for drug-resistant cancers — and applying its technology to other arenas, including Covid-19. Read the full story from the Washington Business Journal.
- Portfolio Company News
March 22, 2021
Here’s how to make Maryland a center for ‘cleantech’ and ‘proptech’ innovation | COMMENTARY
The Biden administration is advancing an aggressive climate change agenda. Historically, national policymakers focused on emissions from energy and transportation.
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January 14, 2021
Veralox Therapeutics Announces IND Submission for VLX-1005 to Treat Heparin-Inducted Thrombocytopenia
FREDERICK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veralox Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class small molecule therapeutics that treat the underlying pathologies of diseases with significant…
- Portfolio Company News
January 7, 2021
Working Nation: Learning language skills to access economic mobility
Voxy EnGen launches English language learning that focuses on the language of jobs “Research estimates by 2030, 97% of net workforce growth is going to be immigrants and their children. All the baby…
- Portfolio Company News
January 7, 2021
Language Upskilling Platform Raises $6.75M to Boost Economic Mobility for U.S. Immigrants and Refugees
Voxy EnGen secures $6.75 million Series A financing round to deliver personalized English training for in-demand careers in collaboration with employers, educational institutions, and community-based…
- Portfolio Company News
December 31, 2020
BioBuzz End of Year Update: 2020 Life Science Venture Capital Funding Roundup in the BioHealth Capital Region
This has certainly been a year unlike any other for BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR) life science companies of all sizes and kinds. Just a few months into 2020, the coronavirus pandemic swept the…
- MMF Press / Media
- Portfolio Company News
December 7, 2020
Entrepreneurial Spirit: UMB Startups Receive Support from Maryland Momentum Fund
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) strives to support the entrepreneurial talents of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni as it works to improve the human condition and serve the public…
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August 4, 2020
Technical.ly Baltimore: NextStep Robotics raises $500K while eyeing product launch
Along with launching its device to treat a common foot ailment in stroke survivors, the company is looking to treatment of other areas. NextStep Robotics raised $500,000 in new funding that will…
- Portfolio Company News
August 3, 2020
USM Maryland Momentum Fund Invests $250K in NextStep Robotics
NextStep Robotics is developing a therapeutic device as the first proven treatment to help patients overcome foot drop and gait abnormalities resulting from stroke.
- MMF Release
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June 9, 2020
BioBuzz: $1.2M Seed Round puts Maryland’s Pathotrak on Course to Disrupt $10B Food Safety Market with Rapid Testing Technology
June 9, 2020 Pathotrak, a startup focused on developing novel food safety tests, recently closed a $1.2M seed round that included investments from UM Ventures’ Maryland Momentum Fund, the University…
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