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Overview of Programs www.tedco.md
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Who is TEDCO? Established 1998 by State Legislature 15 Full-time staff, 6 Part-time contractors 15 Active Funding Programs 7 Entrep. Support Programs 300+ Portfolio companies Economic Impact (as of 2013) $565M overall impact 2,835 jobs created $200M company earnings $22.8M govt. revenues
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What is TEDCO’s Purpose? Fueling opportunity by leading the creation and growth of entrepreneurial enterprises Mission Maryland: A global leader where technology innovation and commercialization thrive Vision
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How Does TEDCO Operate? Funding Programs Entrepreneur Support Community
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Proof of ConceptProduct DesignBasic Research Research LaboratoryCorporation Prod. Launch Stem Cell Research Fund $110K - $750K MD Innovation Initiative $320K Tech Validation $50K Cybersecurity Investment Fund $225K TEDCO Capital Partners $500K TEDCO’s Primary Funding Programs Tech Commercialization Fund $225K MD Bio Dev. Fund $200K MD Venture Fund $1M
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Maryland Innovation Initiative Purpose: Accelerating the growth of university- based start-up companies Who: ‘Qualified Universities’ & their ‘Start- up’ companies What: Three phases of funding up to $320K per project When: 1 st of every other month Program Contact: Jennifer Hammaker jhammaker@tedco.md
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$5.8 million in funding (annually) For Participating Universities Only: Maryland Innovation Initiative
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PHASE I Pre-Commercial Research PHASE III Early-Stage Development Achieve Milestones PHASE II Commercialization Planning Proof-of- principle Study Development of a Comm. Plan Product Development $100K - $150K $15K - $20K Three Phases of Funding:
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Technology Validation Program Purpose: Commercialization of university technologies Who: Non-MII Universities, their ‘Start- up’ companies, some Fed. Labs What: Two phases of funding up to $50K per project When: 1 st of every month Program Contact: Linda Saffer lsaffer@tedco.md
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Two Phases of Funding: Technology Assessment Up to $40K Proof-of-principle study Market Assessment Up to $10K Validate opportunity Highest-risk phase is first Team Requirement: Inventor, Tech. Transfer, Business Person Technology Validation Program
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Technology Commercialization Fund Purpose: Fund product development to position a company for follow-on investment Who: Early-stage companies in MD meeting eligibility requirements What: $100K Investment for up to 12 month projects - $125K Follow-on Investment When: 1 st of every month Program Contact: Henry Ahn hahn@tedco.md
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Technology Commercialization Fund Eligibility Requirements: For-profit with less than 16 FTE employees AND Pre-revenue OR Pre-institutional Investment (< $500K)
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Technology Commercialization Fund Review Process Application Submission Approve/ Reject Compliance Review Preliminary Review Final Review 10 minute pitch 20 minutes questions 3 rd Wed. 2 nd Month Proposal review Site visit Eligibility RFA compliance
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Cybersecurity Investment Fund Purpose: Fund product development to position a cybersecurity company for follow-on investment Who: Early-stage “Cybersecurity” companies What: $100K Investment for up to 12 months - $125K Follow-on Investment When: 15 th of every month Program Contact: Ron Kaese rkaese@tedco.md
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“Cybersecurity” - Information security and privacy as applied to connected devices Models TCF Program Company presentation approx. seven weeks after submission – 1 st Wednesday of 2 nd month Cybersecurity Investment Fund Fund Details
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Convertible Note Purchase Agreement 8% simple interest May convert to equity or another form of investment after the company raises $500K or more (TEDCO’s option) No discount or cap provision Reporting requirements until the obligation is fulfilled TCF/CIF Convertible Note Terms
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Seed Baltimore Option Purpose: Incentivize companies to move to Baltimore City Who: TCF/CIF Applicants who do not have a residence in Baltimore City What: $50K additional as part of a TCF/CIF investment When: Concurrent with TCF/CIF applications
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TEDCO Capital Partners Purpose: ROI/Grow Baltimore City’s entrepreneurial activity Who: Companies in Baltimore City with exit opportunities in 4-7 years What: Angel investments up to $250K When: Open submissions Program Contact: Stuart Sutley ssutley@tcp.vc
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Program Contact: Moss Amer mamer@vof.vc TEDCO Capital Partners Purpose: ROI/Support veteran-led businesses Who: Companies founded, owned, or managed by U.S. veterans What: Venture capital investments up to $3M When: Open submissions
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Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Purpose: Advance stem cell research and treatments in Maryland Who: Stem cell researchers in academia and industry What: 4 separate funding programs When: Annually – Nov. (Letter of Intent)/Jan. (App) Program Contact: Dan Gincel dgincel@tedco.md
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Investigator-Initiated Grants Established researchers Preliminary data Up to $200K/year in direct costs (for up to 3 years) Exploratory Research Grants New hypotheses, approaches, mechanisms, or models Little or no preliminary data required Opportunity to initiate/advance careers Up to $100K/year (for up to 2 years) Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
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Post-doctoral Fellowship Grants To recruit and train the best and brightest Grow Maryland's stem cell research community Up to $55K/year for research and salary (Max 2 yrs.) Pre-Clinical & Clinical Research Grants For biotech companies Research in Maryland Pre-Clinical human stem cell research - $500K Clinical human stem cell research - $750K Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
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Proof of ConceptProduct DesignBasic Research Research LaboratoryCorporation Prod. Launch Other Maryland Funding Programs MD Industrial Partnership $100K VLT Fund $250K
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Entrepreneur Support Loaned Executives Executive Coaching CEO Roundtables Portfolio Workshops MERL Members & RBI² Reps TEDCO Staff Less competitive More competitive
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Purpose: Support TEDCO’s portfolio companies/entrepreneurs Who: Primarily, TEDCO portfolio companies What: 5 support programs When: Varies by program Program Contact: Neil Davis ndavis@tedco.md Portfolio Company Resources
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Loaned Executive C-level executive 1 – 2 days/week for 6 – 12 months Achieve a determined milestone Portfolio Company Resources Executive Coach Professional coaches provided Critical point in company’s growth CEO Roundtables Specific verticals/affinity groups
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Portfolio Workshops Relevant topics selected by entrepreneurs Networking MERL mentorship 3 Times per year Portfolio Company Resources Incubator Support Feasibility studies Capital projects Board representation Incubator Assistance Fund
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For CEOs: Access to experienced entrepreneurs as mentors or management For MERL Members: Opportunity to get involved with a new start-up or give back to the community MD Entrepreneur Resource List
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Build a technology-based, entrepreneurial community in the rural areas of Maryland Business Assistance Technology Assistance Small target project funding Eligibility Less than 16 employees and less than $1M revenues Developing/using new technology Rural Business Innovation Initiative
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RBI Lead Lee Kirwin 410.430.0770 lkirwan@tedco.md Northeast Maryland and Mid & Upper Eastern Shore Rep. 410.533.7036 rhawkins@tedco.md Lower Eastern Shore Rep. Barry Frey 410.202.8867 bfrey@tedco.md Southern Maryland Rep. Angela Singleton 410.941.9111 asingleton@tedco.md Western Maryland Rep. Chuck Ernst 301.491.7034 cernst@tedco.md
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Community Annual ICE Awards Innovation Corporation Entrepreneur
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Community Entrepreneur Expo Celebrating Entrepreneurs
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Where do I get more information? W W W. T E D C O. M D
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Where do I get more information? Request for Application Funding Document Application Link Program Manager Checklist
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Or... Just Ask!!! Questions?
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