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University System of Maryland

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Total investments 26
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$1M
Portfolio companies 24
Rounds per year 0.72
Lead investments 7
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.08
Exits 1
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Therapeutics
  • SaaS
  • 3D Technology
Summary

In 1988 was created University System of Maryland, which is appeared as Corporate Investor. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Baltimore. The venture was found in North America in United States.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2-3 partakers. Despite the University System of Maryland, startups are often financed by SeedInvest, National Science Foundation, Gamma3. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are TEDCO, Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC) Innovation Fund, UM ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by UM ventures, National Institutes of Health, Abell Foundation.

The fund is constantly included in 2-6 deals per year. Deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The important activity for fund was in 2019. Considering the real fund results, this Corporate Investor is 50 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations.

Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline Retrium, Gemstone Biotherapeutics We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Robotics, Consumer Goods. The fund has no exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Minnowtech

Aquaculture
Biotechnology
26 Feb 2024 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Astek Diagnostics

Health Care
Health Diagnostics
$2M05 Jun 2023 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Marinalife

Leisure
Tourism
Travel
25 Jan 2023 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

TargetDocs

Communications Infrastructure
Compliance
Construction
Document Management
SaaS
$2M19 Aug 2022 Maryland, United States

Linshom Management, LLC

Health Care
Life Science
Medical Device
$1M27 Apr 2022 Maryland, United States

Givhero

Apps
Fitness
Health Care
Social
Wellness
07 Mar 2022 Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Sunstone Credit

Commercial Lending
Financial Services
FinTech
Small and Medium Businesses
Solar
10 Feb 2022 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

TargetDocs

Communications Infrastructure
Compliance
Construction
Document Management
SaaS
$900K19 Apr 2021 Maryland, United States

Dynamhex

CleanTech
GovTech
$1M11 Mar 2021 Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Total investments 26
Average round size 1M
Rounds per year 0.72
Peak activity year 2019
Lead investments 7
Follow on index 0.08
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 0.77

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Minnowtech

Aquaculture
Biotechnology
26 Feb 2024 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Astek Diagnostics

Health Care
Health Diagnostics
$2M05 Jun 2023 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Marinalife

Leisure
Tourism
Travel
25 Jan 2023 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

TargetDocs

Communications Infrastructure
Compliance
Construction
Document Management
SaaS
$2M19 Aug 2022 Maryland, United States

Linshom Management, LLC

Health Care
Life Science
Medical Device
$1M27 Apr 2022 Maryland, United States

Givhero

Apps
Fitness
Health Care
Social
Wellness
07 Mar 2022 Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Sunstone Credit

Commercial Lending
Financial Services
FinTech
Small and Medium Businesses
Solar
10 Feb 2022 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

TargetDocs

Communications Infrastructure
Compliance
Construction
Document Management
SaaS
$900K19 Apr 2021 Maryland, United States

Dynamhex

CleanTech
GovTech
$1M11 Mar 2021 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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