Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute

Learn the entrepreneurial mindset and the skillsets required to successfully launch a new venture.

Master of Tech Entrepreneurship

Online master's program, combines award-winning academics with a web-based startup incubator

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program

Honors living-learning entrepreneurship program for freshmen and sophomores from diverse majors

Minor in Tech Entrepreneurship

15-credit technology entrepreneurship minor available to all students on campus

Hinman CEOs Program

Nation’s first living-learning entrepreneurship program, serving approximately 90 upperclassmen from diverse majors

Coursera
Innovative Ideas Course

Free Coursera class that helps students explore how to identify and develop great ideas into great companies

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship and innovation courses for undergraduate, graduate, professional, middle and high school students

ASPIRE

ASPIRE is a grant program for undergraduate researchers working with Clark School faculty on projects with commercial potential

TERP Young Scholars

Discovering New Ventures — Startup Companies summer course for high school students

Impact Seed Fund

$25,000 seed fund for students in the Hinman CEOs, EIP, and Hillman Entrepreneurs programs

edX: Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Learn today’s newest skills and tools for identifying and acting on entrepreneurial opportunities for startup companies and corporate innovations

Launch your new venture with the expert guidance, facilities and resources offered by Mtech Ventures.

Startup Shell

Student-run, co-working space and incubator at the University of Maryland that fosters entrepreneurship through collaboration

Mtech Ventures

University of Maryland incubator for technology-based innovations commercialized at the university

Free, Open Entrepreneur Office Hours

Office hours for regional entrepreneurs with bio- or tech-based startups or ideas

UMD I-Corps

Real-world, hands-on training on how to successfully incorporate innovations into successful products and licensing opportunities

Chesapeake Bay Seed Capital Fund

DNR-backed venture fund for MD startups with innovative technology addressing Chesapeake Bay pollution

Rapid Prototyping Center

Home to three higher-end machines, electronics prototyping equipment, several high-powered desktop workstations for CAD, and high-accuracy measurement equipment

MakerBot Innovation Center

Centralized, scalable 3D printing space that empowers everyone to invent, innovate, iterate, and replicate

Leverage funding, specialized biotechnology facilities and training that will help your company thrive.

Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS)

Funding for tech product development projects teaming Maryland-based companies with University System of Maryland faculty

BiotechNology Research and Education Program

Low-cost, expert bioprocessing and biopharmaceutical production facilities, training and education

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Mtech's Mission

The mission of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), a unit of the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, is to:

Educate the next generation of technology entrepreneurs;
Create successful technology ventures; and
Connect Maryland companies with university resources to help them succeed.

Mtech has built a comprehensive entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem at the University of Maryland. Its programs arm top students from around the world with the knowledge of how to successfully launch companies and guide aspiring and existing entrepreneurs through the entire lifecycle of launching and maintaining technology-based ventures.
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Overview

Mtech Ventures is a University of Maryland incubator for technology-based innovations commercialized at the university. Mtech Ventures helps early-stage startups survive the critical period in their development between conducting customer discovery and raising their first round of venture capital. The Mtech Ventures facility offers affordable space and hands-on mentoring for early stage companies. Companies involved in the program also benefit from the extensive facilities and services available from the University System of Maryland, one of the country’s largest public research and teaching systems.