The Edge is an industry-agnostic accelerator program open to all entrepreneurs.
The 2023 Cohort will have a special focus on AgTech, AgBio, CleanTech, AquaTech, and Agricultural business development.
Startups and early-stage companies within alternative food, energy storage materials science, crop protection, advanced chemical discovery, agricultural biotech solutions, agriculture, and the like are especially encouraged to apply for this program!
We will be holding an OPEN HOUSE info session on May 18th at 5:00 PM at our ROOT location in downtown Frederick.
Please register below.
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BENEFITS
Funding Opportunities
12-week Program
Entrepreneur Mentors
Experienced Lecturers
Investment Teams
Diverse Focus Groups
Benefits Package*
FITCI Space and Amenities*
* for companies that perform the best
The Edge ccelerator offers intense, immersive education to rapidly advance the lifecycle of a startup.
Contact FITCI for more details
FITCI is a proud partner in VIADUCT: A partnership to reinforce pathways to commercialization across Maryland.
THE EDGE COMMUNITY MENTORS
Current and Past Community Mentors
Vladimir Popov
Frederick National Laboratory
Partnership Development Office Director
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Heather Gramm
MD Department of Commerce
Senior Director, Strategic Industries and Entrepreneurship
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TJ Rainsford
Mount St. Mary's University
Director of Information Analytics and Assessment
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Founding Sponsor
Rural Maryland Council (RMC)
RMC brings together citizens, community-based organizations, federal, state, county and municipal government officials as well as representatives of the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to collectively address the needs of Rural Maryland communities. RMC is the main funding sponsor for The Edge Accelerator.
Read more about RMC's involvement in this project
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The Edge was launched with the help of the entire community, and with special gratitude to these six founding partners.
Programs like these not only provide guidance and education to existing startups, but also promote formation of new companies. There is a strong initiative among federally funded labs to license, further develop and ultimately commercialize certain technologies from their IP portfolios. Licensing to startup companies is definitely one way to go about this
They are getting a jumpstart that a lot of entrepreneurs learn the hard way over time. That is the big thing. It is so invaluable. I wish that I was able to participate in something like this when I started my business about 21 years ago.”
Jonathan Boehman, Immersion Active Director of Innovation
THE WINNER 2019
MERIDIAN TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
Congratulations to Daemon Price and his team
for winning The EDGE Accelerator Demo Day!!
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Laboratories
Congratulations to Nick van Terheyden for
winning The EDGE Accelerator Demo Day!!
Where to find us
The EDGE @ ROOT*
