Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
VC Fund
College Park, United States
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship is a VC fund in College Park focused on Software and SaaS. The Dingman Center Angels is a Maryland based angel investment group that provides funding to early-stage companies located within the Mid-Atlantic region. Their members are entrepreneurs, CXO's, venture capitalists and business leaders who have founded, funded and built world-class companies. They come from a wide array of industry expertise and in association with the Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship, create an extensive entrepreneurial community. They are looking for innovative, technology-driven startup companies addressing a significant market opportunity where their investment and expertise can make a difference. They introduce entrepreneurs to potential investors through presentations at monthly meetings which are held from September to June. Their group looks to invests $100,000 to $1,000,000 in seed/early stage companies, and will often syndicate with other angel groups and VC’s for deals up to $2 million. The Dingman Center Angels is not a fund and does not invest as a group. Their members collaborate on due diligence but make individual investment decisions. Each member makes their own thorough review of all information, including speaking with representatives of the company.
- Total investments:
- 109
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 4%
Last updated:
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Industries Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship invests in
Stages Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship invests in
Countries Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $235k–$2.5M
- Angel
- $267k–$2.7M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $50k–$3.3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 25 (23%)
- SaaS 14 (13%)
- Information Technology 9 (8%)
- Mobile 8 (7%)
- Security 7 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 43 (39%)
- Angel 14 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 12 (11%)
- Funding Round 9 (8%)
- Series A 6 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alla Corey
Program Manager
|
Program Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Rudolph P. Lamone
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brent Goldfarb
Academic Director
|
Academic Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mike Ravenscroft
Venture Associate
|
Venture Associate | Total investments: 5 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cursive Technology offers a writing process verification platform that captures detailed typing behavior and revision history via a browser extension and browser‑based tools. It provides machine‑learning–driven analytics to validate authorship, measure effort, and support academic integrity by linking writing actions to outcomes. The systemintegrates with learning management platforms like Moodle, offering features such as writing replays, performance metrics, and opt‑in data collection with encrypted data handling. It includes plugins and APIs to enable originality checks and supports configurable AI‑usage policies. Its privacy and security practices include FERPA compliance, encryption in transit and at rest, and least‑privilege access controls. | $15K / Seed / Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| An all-in-one app that's help you improve your productivity and well being. | Grant / Jan 28, 2023 | ||
| Communication between general contractors and their vendors on construction projects is complex and fragmented, yet it’s mostly handled through email. Naturally, critical items get lost in personal inbox clutter. As a result, everyone suffers the financial impacts of project delays, disputes, and issues. TargetDocs bridges the gap between generalcontractors and vendors by connecting them through one communication workspace, so items never fall through the cracks and project teams are always on the same page.Learn more at www.targetdocs.com | $2M / Seed / Aug 19, 2022 | ||
| Kaster is purpose-built to simplify certified payrolls and workforce reporting—two of the most time-consuming and compliance-sensitive processes in construction.Our mission is to give contractors a modern solution that makes it easy to stay compliant, automate back-office workflows, and keep projects moving forward without the usual paperworkheadaches.Why Contractors Choose Kaster?Kaster helps project and compliance teams:• Automate Certified Payrolls – Eliminate manual WH-347 prep, automate wage validations, and simplify submissions for subcontractors • Streamline Workforce Reporting – Track workforce participation and demographic data across all projects in one place • Stay Compliant – Centralize subcontractor compliance items including COIs, lien waivers, W-9s, P&P Bonds, closeout docs, and more • Connect Systems – Sync seamlessly with platforms like Procore, Vista, and more to reduce double entry and improve visibility • Reduce Risk, Save Time, and Unlock Faster Payments – Eliminate bottlenecks, lighten the administrative load for your team and subs, and speed up the path to paymentBuilt by Builders for the Realities of the FieldWhether you’re running public works, federal, or private jobs with labor wage reporting needs—Kaster makes the process simple, structured, and audit-ready.Visit www.kaster.app to learn more or schedule a walkthrough. | $2M / Seed / Aug 19, 2022 | ||
| Indicio provides companies and markets the ability to create, develop, and launch new Trusted Data Ecosystems, marketplaces, and business models for the exchange of high value information and data assets. Specializing in financial, healthcare, and travel markets, Indicio provides customers with technology and a decentralized network to issue, hold,and verify data contained in encrypted digital credentials. With Indicio’s privacy-preserving software, companies can confirm data authenticity repeatedly and efficiently from its source without the expense or risk of direct integrations—resulting in a boost to their bottom-line profit and information privacy reputation. | $3.5M / Seed / Apr 25, 2022 | ||
| Communication between general contractors and their vendors on construction projects is complex and fragmented, yet it’s mostly handled through email. Naturally, critical items get lost in personal inbox clutter. As a result, everyone suffers the financial impacts of project delays, disputes, and issues. TargetDocs bridges the gap between generalcontractors and vendors by connecting them through one communication workspace, so items never fall through the cracks and project teams are always on the same page.Learn more at www.targetdocs.com | $900K / Pre-Seed / Apr 19, 2021 | ||
| Kaster is purpose-built to simplify certified payrolls and workforce reporting—two of the most time-consuming and compliance-sensitive processes in construction.Our mission is to give contractors a modern solution that makes it easy to stay compliant, automate back-office workflows, and keep projects moving forward without the usual paperworkheadaches.Why Contractors Choose Kaster?Kaster helps project and compliance teams:• Automate Certified Payrolls – Eliminate manual WH-347 prep, automate wage validations, and simplify submissions for subcontractors • Streamline Workforce Reporting – Track workforce participation and demographic data across all projects in one place • Stay Compliant – Centralize subcontractor compliance items including COIs, lien waivers, W-9s, P&P Bonds, closeout docs, and more • Connect Systems – Sync seamlessly with platforms like Procore, Vista, and more to reduce double entry and improve visibility • Reduce Risk, Save Time, and Unlock Faster Payments – Eliminate bottlenecks, lighten the administrative load for your team and subs, and speed up the path to paymentBuilt by Builders for the Realities of the FieldWhether you’re running public works, federal, or private jobs with labor wage reporting needs—Kaster makes the process simple, structured, and audit-ready.Visit www.kaster.app to learn more or schedule a walkthrough. | $900K / Pre-Seed / Apr 19, 2021 | ||
| Pathotrak's award-winning technology reduces the detection time of food-safety tests from 1-2 days to 6h by replacing the traditional 22-hour enrichment process. Our patented tech meets and exceeds FDA and USDA regulations and integrates into most detection systems.Our innovation is poised to revolutionize the safety and logistics of food.It will reduce the holding time and holding costs associated with food-safety testing, reduce operational costs, enable rapid recalls, and avoid dangerous outbreaks. | $1.2M / Seed / May 18, 2020 | ||
| Provider of an online platform intended to centralize, manage and assess student's experiential learning. The company's platform help student participate in experiential learning to prepare them for career and life after graduation. | $850K / Seed / Dec 20, 2019 | ||
| LePrix is a platform that brings the $25B brick-and-mortar designer consignment store industry online. It is a marketplace that empowers curated designer consignment stores to sell online and source wholesale inventory. With its proprietary B2C and B2B platform, LePrix enables curated consignment stores to sell online and to source inventory viaLePrix’s Wholesale channel from other partners. LePrix was formed in 2013 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 01, 2018 | ||
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FAQ
What does Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship invest in?
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 109 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship invest in?
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship typically joins rounds of $235k–$2.5M at Seed, $267k–$2.7M at Angel and $50k–$3.3M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship took part in.
How do I contact Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship?
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Who are the partners at Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship?
The team at Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship includes Alla Corey (Program Manager), Rudolph P. Lamone (Founder) and Brent Goldfarb (Academic Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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