# TEDCO

> TEDCO is a VC fund in Columbia backing Health Care and Software. See 336 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Columbia, United States
- Total investments: 336
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 70%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/1432805?goback=%2Efcs_GLHD_maryland+tedco_false_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&trk=ncsrch_hits
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/MDTEDCO
- Website: http://tedco.md
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MDTEDCO/

TEDCO is an independent organization that strives to be Maryland’s lead source for entrepreneurial business assistance and seed funding for the development of startup companies in Maryland’s innovation economy.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $100k–$2.5M |
| Grant | $54k–$1M |
| Pre-Seed | $25k–$900k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 44 | 13% |
| Software | 40 | 12% |
| Biotechnology | 27 | 8% |
| Medical | 25 | 7% |
| Information Technology | 24 | 7% |

208 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 93 | 28% |
| Grant | 42 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 37 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 16 | 5% |
| Series A | 10 | 3% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 193 | 57% |
| Canada | 1 | 0% |
| Colombia | 1 | 0% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Graham Dodge | Vice President | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graham-dodge |
| Jack Schammel | Assistant Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-schammel |
| Michael Ross | Summer Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-ross-8 |
| Abishek Kulshreshtha | Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abishek-kulshreshtha-fea3 |
| Anne Artmeier Balduzzi | Managing Director, Entrepreneur and Ecosystem Empowerment | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-balduzzi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Balance Theory | Balance Theory provides a knowledge sharing and collaboration platform purpose-built for cybersecurity. | $19M | Series A | Jul 31, 2026 |  |
| CurieDx | CurieDx provides an app that screens for strep throat using smartphone images. The app is designed for both medical and home use. Clinicians can use the AI tool to support remote strep throat screening in urgent care or telehealth settings. Patients can use the app at home to check for strep throat and share results with a doctor. The serviceconnects users with telehealth partners for medical care. The app is based on research developed by medical experts. | $200K | Seed | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| CurieDx | CurieDx provides an app that screens for strep throat using smartphone images. The app is designed for both medical and home use. Clinicians can use the AI tool to support remote strep throat screening in urgent care or telehealth settings. Patients can use the app at home to check for strep throat and share results with a doctor. The serviceconnects users with telehealth partners for medical care. The app is based on research developed by medical experts. | $200K | Seed | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| BC3 Technologies | BC3 Technologies is a company with the heart of Baltimore at it’s roots. The company was built on the idea that there needed to be a change in the medical industry regarding arterial bleeding. In the pursuit of solving this major international problem, passionate like-minded individuals began working together to help. Endeavoring to save countlesslives, BC3 Technologies advanced forward. And with the help of Dr. Freier and Dr. Montenegro, the vision of S.E.A.L. became a reality. | $200K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| BC3 Technologies | BC3 Technologies is a company with the heart of Baltimore at it’s roots. The company was built on the idea that there needed to be a change in the medical industry regarding arterial bleeding. In the pursuit of solving this major international problem, passionate like-minded individuals began working together to help. Endeavoring to save countlesslives, BC3 Technologies advanced forward. And with the help of Dr. Freier and Dr. Montenegro, the vision of S.E.A.L. became a reality. | $200K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Alchemity | Alchemity develops modular, turnkey reactor systems that convert greenhouse gases and underutilized resources into carbon-neutral fuels and high-value chemicals. The company applies ion-conducting ceramic and solid oxide technologies to transform methane and other inputs into value-added products. Its systems target applications in clean fuelsproduction and chemical manufacturing where circular resource use is a priority. Alchemity engages partners for sales, investment, technical support, and collaboration on commercialization projects. | $250K | Seed | Jul 09, 2026 |  |
| Alchemity | Alchemity develops modular, turnkey reactor systems that convert greenhouse gases and underutilized resources into carbon-neutral fuels and high-value chemicals. The company applies ion-conducting ceramic and solid oxide technologies to transform methane and other inputs into value-added products. Its systems target applications in clean fuelsproduction and chemical manufacturing where circular resource use is a priority. Alchemity engages partners for sales, investment, technical support, and collaboration on commercialization projects. | $250K | Seed | Jul 09, 2026 |  |
| Irazu Oncology | Our mission is to develop a superior vaccine platform to improve clinical outcomes for cancer patients | $250K |  | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Irazu Oncology | Our mission is to develop a superior vaccine platform to improve clinical outcomes for cancer patients | $250K |  | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| ION Storage Systems | Ion Storage Systems is focused on developing the most energy dense, safest batteries that can be deployed in any environment. Breakthroughs in solid state battery technology have led to a battery that meets the mission critical needs for the defense and aerospace industries; and safer more efficient for consumer electronics and electric vehicles. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 02, 2026 |  |

10 of 336 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [University System of Maryland Momentum Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-system-of-maryland) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Abell Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abell-foundation) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [DataTribe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/datatribe) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dingman-center-angels) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [TCP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tcp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Blu Venture Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blu-venture-investors) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does TEDCO invest in?

TEDCO invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 336 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is TEDCO's check size?

TEDCO typically joins rounds of $100k–$2.5M at Seed, $54k–$1M at Grant and $25k–$900k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds TEDCO participates in.

### How do I contact TEDCO?

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### Who are the partners at TEDCO?

The team at TEDCO includes Graham Dodge (Vice President), Jack Schammel (Assistant Director) and Michael Ross (Summer Associate), among 22 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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