Entries tagged "Dingman Center"

    What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: University of MD, Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 9:00 AM Breakfast 9:30 AM Company Pitches The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to hear pitches from the following companies: Kaprica Security, Inc. is an early-stage... Read More

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  What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: University of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 9:00 AM Breakfast 9:30 AM Company Pitches   The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to hear pitches from the following companies:   CloudBolt Software develops, markets... Read More

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  What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, December 12 2012 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: University of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD   8:00 AM Investor Education - Sussing out new markets by Dan Gordon, Valhalla Capital 9:00 AM Breakfast 9:30 AM Company Pitches     Distil safeguards an organization's revenue and reputation by protecting their web content from bots and other malicious... Read More

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  What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to evaluate investing in the following companies:   Kinesio Capture is a B2B SaaS company... Read More

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  What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to evaluate investing in the following companies: ExecOnline offers Fortune 500 companies elite executive... Read More

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In the last 2 months I've been asked 3 times about the upcoming October Angel Venture Forum in DC. I figured I’d do some research. Angel Venture Forum is one of at least 8 DC area, regularly scheduled venues and a host of untold ad hoc events that put entrepreneurs seeking... Read More

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Many of DCs most influential Women in Tech are highly visible. Most of us know the fabulous and tireless tech advocate women like Cooley’s Katherine Ferguson, Speakerbox’s Lisa Throckmortan and Tech Cocktail’s Jen Consalvo. Yet there’s a number of ladies who are building great enterprises while contributing to the growth... Read More

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What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Time: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Where: University of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 8:30 AM Debate on the JOBS Act 9:00 AM Breakfast 9:30 AM Company Pitches The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to... Read More

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What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, April 11, 2012Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMWhere: University of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to hear pitches from the following companies:24K National is the... Read More

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Featuring Cupid's Cup finalists: 10G Systems ● Food Safety AdministrationReed Street Productions ● Route One Apparel ● VisisonicsFriday, March 30, 2012Adele H. Stamp Student UnionUniversity of Maryland12-2 pm – BB&T Business Invitational, Colony Ballroom2-4 pm – Cupid’s Cup Business Competition, Hoff Theater Five startups pitchfor ,000 in prizesDon’t miss one of... Read More

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The University of Maryland is home to one of DC’s most active angel investor groups.  In 2011, members of the Dingman Angels wrote checks for 9 companies, making 2011 the network’s most active year since its founding in 2004.  Investments included Brazen Careerist, Cirrusworks, HugeFan,Nexercise, SevaCall, Spinnakr, Spotflux, Veenome, and YouEye. “Dingman Center Angels’ investment activity pipeline of high quality companies... Read More

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What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to evaluate investing in the following companies: eco-armour™ manufactures and... Read More

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 Hey all you DC Startups, how about some great free stuff  to help grow your company?  Race over to Startup America and sign up now for great useful bling. Startup America has created a Masters program where superstar tech supporters like the dweebs at TechStars are battling with Brad Feld to sign-up the most startups.  Are... Read More

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What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, January 11, 2012Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMWhere: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to evaluate investing in the following companies:Ringio helps businesses become more customer-centric by... Read More

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What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to evaluate investing in the following companies:   Apeliotus Vision Science is commercializing a novel diagnostic... Read More

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  I’m a Dingman Angel, which is an angel network sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.  As a member of the group, I recently encountered a disgruntled entrepreneur who was incredulous that his startup was eliminated during the screening process – before having a chance to present... Read More

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What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, November 9, 2011Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AMWhere: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting October 2011 to evaluate investing in the following companies:Learn Zillion -  Delivers great video lessons... Read More

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Another local DC-area company has successfully raised capital from venture capital and angel investors.  Only this time, despite the efforts of out-of-region investors in New England and the Research Triangle to lure Seva Search away, the founders have planted their flag in Potomac, Maryland, bucking the trend to pack up and say goodbye to... Read More

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What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, October 11Time: 8:00 AM - 11:30 AMWhere: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship's Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting October 2011 to evaluate investing in the following companies:Airside Mobile is a mobile transaction platform enabling... Read More

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Fortify.vc isn’t your standard Venture Capital firm, least ways not the type of firm we’ve become use to in the DC region. There’s just something different about the firm’s partners Jonathon Perrelli and Adam Fazackerley.  They talk different, they’re approachable and pragmatic, where others often seem distant and theoretical. The... Read More

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What: Dingman Center Angels Launch PartyDate: Wednesday, September 14Time: 6:00 PMWhere: Maggiano's, 533 Wisconsin Ave, Washington DC 20015Companies Pitching to the Dingman AngelsCirrus Technology Services introduces its CirrusWorks platform, a scalable integrated infrastructure solution that forms the basis of efficient technology management in commercial networking environments.SocialToaster is a social marketing... Read More

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Mark Walsh, CEO and Chairman of Genius Rocket. He Chairs a board of which I have the honor to be a member, the University of Maryland, Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship.  Mark was formerly the Chairman of VerticalNet, a senior executive of AOL.Mark speaks here at TEDx MidAltantic on what's wrong... Read More

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Articles forUniversity of MarylandRH Smith School of BusinessDingman Center for EntrepreneurshipJumpstart ProgramStrong Venture Funding PresentationsVeggie Cool Nexercise Aspirin IncVenture Funding Strategies Driving Investors on to the Bus Pitching Low and Inside Participating Preferred Valuation Ain’t All That Best Time To Raise Capital Valuation Don’t Say That! Financial Plan Term... Read More

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 Where: University of Maryland, College Park, Van Munching HallDate: June 8, 2011Time: 9:00 AMSix promising local companies will be presenting to a group of Angel Investors tomorrow.  The Dingman Capital Access Network meets every second Wednesday of the month to listen to local entrepreneurs seeking investment capital pitch the next-big-thing.This... Read More

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 Where: University of Maryland, College Park, Van Munching HallDate: May 10, 2011Time: 9:30 AMThree promising local companies will be presenting to a group of Angel Investors tomorrow.  The Dingman Capital Access Network meets every second Wednesday of the month to listen to local entrepreneurs seeking investment capital pitch the next-big-thing.This... Read More

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Turning used Milk Bottles into attractive split rail fences.  Waste Not Technologies entry was one of the top 10 entrants in the April 8th #TweetDingman Tweet Pitch event.Web: http://www.plasticfencing.us/Twitter: @waste_not_techLocated: Saylorsburg, PAGreat product, great pitch and a great cause combine for a winning business.The Tweets: Split rail fence made from recycled... Read More

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Amanda Nachman graduated from UMD in 2007 with a BA in English and a citation in the business honors program called Quest, then worked as a consultant for Booz Allen and for the past three years, has been working full time and full force on College Magazine.  It's a great... Read More

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Check out Damps, one of the top 5 entries for the April 8th #TweetDingman event.  Tweeted by @MagnetBootGuy from San Diego.  Damps are high tech, healthier boots! DAMPS Technology Footwear Contact CEO/General Partner Jeff Brown B&B Technologies LP. www.damps.com USA/World Plantar Fascitiis the #1 injury seen by podiatrists Low back problems the... Read More

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With so many great entries it's difficult to announce only one TweetDingman winner..... and the winner is RFIDGlobal with a score of 90 out of a total of 120 possible points.  The company, with offices in Eldersburg Md and Reston VA will receive the ,000 prize from the Dingman Center... Read More

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(As Seen On Tech Cocktail)Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour, began his foray into entrepreneurship as a University of Maryland undergrad and walk-on football player.  While at school, he and his future wife developed a business playing cupid for budding student romances by selling and delivering flowers on... Read More

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Where: University of Maryland, College Park, Van Munching HallDate: April 13, 2011Time: 9:30 AMTwo Promising Local Companies will be presenting to a group of Angel Investors.  The Dingman Capital Access Network meets every second Wednesday of the month to listen to local entrepreneurs seeking investment capital pitch the next-big-thing.This month’s... Read More

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Starting 11 AM EDT today You can watch it here A better viewer can be found here: http://www.drivenforward.com/pitchfeed.asp You can watch by monitoring Twitter hashtag #TweetDingman // new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'search', search: 'TweetDingman', interval: 6000, title:... Read More

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