Empowering
Baltimore’s
Innovators
We connect Baltimore’s startups and tech entrepreneurs to the technology, capital, talent, and community they need to succeed.
Meet ETC Baltimore
Since 1999, Emerging Technology Centers (ETC) Baltimore has empowered over 700 startups with vital resources and funding, establishing Baltimore as a major tech hub. With the relaunch of ETC, we are committed to a renewed focus on amplifying entrepreneurship in Baltimore, utilizing crucial catalytic funding to support underrepresented founders, and becoming a pivotal community connector. By fostering partnerships and connecting founders, talent, and resources to diverse audiences in the community, ETC aims to strengthen Baltimore’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, attract national attention, and position startups for exceptional growth and success.
Connect, Grow, Succeed
Connect with ETC Baltimore to leverage our resources and network for your startup’s success. We support startups at every stage, primarily serving tech and biotech companies in Baltimore City, with a particular interest in companies led by founders of color, women, and other historically underrepresented communities.
Whether you're a tech entrepreneur, a partner, or an investor, let’s work together to create a vibrant and inclusive tech ecosystem in Baltimore.
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How We Help
Funding Catalyst
Enable early-stage and post-angel startups to access the funding they need to reach the next growth stage, focusing on underrepresented founders.
Community Connector
Connect founders and talent to resources in the Baltimore entrepreneur ecosystem and introduce diverse audiences into the ecosystem.
Amplifier
Become the voice of the Baltimore entrepreneurship ecosystem in the national landscape.
"ETC is committed to elevating Baltimore as a national tech hub by fostering a diverse and equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem."
Dr. Arti Santhanam brings her extensive expertise in startup leadership, venture capital, and life sciences to her role as Executive Director of ETC Baltimore. For the past decade, her contributions have been instrumental in fostering Maryland’s diverse and innovative ecosystem, resulting in 175 new startups that have attracted over $800 million in follow-on funding.
Dr. Arti Santhanam
Executive Director
ETC In the News
ETC, one of Baltimore’s oldest entrepreneurship incubators, is getting a new executive director.
After a period of leadership transition and strategic planning, the organizations behind one of Baltimore’s longest-standing entrepreneurial communities have appointed a new executive director to take it to the next level.
TEDCO exec hired to relaunch city-backed tech development program.
The Baltimore Development Corp. has tapped an experienced venture fund administrator to relaunch the Emerging Technology Centers.
PowerShift Inno 2024: Get to know these new local tech leaders.
The executives highlighted in this Inno edition of PowerShift include people moving from massive public companies to local startups and technical founders taking on a larger public role at the company they started.
Viewpoint: Baltimore needs a venture growth firm to retain startups
The life sciences sector in Baltimore is poised for explosive growth, but it is imperative to have the right pieces in place to support it, writes the director of ETC Baltimore.