This spring, the InvestMaryland Challenge will award four $100,000 grand prizes to innovative young companies with the potential to flourish in Maryland.
Now in its third year, this national seed and early-stage business competition, hosted by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, has accepted hundreds of applications since fall 2014. Judges have now narrowed the field to just 46 companies, including the competition’s first-ever international semifinalist, Israel-based AcceleRadio. This month, they will present their business plans during face-to-face interviews with panels of three to five judges. Final reviews will take place in April.