Incubator · College Park, Maryland, United States

Mtech Ventures

The University of Maryland's technology startup incubator in College Park, offering wet labs, offices and co-working space with mentoring from staff and entrepreneurs-in-residence. It takes no equity; companies pay below-market rent.

Rolling applications Run by Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), University of Maryland

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published
Instrument
No investment
Equity taken
None (equity-free) Membership requires no equity
Programme fee
not published Below-market rent quoted per company based on space; no fees beyond rent. Virtual membership with mailbox service is available under its own licence
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
In person
Stages
Pre-seed, seed
Sectors
Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from
not published
Perks
  • Wet labs with biosafety cabinets and fume hoods
  • Private offices and co-working space
  • Mentoring from staff and entrepreneurs-in-residence
  • IP and corporate law attorney access
  • SBIR/STTR application help
  • Pitch deck review

Provides space and mentorship, not capital. Licences run year to year and are renewed against milestones agreed with Mtech Ventures staff, with quarterly milestone meetings. Based in the Herbert Rabin Technology Advancement Building.

Application dates

Rolling applications

Applications are accepted at any time.

Who can apply

  • Early-stage companies developing a technology-driven product or service with commercial application
  • Any company may apply; teams founded by UMD College Park students, faculty or staff are prioritised
  • Before acceptance the founding team completes UMD I-Corps and the company holds an IP licence agreement with UM Ventures, College Park
  • Stage: pre-seed, seed

Companies it names as alumni

InventWood, Ion Storage Systems, Medcura, Pixelligent, Martek Biosciences

What founders should check

  1. The programme says it takes no equity. Still read the agreement for warrants, revenue shares or rights in a later round.
  2. Fees: Below-market rent quoted per company based on space; no fees beyond rent. Virtual membership with mailbox service is available under its own licence.
  3. It runs in person in College Park. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
  4. Applications are accepted at any time, so there is no deadline to plan around.

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