Over 10 years, bwtech@UMBC Cyber Incubator’s CYNC program has become a mainstay among initiatives offering resources to Baltimore-area startups. The UMBC incubator created the program through a strategic partnership with aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman, making it a prime example of corporate-startup connection in Maryland.
Even as programs for early-stage companies have proliferated in the region over the last decade, this one has maintained a distinctive offering: It focuses on helping startups in the cyber or intelligence community space, and specifically works with companies that are seeking to raise a seed or Series A round. That’s further along than companies that are typically involved in an accelerator.
The idea is that these companies can expand their network when seeking work with federal agencies in the U.S. Department of Defense or intelligence community. And CYNC also make other opportunities available. In the past, bwtech@UMBC Senior Manager for Cyber Initiatives Nick Zajciw points out, the companies have made hires, brought on new business and gotten connected to new opportunities.
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