StarTUp founder connects with TU business students
Students gain firsthand knowledge on what it takes to start, grow a business from Hilda Emeruwa, CEO of Total Home Physical Therapy.
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Impact
The StarTUp isn’t just a building. It’s a cornerstone of our community and state, serving as a catalyst for growth, connectivity and prosperity — positively impacting the business and educational community.
Accelerating ventures
The StarTUp Accelerator is a sought after program — with 513+ applications and growing — that has a profound economic impact on our region.
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75 ventures supported since opening. 75% are still in business.
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$17 M+ funding secured by these ventures. 25% being non-dilutive.
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Four succesful exits without dilutive capital. $11 M+ combined cash return.
Supporting students
We provide opportunities for students to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys through competitions, skill-building workshops and mentorship with founders and alumni.
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84 student-led ventures impacted over first five years.
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500+ students equipped with innovation, leadership and workforce-ready skills.
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$344,000+ in funding directed to student venture development.
Connecting with community
We connect entrepreneurs, small business owners, schools and community organizations to programs and resources.
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150+ entrepreneurs supported by Bootcamps. 8 offered since 2025.
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1,100+ individuals joined us for our Women in Business Speaker Series. 30 women participated as speakers.
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12+ local school partners. 487 youth empowered with skills, entrepreneurial mindsets.
11,500 sq. ft.
No-cost co-working and business convening space.
18k+
Visitors to the StarTUp at the Armory annually.
1,500
Organizations utilizing our space annually.
From the newsroom
Eight weeks of building, testing and momentum
2026 StarTUp Accelerator brings together founders working across tech, healthcare, financial services, consumer products, clean energy and more.
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TU student entrepreneurs win $50,000 awards
Trevor Brake, founder of Event Hopper, and John Gonsalves, founder of Opsify win funding, mentorship and strategic guidance via TEDCO.
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Archives
2026
- Founders take center stage at annual showcase
- Startup founder shares real-world entrepreneurship lessons with Towson University students
- 2026 StarTUp Accelerator: Eight weeks of building, testing and momentum
- Meet 2026 StarTUp Accelerator ventures
- TU student entrepreneurs win $50,000 awards, ecosystem support
- StarTUp venture spotlight: Let’s Tap In
- The Essence of B.L.R. wins first place in the 2026 College Cup
- Daniel Kawah named entrepreneur in residence of the StarTUp at the Armory
- Daniel Kawah brings the entrepreneurial energy
- Towson University drives $2.5 billion in economic impact across Maryland
- Nemphos Braue attorneys answer your top five startup questions
- Women business owners share experiences leading in male-prominent industries
2025
- StarTUp Accelerator welcomes new ventures into award-winning program
- StarTUp venture spotlight: Zenjoy
- Meal Mode takes home $10,000 at Towson University 2025 College Cup
- RealTalk series offers opportunities for students, local entrepreneurs to connect
- Towson University StarTUp team builds entrepreneurship education to nurture Greater Baltimore’s youth innovators
- Towson University StarTUp at the Armory supports economic and workforce development efforts
2024
- Towson University student entrepreneurs win big at inaugural Maryland Student Venture Showcase
- A former Raven and Super Bowl champion spearheaded a new fund for Towson StarTUp entrepreneurs
- Entrepreneurship leads to increased accessibility at TU
- This footwear exec envisions a better way to make kids’ shoes
- ‘Unlike anything anywhere in the world’: Inside Towson’s open-to-all StarTUp at the Armory
- How the founders and sisters behind Revvl are preparing to roll out their zero-proof cocktails in 2025
- Annual Houston student startup competition doles out over $1.5M in cash, investment prizes
- TANTV secures $50,000 pre-seed from Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition to advance SYNDEX for multicultural publishers
- 2024 StarTUp Wrap-Up: A Year of Record-Breaking Success
2023
- Maryland Governor Wes Moore selects TU for cabinet meeting
- ATHENAPowerlink® Baltimore Women in Business Speaker Series: Tanya Bryan
- Entrepreneurship Straight Up
- Federal Tech Hub designation supercharges Baltimore’s critical technology ecosystem
- ATHENAPowerlink® Baltimore Women in Business Speaker Series: Brooke Lierman
- Supporting Women in Business: ATHENAPowerlink® Baltimore + PNC
- Antony Fuleihan, CurveAssure, named in Inno Under 25
- Recap: 2023 StarTUp Accelerator Showcase
- This Baltimore esports group is hosting a gaming tournament with a cause
- Uplifting the next generation of entrepreneurs: State Farm and the StarTUp at the Armory
- Get to know the 2023 summer StarTUp Acclerator cohort
- Self-expression: Baltimore County Public Schools and TU College of Fine Arts & Communications at the StarTUp at the Armory
- Meet the 2023 winter StarTUp Accelerator cohort
- MEDA announces 2023 award winners
- Towson University purchases historic armory in downtown Towson
2022
- StarTUp named North America’s top university economic development initiative
- TU recognized by Maryland Department of Planning in annual sustainability awards
- RealLIST Connectors 2022: Meet the 20 people nurturing Charm City’s tech ecosystem
- TU students chosen for elite national entrepreneurship competition
- TU Youth Entrepreneurship Program completes first cohort with pitch event
- These ventures are entering the 2022 StarTUp Accelerator
- Third StarTUp Accelerator cohort attracts rising regional entrepreneurs
- StarTUp Accelerator cohort wraps, ventures secure $800,000 in funding
- TU cybersecurity startup SecurEd receives $150,000 grant
- Has going out become boring? These founders introduced real-time ratings to make bar hopping more fun
- TU student, alumni ventures find success in competitions
- First StarTUp Accelerator venture acquired
2021
- With new funding and an app launched, Flave aims to support the Baltimore restaurant industry
- TU, UpSurge partner to make Baltimore nation’s first Equitech City
- StarTUp at the Armory wows crowd at grand opening, ribbon cutting ceremony
- The StarTUp at the Armory opens Monday. Here’s a sneak peek.
- TU-backed accelerator starts up new legacy in new home
- The StarTUp shuffle
- These startups are entering Towson University’s StarTUp Accelerator