FOLLOW THE CONNECTIONS
Baltimore, connected.
Explore the institutions, programs and capital behind the ecosystem.
LifeTech Associates · snapshot 2026-10-01. Directory, Dashboard, Financing & Money Flows, and Funding Network remain separate inputs. Proximity is a curated relevance score, not a quality rating. Amounts overlap and must not be summed.
Drag to pan · pinch / scroll to zoom · right-drag to orbit · select a label for details. Node size = proximity; funding width = log amount; arrows point to recipients. Solid = funding, dashed = affiliation, dotted = programs, green = collaboration.
Every relationship, with its source.
Includes aggregate scopes and per-company terms excluded from the organization graph. These figures are not additive.
| Source → recipient / scope | Relationship | Amount / meaning | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation → Blackbird Laboratories | Founding grant2023 | $100,000,000Documented funding / awardFounding grant used to launch Baltimore life-sciences accelerator. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 3 |
| Blackbird Laboratories → Johns Hopkins research initiatives | Research support2024–2025 | $3,500,000Portfolio aggregateJHTV reports Blackbird support exceeding $3.5M. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 4 |
| Blackbird Laboratories → Research + infrastructure portfolio | Research/infrastructure commitmentsCurrent total | $33,000,000Portfolio aggregateBlackbird reports $33M committed to research and infrastructure. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 5 |
| Blackbird Laboratories → Strategic investment portfolio | InvestmentCurrent total | $37,000,000Portfolio aggregateBlackbird reports $37M in investments. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 6 |
| Baltimore City → Early Charm Ventures | Convertible loan2023 | $100,000Documented funding / awardFive-year equipment loan for Bayard Street manufacturing facility. | View source ↗Government recordFunding Network · row 7 |
| U.S. EDA → BioHealth Innovation | i6 grant2015 | $495,000Documented funding / awardExpansion of Venture Commercialization Model. | View source ↗Federal recordFunding Network · row 8 |
| NIH → UMBC + UMB | REACH grant2023 | $4,000,000Documented funding / awardFour-year biomedical/life-sciences accelerator and commercialization award. | View source ↗Institutional sourceFunding Network · row 9 |
| U.S. EDA → Hutch / Fearless | Build to Scale grant2022 | $661,725Documented funding / awardFederal share. | View source ↗Federal recordFunding Network · row 10 |
| Local match → Hutch / Fearless | Matching funds2022 | $661,725Documented funding / awardRequired local match. | View source ↗Federal recordFunding Network · row 11 |
| TEDCO Equitech Growth Fund → The LaunchPort | Workforce grantFY2025 | $41,500Documented funding / awardFirst of two Equitech awards. | View source ↗State recordFunding Network · row 12 |
| TEDCO Equitech Growth Fund → The LaunchPort | Infrastructure grantFY2025 | $234,100Documented funding / awardSecond of two Equitech awards. | View source ↗State recordFunding Network · row 13 |
| TEDCO Equitech Growth Fund → BioBuzz Networks | Workforce grantFY2026 | $224,800Documented funding / awardHealthcare, life sciences and bioinformatics project. | View source ↗State recordFunding Network · row 14 |
| Techstars → AI Health Baltimore cohort company | Accelerator investmentCurrent | $220,000Per-company program termsPer participating company. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 15 |
| Healthworx / CareFirst + LifeBridge Health → 1501 Health cohort company | Incubator investment2021–2022 | $100,000Per-company program termsUp to $100K per company in early cohorts. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 16 |
| Healthworx / CareFirst + LifeBridge Health → 1501 Health cohort company | Incubator investment2023 | $125,000Per-company program termsUp to $125K per company for third cohort. | View source ↗Institutional sourceFunding Network · row 17 |
| Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures → Hexcite selected project | Venture lab award2026 | $10,000Per-company program termsSelect project receives $10K. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 18 |
| Maryland Momentum Fund / USM → Portfolio companies | Equity investmentSince 2017 | $11,700,000Portfolio aggregate27 companies across 8 USM institutions. | View source ↗Institutional reportFunding Network · row 19 |
| Co-investors → Maryland Momentum portfolio companies | Co-investmentSince 2017 | $125,000,000Co-investment aggregate230+ unique co-investors. | View source ↗Institutional reportFunding Network · row 20 |
| University System of Maryland → Maryland Momentum Fund | Fund capitalizationCurrent | $16,000,000Fund capitalizationUSM early-stage investment fund. | View source ↗Institutional sourceFunding Network · row 21 |
| TEDCO Life Science Investment Fund → Irazu Oncology | Life-science investment2025 | $500,000Documented funding / awardCancer immunotherapy company. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 22 |
| TEDCO Seed Funds / SSBCI → Irazu Oncology | Equity/seed investment2026 | $250,000Documented funding / award | View source ↗Source linked in Funding NetworkFunding Network · row 23 |
| Investors → Irazu Oncology | Seed investment2023 | $2,600,000Documented funding / award | View source ↗Source linked in Funding NetworkFunding Network · row 24 |
| Investors led by Sagamore Ventures → Conscious Venture Fund II | Fund commitments2022 | $15,800,000Fund capitalizationRaised at announcement toward $50M goal. | View source ↗Primary releaseFunding Network · row 25 |
| Sagamore Ventures → Conscious Venture Fund II | LP commitment2022 | $2,500,000Fund capitalizationNamed lead commitment; included in fund total above. | View source ↗Primary releaseFunding Network · row 26 |
| Limited partners → Squadra II | VC fund raise2023 | $105,000,000Fund capitalizationFund raise announced at $105M. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 27 |
| Limited partners → RareBreed Ventures Fund I | VC fund raise2022 | $10,000,000Fund capitalizationReported first fund close. | View source ↗Secondary reportedFunding Network · row 28 |
| Towson University StarTUp → Accelerator company | Equity-free stipendCurrent | $10,000Per-company program termsPer selected accelerator company. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 29 |
| Morgan Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center → Research awardee | Research grantCurrent | $10,000Per-company program termsPer research award. | View source ↗Primary sourceFunding Network · row 30 |
| Techstars AI Health Baltimore → Techstars | Techstars accelerator program | —acceleration | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 7 |
| Hexcite — Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures → Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures | Hexcite is a JHTV venture program | —affiliation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 8 |
| FastForward / Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures → Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures | FastForward is a JHTV commercialization program | —affiliation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 9 |
| 1501 Health → LifeBridge Health | Co-founded 1501 Health | —collaboration | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 14 |
| 1501 Health → Healthworx / CareFirst | Co-founded 1501 Health | —collaboration | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 14 |
| bwtech@UMBC Biotech Incubator → University of Maryland, Baltimore County | University biotech incubator | —incubation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 15 |
| Pava Marie LaPere Center for Entrepreneurship → Johns Hopkins University | University entrepreneurship center | —affiliation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 24 |
| LifeBridge Health BioIncubator at Sinai Hospital → LifeBridge Health | Health-system bioincubator | —incubation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 61 |
| The GRID | UM Ventures → University of Maryland, Baltimore / UM Ventures | UMB entrepreneurship hub | —affiliation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 62 |
| BioHub Maryland → Maryland Tech Council | Maryland Tech Council workforce program | —affiliation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 64 |
| Baltimore Regional Tech Council → Maryland Tech Council | Regional chapter | —affiliation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 · row 65 |
| Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures → Johns Hopkins University | University technology ventures | —affiliation | View source ↗Directory affiliation / program descriptionSheet1 |
How to read this ecosystem
Proximity combines mission alignment (40%), functional complement (25%), Baltimore connectivity (20%), and community accessibility (15%). Scores come from the directory; Dashboard contributions are shown separately where supplied.
Funding awards, per-company program terms, fund capitalization, portfolio aggregates and co-investment totals are distinct. An award or commitment is not proof of cash disbursement. Undisclosed amounts stay unknown. Sources and their evidence labels are preserved from the spreadsheet and have not been independently audited.
Programs such as Pava, FastForward and Hexcite retain distinct IDs and connect to their parent institutions. Generic recipients such as “portfolio companies” are shown in the relationship table, never invented as individual companies. Contact names and personal email columns are withheld; public organization websites and matching role mailboxes remain available.