Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center Overview

Learn about the Dingman Center's campus, regional and global impact on entrepreneurship and innovation.

Get Powered by the Dingman Center

#1 Bring your idea to Pitch Dingman

#2 Expand your horizons in China

#3 Connect with investors through Dingman Center Angels

#4 Commercialize technologies via UMD’s Tech Transfer Program

Events

May 25, 2012: Dingman Center Angels Review Day Hear company presentations by local startups seeking funding from Angel Investors. Learn the lingo, hear comments regarding startup strategy, learn about entrepreneurial financing options, and get presentation tips from the investor feedback.
June 13, 2012: Dingman Center Angels Investor Breakfast Regional entrepreneurs, seeking between $150,000 and $1,000,000 of seed stage financing, deliver business pitch presentations to the Dingman Center Angels investor network.
August 17-24, 2012: Dingman Jumpstart An intensive six-day boot camp for University of Maryland students to experience the venture creation process with lectures, workshops and advising sessions led by successful entrepreneurs, business executives, faculty, venture capitalists and angel investors.

News & Announcements

Zombie Run Organizer Wins 7th Annual Cupid’s Cup Reed Street Productions took home $17,500 as the top winner at the seventh annual Cupid’s Cup business competition, hosted by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business on March 30, at the University of Maryland.
UMD Expands Lineup of Spring Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competitions Nearly a Quarter-Million Dollars in Prizes to be Awarded at Four Events Encompassing Startups, Business Plans, Healthcare and Clean Energy
Record Year for University of Maryland’s Dingman Center Angels The end of 2011 marked the close of an active year for Dingman Center Angels investor network. In the past year, members invested in eight regional companies, making 2011 the network’s most active year since its founding in 2004.