Featuring 6 Tech Startups based in Carroll County, Maryland
StartUp Lab, a year-long pilot program by the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) to boost STEM startup companies in Carroll County, Maryland, is proud to announce the selection of its premier cohort.
Featuring six companies within the local tech ecosystem and representing various sectors such as entertainment, healthcare, human services, and information technology, these entrepreneurs will have the unique opportunity to tackle their present obstacles and receive valuable peer-supported guidance.
“We had enough applications for a cohort twice this size, so we had to make some tough decisions,” said Graham Dodge, Executive Director of MAGIC. “That’s good news for our ecosystem and the need for this program, so we look forward to helping this initial cohort, watching them grow, and then doing it again to help others.”
StartUp Lab has been made possible by the support of Carroll County Department of Economic Development, Maryland Department of Commerce, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), and Startup Portal.
2024 StartUp Lab Companies
Acorn Family Services, LLC
Based on the vast generational knowledge of his family’s funeral service business, Tom Herb has developed Acorn Family Services, LLC to introduce a streamlined digital services platform to modernize cemeteries and the cremation process while making end of life planning less stressful for everyone.
Counter-Intuitive Cooking, makers of Celcy
Founded by Maxwell Wieder, Counter-Intuitive Cooking utilizes autonomous robotics technology and AI to assist consumers with meal preparation. Their flagship product is a countertop freezer/oven combo called Celcy that stores and cooks prepared foods.
DeafHealth
Serial entrepreneur Casey Davis is launching DeafHealth, a service that he initially piloted before the pandemic that enables healthcare providers to utilize free sign language interpreting services and digital tools that help individuals in the deaf community better understand their health.
Nurse Lynx is a medical staffing and homecare agency founded by CEO Judith Walker that is launching a new mobile app that promises to be the Uber of home healthcare.
Ed Dannettel wants to help people in addiction recovery through his SoberLivin smartwatch application that assists individuals in monitoring their sober or clean time and connects them to other recovery resources in their community.
William Evans, co-founder and CEO of Water’s Edge Interactive, an independent gaming studio with military roots that is introducing cutting-edge water simulation and physics engines to game development.
For more information about StartUp Lab and this year’s mentors, please visit https://magicinc.org/magic-launches-startup-lab
