2023 Best Tech Startups in Maryland

June 29, 2023 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Maryland. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

Revenue potential
Leadership team
Brand/product traction
Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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1. Aledade

Founded: 2014

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“Aledade is a new company with an old-fashioned goal: putting doctors back in control of health care. Aledade partners with independent, primary care physicians to provide everything the doctors need to create and run an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) – from business and practice transformation services to upfront capital and a cutting-edge technology platform. Our customized solutions – and our continuous, on-the-ground support of our physician partners – will help doctors in all types of communities across America preserve their autonomy, deliver better care to their patients, reduce overall costs, and keep independent physician practices flourishing.”

2. Dragos

Founded: 2016

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“Dragos is an industrial (OT/ICS/IIoT) cybersecurity company on a mission to safeguard civilization. Our integrated software platform provides critical visibility into ICS and OT networks so that threats are identified, and can be addressed before they become significant events, our solutions are optimized for emerging applications like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), enabling our clients in power and water utilities, energy, and manufacturing industries to establish a resilient and adaptable security posture.”

3. Delfi Diagnostics

Founded: 2019

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“DELFI uses artificial intelligence and whole genome sequencing to sensitively detect unique patterns of DNA fragmentation in the blood of patients with cancer.”

4. Blackpoint Cyber

Founded: 2014

Also honored in: 2020 Best Tech Startups in Ellicott City

“Blackpoint Cyber is a technology-focused cybersecurity company headquartered in Maryland, USA. The company was established by former US Department of Defense and Intelligence security experts and leverages its real-world cyber experience and knowledge of malicious tradecraft to help MSPs safeguard their infrastructure and operations.

Offering the only world-class, nation state-grade cybersecurity ecosystem, Blackpoint serves the MSP community using its own proprietary security operations and incident response platform, SNAP-Defense, which is available as a product or as a True Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service. Blackpoint not only detects breaches earlier than any other solution on the market, but its dedicated MDR security analysts work 24/7 to combine network visualization, insider threat monitoring, anti-malware, traffic analysis, and endpoint security in one rapidly deployed service to monitor and detain threats before it’s too late.”

5. Huntress

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 2020 Best Tech Startups in Ellicott City

“Welcome to Huntress, where small and mid-market businesses come for protection from today’s determined hackers.

Technology alone won’t be able to keep businesses and IT service providers safe. If you want to get rid of a hacker, you’re going to have to think like one.

The Huntress Managed Security Platform combines the best minds in cybersecurity to stop advanced cyberattacks and find hackers hiding in your environments—all at a cost that makes sense.”

6. Facet

Founded: 2016

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“We believe financial planning, when done right, is essential to living well. That’s why we created Facet. Our mission is to improve the lives of millions of Americans by offering impartial and invaluable financial advice and services at an affordable membership fee.”

7. Curbio

Founded: 2017

Also honored in: 2022 Best Tech Startups in Maryland

“Curbio partners with real estate agents and homeowners to deliver a smart and hassle-free home improvement experience designed to get every home on the market and sold fast. Curbio’s turnkey approach, trusted team, and all-in-one app allow Realtors to confidently take on home improvement projects of all sizes. Trusted by more than 800 brokerages nationwide, Curbio is making real estate move by redefining what the home improvement industry represents: transparency, reliability and speed.”

8. Blend360

Founded: 2015

“Our Vision is to build a company of world-class people that helps our clients optimize business performance through data, technology and analytics.”

9. Stova

Founded: 2013

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“Stova is an award-winning end-to-end event technology company, focused on creating innovative solutions for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events and providing insight to event planners and organizers about the data-driven behind their events. With every meeting and event, Stova creates transformative experiences that enable their customers, attendees, and sponsors to make valuable, face-to-face connections. Companies of all sizes entrust Stova to solve all their event challenges from small intimate gatherings to massive events with 1000 attendees. For more information, visit www.stova.io.”

10. Bobtail

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 2022 Best Tech Startups in Maryland

“Started in 2015, Bobtail is on a mission to deliver freedom from inefficiencies in the supply chain and make people happy. Our vision is a supply chain without friction, fraud, waste, and abuse, where companies succeed based on the value they create. To help us achieve this goal, we have raised over $35 million.

We believe in people, innovation, and process. To learn more about our values, check out https://www.bobtail.com/why-bobtail.”