Press Coverage
UP/Start award winner, Anthony Culp, talks with Technical.ly about Plexo, a play system he developed to reimagine play in workspaces to generate community and culture within organizations, and his plans for the venture in the future.
UP/Start award winner, Luka Shanahan, of Deadbeat Devil talks with VoyageBaltimore about their foray into the world of sustainable fashion, the ammunition to start as a small business during the pandemic and how taking risks has brought about growth, success and exciting opportunities.
This year’s UP/Start competition concluded with 5 ventures being awarded with seed funding. The winning ventures were all undergraduate students with a diverse offering of Riso printing services, graphic novels, sustainable apparel, leather harnesses and a product for workplace play.
After winning $40,000 from MICA's four-month incubator, cofounders Iman Carr and Shakeel Alexander are ready to open the door for other creatives in Baltimore.
Third place and $10,000 went to Herschel Ruben of Compressent LLC, a Baltimore company that designs ergonomic products that accommodate the unique ways our brains work.
Eight creative ventures chosen to compete in MICA UP/Start competition.
Winners Announced For MICA UP/Start Venture Competition
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MICA gets grant to help student startups
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These creative ventures pitched at MICA’s Up/Start venture competition
Open Works names 10 finalists for the EnterpRiSE competition
MICA Awards funding to student startups, launches partnership with makerspace