Inspire, Support, and Fund the next generation of Founders
A non-profit organization that focuses on economic mobility & ecosystem development through long-term support and investments
why FoundryPad MATTERS
Building a Local Tech Community
Building a Local Tech Community
- Educate and inspire inclusively
- Economic growth and mobility
- Talent retention and acquisition
- Regional positioning as an Innovation Hub
Founders
Building a Local Tech Community
- End-to-end support - from ideation to Series A
- Non-dilutive funding through PRIs and SAFEs
- World-class mentorship
- Access to an Expert Tech Community
Venture Capitalists
Venture Capitalists
- Curated, de-risked deal flow
- Improved due diligence
- Co-investment opportunities
- Early AI talent insight
Our Timeline
Community Building
- Founded GDG Annapolis and Baltimore, growing a 500+ member tech community.
- Collaborating with local accelerators, Tech Councils, and Universities.
- Launched AI Academy and competitions like StartathonAI impacting over 300 people.
- Piloted Cultivator
Q4 2025
- Form a Board of Directors with expertise in AI, VC, non-profit, grant writing, and community leaders.
2026
- Raise $500K (40% seed funding, 30% operations, 20% marketing, 10% events).
- Run over twenty educational and hands-on training events, and competitions like StartathonAI, impacting over 600 people and inspiring ten projects.
- Start Cultivator.
2027
- Run over thirty educational and hands-on training events, and competitions like StartathonAI, impacting over 900 people and inspiring twenty projects..
- Launch 10 startups with MVPs.
2028
- Launch 20 startups total.
- Create 200 jobs.
- Exit 2 companies
- Secure $5M in follow-on funding.