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Maryland company working to support employee growth

COLUMBIA, Md. (August 3, 2024) – TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced an State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) investment of $300,000 in Truvelop, a Human Resources (HR) technology startup. TEDCO’s Seed Funds invest in early-stage, technology and life sciences companies and provides access to gap financing.

Truvelop LogoTruvelop, based in Baltimore, Md., has developed a software as a service (SaaS) that works to transform how companies evaluate and develop employee talent. Through their algorithm, Truvelop is leveraging technology to allow for a more efficient assessment of employee and organization strengths.

“Truvelop is looking to address a concern that can affect companies around the world,” said Teddy Gresser, director of TEDCO’s Seed Funds. “By utilizing a ‘sliding scale’ technique, companies can promote employee growth, which could ultimately lead to company success.”

TEDCO’s Seed Funds invest in companies that show promise of becoming venture fundable companies or are companies that, through a seed investment, will be sustainable through customer revenue, follow-on funding, or other forms of corporate venture. For more information or to apply to TEDCO’s Seed Funds, click here.

SSBCI funding targets communities and areas with small, micro and Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individual (SEDI businesses. For more information about TEDCO’s SSBCI funding, visit https://www.tedcomd.com/funding/state-small-business-credit-initiative-ssbci
 

About TEDCO

TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, enhances economic empowerment growth through the fostering of an inclusive entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem. TEDCO identifies, invests in, and helps grow technology and life science-based companies in Maryland. Learn more at www.tedcomd.com.

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Tammi Thomas, Chief Development & Marketing Officer, TEDCO, tthomas@tedcomd.com