we are Ecphora capital

de-risking and accelerating Maryland's best biomedical startups

First LOOK

Discover

Maryland is an often overlooked gem, rich with world-class IP and overflowing with innovation from the top-tier, world-renown academic, medical, and research institutions. The state's premier institutions include prestigious institutions such as JHU, UMD, UMB, UMBC, NIH, NIST, FDA... just to name a few. 

PROVEN SUCCESS

Track Record

We have strong backgrounds in angel investing and are well connected to vibrant angel groups at the University of Maryland's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and to Citrine Angels, based in Baltimore.

MARYLAND-FOCUSED

Incentives

We encourage all of our portfolio companies to headquarter in Maryland Opportunity Zones and participate in all of the incredible resources that the state offers through entities like TEDCO, programs like MIPS, and incentive programs like the ​BIITC.