Startup Shell
Higher EducationMaryland, United States51-200 Employees
Startup Shell is a student-run startup incubator based at the University of Maryland, located in College Park, Maryland. The organization supports student entrepreneurs by providing founder resources, a 24/7 co-working space, and access to a broad network of advisors across venture capital, legal, marketing, and business disciplines, with the aim of helping ventures grow from idea to venture-scale companies. Its target audience comprises students across the university who are developing early-stage ventures, and the program emphasizes hands-on workshops, founder talks, and recruiting events to build a culture of innovation. Over the past decade, Startup Shell has helped hundreds of students advance their ventures, including notable alumni that have gone on to create widely recognized companies. In recent developments, the group has announced organizational activities such as Friends and Family fundraising and launched a Fall 2022 batch following a move to its new space in the E.A. Fernandez IDEA Factory.