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DreamPort

Cyber · Run by Technology Advancement Center (TAC), formerly Maryland Innovation & Security Institute (MISI), under Partnership Intermediary Agreement with USCYBERCOM · Columbia, MD

Verified Jul 22, 2026Official websiteHow to apply

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The facts

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Terms model
Non-dilutiveGives money that does not take equity: grants, prizes, or credits. Your ownership is untouched.
Investment
Not publishedNot an equity accelerator: USCYBERCOM-linked innovation facility running Rapid Prototyping Events, workshops, and tech exchanges; solutions procured via FAR contracts, OTA, and prize competitions; no equity, no fixed award amounts. Site content stale as of 2026-07-22 (newest listed events from 2022); operator rebranded MISI to Technology Advancement Center in Nov 2023.
Equity taken
Not publishedNot an equity accelerator: USCYBERCOM-linked innovation facility running Rapid Prototyping Events, workshops, and tech exchanges; solutions procured via FAR contracts, OTA, and prize competitions; no equity, no fixed award amounts. Site content stale as of 2026-07-22 (newest listed events from 2022); operator rebranded MISI to Technology Advancement Center in Nov 2023.
Program length
Not published
Format
Hybrid
Location
Columbia, MD
Cohorts per year
Not published
Cohort size
Not published
Stage focus
any stage; companies, academia, individual technologists
Sub-vertical
cyber capabilities for USCYBERCOM/DoD
Demographic focus
Not published
Backers
U.S. Cyber Command, Maryland Innovation & Security Institute
Notable alumni
Not published

Terms notes: Not an equity accelerator: USCYBERCOM-linked innovation facility running Rapid Prototyping Events, workshops, and tech exchanges; solutions procured via FAR contracts, OTA, and prize competitions; no equity, no fixed award amounts. Site content stale as of 2026-07-22 (newest listed events from 2022); operator rebranded MISI to Technology Advancement Center in Nov 2023.

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Terms in plain English

DreamPort is not an accelerator and does not invest in companies. It is a cyber innovation, collaboration, and prototyping facility in Columbia, MD, created through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement awarded by USCYBERCOM in May 2018. Companies participate in Rapid Prototyping Events, technical exchange meetings, and workshops, and successful solutions can lead to government work through mechanisms such as FAR contracts, OTAs, and prize competitions. It takes no equity, and there are no standard award amounts; terms vary by event and are not published.

Who this is actually for

Cybersecurity companies that want a route into US government and defense work, especially teams able to demonstrate working prototypes at events in Maryland. It is not for founders seeking investment capital.

Application windows

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