Meet Four Alums Who Turned Campus Lessons into Companies
Whether through academic challenges, student leadership, or the strength of the alumni network, here’s four alums who have turned campus lessons into thriving businesses.
EnTERPreneur Network
EnTERPreneur Network
The EnTERPreneur Network is an industry-focused University of Maryland Alumni Association group with a broad mandate to foster a vibrant Terp alumni entrepreneurship ecosystem. Bringing together UMD’s significant investments in innovation and our talented network of alumni, the EnTERPreneur Network generates tremendous value for the Terp community. It serves as a dedicated platform to connect alumni with the resources, tools, and connections needed in meaningful ways to advance their entrepreneurial goals.
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Terp Business Spotlight
Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Oneyda Hernandez '23
Hernandez founded the Audelia Community Response Team (ACRT) to address food insecurity in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. What began as an effort by Hernandez and...
Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Steven Krein '92
Since founding New York-based StartUp Health, Steven Krein, the CEO, and his team have assembled a worldwide network of founders, funders, innovators and industry leaders to...
Did you know?
Terps started 461 companies over the last five years, receiving $128.7 million in funding.
The University of Maryland had the honor of receiving the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities' 2025 Innovation and Economic Prosperity Award.
The University of Maryland ranks #7 across all institutions, #5 among public universities, and #1 in the Mid-Atlantic for undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, according to The Princeton Review/Entrepreneurship magazine.
On campus, more than 7,300 students in 92 majors are enrolled in at least one undergraduate entrepreneurship course.