Startup Shell

Startup Shell Startup Shell is a student-run nonprofit incubator that fosters entrepreneurship through collaboration at UMD.

Startup Shell was founded in 2012 by a few students frustrated with the lack of a good coworking space on campus. Then-director of the TAP Building - Craig Dye - unofficially gave the students a lab space that was being used for storage. Years later, Startup Shell is a flourishing student-run incubator supporting entrepreneurs and facilitating society's next generation of movers and shakers.

🔥 Guess what? Shell Expo is back! 🔥Get ready for the ultimate showcase of innovation from our UMD students! Explore tech...
04/22/2026

🔥 Guess what? Shell Expo is back! 🔥

Get ready for the ultimate showcase of innovation from our UMD students! Explore tech startups, creative student-run businesses, and artists presenting everything from thrifted fashion to handcrafted art.

Stop by, hang out, and see what campus is building. Help support the next wave of entrepreneurs!

📅 Friday, April 29
⏰ 5:30–7:30PM
📍 IDEA Factory, 4462 Stadium Dr

This Thursday (4/9)‼️ we are welcoming back Shell alum Jeff Anders to share his story on founding, scaling, and now cont...
04/07/2026

This Thursday (4/9)‼️ we are welcoming back Shell alum Jeff Anders to share his story on founding, scaling, and now continuing to run Ambrook, a company dedicated to helping individuals and businesses with their financial organization 💵📂✨!

Open to all UMD public.

📅 Thursday, April 9
🕕 5:00PM-6:00PM
📍 4462 Stadium Dr (IDEA Factory)

This thursday‼️m we are welcoming back Shell Alumni Jeff Anders to give a fireside chat on how he founded, scaled, and n...
04/07/2026

This thursday‼️m we are welcoming back Shell Alumni Jeff Anders to give a fireside chat on how he founded, scaled, and now continues to run Ambrook, a company centered around helping individuals and businesses with their financial organization 💵📂✨.

We are excited to announce that after many months of ideations, discussion, and planning, we will be taking on a new bra...
04/01/2026

We are excited to announce that after many months of ideations, discussion, and planning, we will be taking on a new brand identity 💙.

Unveiled at our Monark Shell talk last night, we received a contribution from an anonymous donor to elevate our space to the next level.

We are grateful to all those who have supported Startup Shell, and our wonderful Operations and Executive directors, in order to make this highly anticipated rebrand possible 💙🩵💙.

TOMORROW we’re sitting down with Shell Alum Max Harris (Monark) for a conversation on how regulation works between publi...
03/30/2026

TOMORROW we’re sitting down with Shell Alum Max Harris (Monark) for a conversation on how regulation works between public and private markets, and his insight on to make both accessible to everyone!

Open to all UMD public.

founders by day, miners by night.
03/29/2026

founders by day, miners by night.

Some of our Shellers were out and about last week for break…here’s where they were in the world, and some of what they w...
03/26/2026

Some of our Shellers were out and about last week for break…here’s where they were in the world, and some of what they were doing! 🌍✈️🇫🇷🇬🇭🇪🇸🇵🇷

What better way to welcome our New Batch than with an orientation Egg Drop Challenge 🥚🚀❗️Last week we got to meet our Sp...
03/17/2026

What better way to welcome our New Batch than with an orientation Egg Drop Challenge 🥚🚀❗️

Last week we got to meet our Spring ‘26 Shellers with some friendly competition. We were impressed by the engineering, creativity, and sheer ingenuity displayed by our new members (without any eggs lost…. mostly).

📸: .y2609

📢 Missed our first Open House? Don’t worry — here’s your second chance! 🙌Join us for Startup Shell’s Second Open House o...
09/16/2025

📢 Missed our first Open House? Don’t worry — here’s your second chance! 🙌

Join us for Startup Shell’s Second Open House of the application season to learn about our community, hear from current members, and get tips for applying. 💡🚀

📅 TUESDAY Sept. 16th
🕕 6:30PM – 7:30PM
📍 IDEA Factory, Room 1101

Don’t miss out — applications are live and this is the perfect time to get your questions answered! 🚀

Shell Expo happening RIGHT NOW!🚨 Come through! Support student creators, startups and apparel - all under one roof! You ...
05/02/2025

Shell Expo happening RIGHT NOW!🚨 Come through! Support student creators, startups and apparel - all under one roof! You don’t want to miss it!✨

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4467 Technology Drive #1100
College Park, MD
20742

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