Founder Stories
UMD Faculty, Students, and Alumni are launching ventures that will positively impact the world around us by inventing new products, providing better services, and innovating so much more. Read about these UMD Founders and how they are making an impact.
Featured Alumni Founders
Brett Schulman ’95, Co-Founder and CEO of CAVA
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Tim Sweeney '93, Founder and CEO of Epic Games
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Kevin Plank '96, Founder of Under Armour
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Shenqiang Ren, Co-Founder of NewCopper
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Anne Simon, Co-Founder of Silvec Biologics
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Henry Willis, Founder of PHNX Mind
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Milan Chaudhary, Founder of Brown Boy Nation
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Kato Co-Founders
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Evelyn Murphy, Founder of Energy by Evelyn
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AfriThrive
Founded by Truphena Choti Ph.D. '09 and her husband, Charles Choti.
Bluelene
Co-founded by alumna Jasmin El Kordi and UMD professor Dr. Kan Cao
Grip Boost
Co-founded by alumni Matt Furstenburg, Chanda Arya and Kevin Diehn and Dr. Srinvasa Raghavan
