Founders Begin UBalt's AI Accelerator with Focus on Problems, Not Pitches

01/31/2026Founders Begin UBalt's AI Accelerator with Focus on Problems, Not Pitches A program is supported by funding from TEDCO’s Baltimore Innovation Initiative and brings together Baltimore-based founders working across industries.Business Today Image of students and professors during the first session of UBalt’s AI Accelerator

Image of students and professors during the first session of UBalt’s AI Accelerator

UBalt’s AI Accelerator entrepreneurs and the faculty leading the program.

We’re still very early in this AI moment. The real opportunity isn’t just using AI—it’s using it intentionally and responsibly, in service of real problems.

Jason Michael Perry

founder and chief AI officer of PerryLabs and entrepreneur‑in‑residence at CEI.

CAILICenter for Entrepreneurship and InnovationMerrick School of Business