“If you’re designing for commercial applications and then inserting yourself into a military conflict, there are all kinds of potential problems there,” said Josh Lospinoso, CEO and co-founder of Shift5, a cybersecurity startup based in Arlington, Virginia.

The 12 delegation members are traveling across the country with the endorsement of both Startup Grind‘s Maryland chapter, which grew out of several local chapters consolidating and increasingly organizing programming last year, and the state’s Department of Commerce.

The Hood River-based company makes imaging systems for piloted and autonomous aircraft. The systems are built with onboard artificial intelligence for search and mapping applications. 

Overwatch Imaging, an Oregon venture that makes airborne imaging systems for piloted aircraft and drones, has closed on an $11.15 million investment round led by Squadra Ventures and Shield Capital.

Technical.ly invited leaders from the 2022 Baltimore RealLIST Startups roster and the city’s tech sector to discuss these and other questions about local startups’ future. This led us to a virtual discussion that drew from the forward-looking editorial theme of Web3 month.

Cybersecurity startup Sicura announced yesterday the close of its seed funding round. The money raised will support the Baltimore-based company’s plans to grow its sales, business development and marketing operations through 2022.