Press Coverage After winning $40,000 from MICA's four-month incubator, cofounders Iman Carr and Shakeel Alexander are ready to open the door for other creatives in Baltimore. Third place and $10,000 went to Herschel Ruben of Compressent LLC, a Baltimore company that designs ergonomic products that accommodate the unique ways our brains work. Eight creative ventures chosen to compete in MICA UP/Start competition. Winners Announced For MICA UP/Start Venture Competition Here are the 20 best startups in Baltimore right now: realLIST 2018 MICA gets grant to help student startups Eight Finalists chosen during 'Pop Up and Pitch' Will Move On To UP/Start Finale These 8 startups are finalists in MICA’s 2018 venture competition Recent College Grads Started Their Own Press to Foster Diversity in Comics MICA Names Five Inaugural Entrepreneuers-in-Residence at Open Works MICA is pumping $100K into its best entrepreneurs These creative ventures pitched at MICA’s Up/Start venture competition Open Works names 10 finalists for the EnterpRiSE competition MICA Awards funding to student startups, launches partnership with makerspace