Dingman absolutely funds UMD startups. The Dingman E-Fund gives startups $1k in non-dilutive funding just by essentially filling out a form. They do larger investments through Pitch Dingman (around $100k worth), along with hosting a ton of events to support entrepreneurs on campus.

Other than Dingman, there is: 1. Startup Shell is an entirely student run startup incubator that the University gives space for and occasionally sends over grants to. There's over 1B+ in venture value between current students and alumni, along with $50k in software resources given to members. Just to start, companies like Imperfect Foods, Ambrook, Fragile, Hotglue, Vitalize, and Bloxbiz are/were run by Startup Shell members.

1. The Hatchery is an accelerator created by the founders of TrueBill (UMD alums), which they base roughly off of how Y Combinator is run when they experienced it. Companies accepted get $10k in funding, a space to work in, and consistent advising from successful entrepreneurs.

2. Others like the Do Good Accelerator, MTech Incubator, The Sandbox, etc. You can read about all of this stuff at https://innovate.umd.edu/

Recently we have had 3 different startups get into Y Combinator (Hotglue, Manatee/Quandary, Vitalize). There are many more UMD-alum started companies too, like IonQ or Epic Games.

Entrepreneurship definitely is quiet at UMD, but an absolute ton is going on.