Our Mission
Ken Malone, one of our co-founders, describes the uniqueness of Early Charm Ventures:
We are the management team, the operators, and the entrepreneurs. We don’t just write checks and pop in for board meetings. We show up to our labs, our production facilities, and our offices every day to do all the heavy lifting for our portfolio companies.
Our scientists and engineers work across our entire portfolio, never just for one venture. This brings extraordinary expertise to the earliest stages of product development. The lack of silos fosters creativity and attracts the most collaborative people.
Our Ventures
Synergy with our existing ventures is important to us, so we look for opportunities that fit with our current capabilities in Drug Design, Blue Economy, Advanced Materials, and Engineered Products.
Because synergy between our companies is so strong, the individual companies are seldom as valuable alone than as a part of the whole. Thus, we aren’t focused on exit strategies and quick flips. We are focused on building sustainable businesses through revenue, and on expanding opportunities by retaining our team.
Our Ventures
Synergy with our existing ventures is important to us, so we look for opportunities that fit with our current capabilities in Drug Design, Blue Economy, Advanced Materials, and Engineered Products.
Because synergy between our companies is so strong, the individual companies are seldom as valuable alone than as a part of the whole. Thus, we aren’t focused on exit strategies and quick flips. We are focused on building sustainable businesses through revenue, and on expanding opportunities by retaining our team.


Latest News
Early Charm Announces Hiring of Kurt McWilliams as Director of R&D for Materic
McWilliams, a patent attorney, also to take on role of Intellectual Property Counsel for Early Charm July 20, 2022, Baltimore, MD – Early Charm, a company that creates, owns and operates ventures that convert science
Materic & LaunchPort Partner to Drive Advanced Materials Manufacturing for Medical Devices
Materic’s expertise in advanced materials and 3D printing to combine with The LaunchPort’s skills in GMP production of medical devices and technologies July 18, 2022, Baltimore, MD – Materic, a custom manufacturer of advanced materials,
Adam Steinmark Joins Early Charm as Mechanical Engineer – Additive & Custom Manufacturing
Steinmark to use skills and experience in additive manufacturing to drive design and production capacity for Materic companies, Synteris and Danae June 24, 2022, Baltimore, MD – Early Charm, a company that creates, owns and