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MAGIC outlines tech‑education and incubation growth in Westminster
Summary
Kim Samuelson, executive director of MAGIC, told the council MAGIC has incubated entrepreneurs, serves students with robotics and AI classes, reported roughly $134,000 in funding to date (projected $229,000 by year end), and highlighted makerspace, investor network and regional partnerships.
Kim Samuelson, executive director of MAGIC, presented the organization’s 10‑year progress and its plans to expand the local tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Samuelson said MAGIC operates on three pillars—incubation, education and innovation—and described current programs including 1,000 Cups, a Startup Lab (six businesses in the next cohort), an Angel Network, makerspace workshops and robotics/AI classes. She said MAGIC has incubated roughly 26 entrepreneur connections recently and served about 250 students in the last two quarters, with an 80% retention rate in its classes.
On funding, Samuelson reported approximately $134,000 secured so far this year with projected funding of about $229,000 by the end of the fiscal year; she noted recent partnerships with engineering firms for R&D and an affiliation with the Entrepreneurs Support Network through Upsurge Baltimore.
Council members and the mayor praised MAGIC’s growth and the city’s past and ongoing support; council members said MAGIC helps showcase Westminster’s fiber and tech offerings to statewide visitors. Samuelson answered questions about partnerships, student programming and plans to sustain and scale cohorts and makerspace activities.
