Startup acceleration. Proven. Founder-first.

About ECLECTIC

ECLECTIC is a turnkey, modular accelerator platform designed for the real-world pace of founders and the communities that support them.
We offer unmatched, ready-to-deploy entrepreneurial programming grounded in Patrick McQuown’s 20 years of experience as a two-time exited founder, including launching his first venture as a student entrepreneur. This platform is also shaped by over a decade as an educator and Executive Director at top institutions like Brown University, Georgetown University, James Madison University, and Towson University, where he built nationally recognized programs and supported dozens of ventures. 
We provide curated, real-world entrepreneurial programming so that universities and local governments don’t need to create content from scratch. Whether you’re supporting students, faculty, or local residents, ECLECTIC delivers flexible programming—from two-day sprints to two-week intensives—that drives outcomes.
Our Wins and Impact:
💡 Since '17 our ventures have collectively raised over $60M
🏆  Two ventures launched by our student founders have surpassed $50M in valuation—BarTrack and BeatGig.
🎓 Our students are the only undergrads in the DMV to win EFest, the nation’s top undergraduate entrepreneurship competition.
📣 Five alumni have been named to Forbes 30 Under 30.
🚀 Faculty and staff working with us have completed and been awarded all three phases of NSF I-Corps grants and sold their company for $10M—all without taking dilutive funding.
🌍 Supported Super Bowl winners, veterans, doctors, and more
🥇 #1 Accelerator in Maryland (Baltimore Business Journal)
📰 Featured in Poets & Quants as “Unlike Anything Anywhere In The World.”
Governor Wes Moore selected our accelerator for his first-ever cabinet meeting outside Annapolis. After spending 4 hours with our founders and team, he called it:

“This is exactly what we want to invest in and need in every corner of the state.”

ECLECTIC isn’t a theory. It’s what founders use to win. See what the entrepreneurs who’ve done it have to say.
Now it’s available to institutions and communities ready to accelerate.

When you meet founders where they are and hand them real tools, they build real companies.

This isn’t a lecture - it’s a launchpad.

Eclectic can help.

🚀 Accelerator-as-a-Service

Save time, money, and avoid common mistakes by working with a proven model.
No guesswork—drop-in, modular accelerator programming with an 8-year track record.
Saves hundreds of thousands in staffing, trial-and-error, and curriculum development.
Proven to generate venture launches, capital raises, and exits faster and with lower risk.
Avoid the slow, costly, committee-driven program design process—plug-and-play with customization.

📈 Economic Development Impact

Turn small investments into massive returns for your community.
For every $1 Baltimore County invested, we generated over $50 in direct economic activity—$30M from a $600K investment.
Track record of creating jobs, attracting capital, and driving exits.
Helps counties and cities position themselves as innovation hubs without building internal expertise or infrastructure from scratch.

🏆 Student & Talent Development

Make your students and entrepreneurs competitive—locally and nationally.

Led teams and ventures to state and national pitch wins and awards.

5 Forbes 30 Under 30 winners, 3 Black Ambition finalists, and multiple non-dilutive funding success stories.

Programs recognized as the most engaged in the nation (UEDA).