Farmhand Automation, a Biddeford-based startup developing robotic and AI tools for small-scale farms, has raised $290,000 ahead of its first fully autonomous trials with…
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Climate-tech startup Running Tide quietly raises $54M to remove gigatons of carbon from oceans
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Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding-support app, raises another $2.2M to fund expansion
September 22, 2023
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Roux Institute picks 10 startups, including 5 from Maine, for next accelerator cohort
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Majesco acquires Portland insurance-tech firm ClaimVantage
Majesco, a New Jersey-based provider of insurance software, has acquired Portland-based ClaimVantage, a 14-year-old company that sells cloud-based software to insurance companies. Details of…
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KinoTek appoints Krystal Williams and Burak Sezen to its inaugural board of directors
KinoTek, a Portland-based digital health startup, recently appointed Krystal Williams and Burak Sezen as independent members of its inaugural board of directors. Williams and…
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Maine ranks in top 10 states for women-led startups
Maine is one of the top 10 best states for women-led startups, according to a new study. The state, which ranked #10, was highlighted…
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Top Gun names 32 companies for 2021 cohort
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs has selected 32 companies to participate in its 2021 Top Gun startup-training program. Top Gun, which launched in 2009…
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MSI #219 — Dec. 18, 2020
(Were you forwarded Maine Startups Insider? If so, subscribe here) ❄️ Good afternoon. Welcome to the 219th edition of Maine Startups Insider—and the…
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Top 15 Maine Startup Stories of 2020
This year will go down in history as the year the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the world’s economies. While it had adverse impacts…
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MSI Newsletter #218 — Dec. 2, 2020
(Were you forwarded Maine Startups Insider? If so, subscribe here) ⛅️ Good afternoon. Welcome to the 218th edition of Maine Startups Insider. You…
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Founder Forum: Nisha Dearborn of Fresh Chemistry
[Editor’s Note: Founder Forum, a series of conversations with local entrepreneurs, is sponsored by the Maine Technology Institute. Read more about MSI’s sponsored-content strategy here.] Nisha…
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