Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Legislature have expanded the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit program, which provides tax credits to investors and venture…
Funding
Climate-tech startup Running Tide quietly raises $54M to remove gigatons of carbon from oceans
September 28, 2023
Funding
Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding-support app, raises another $2.2M to fund expansion
September 22, 2023
News
Roux Institute picks 10 startups, including 5 from Maine, for next accelerator cohort
September 21, 2023Latest stories
Roster Report
RockStep Solutions promotes Julie Morrison to president
RockStep Solutions, which develops laboratory-management software, has promoted Julie Morrison to president. Morrison joined the company in 2016 as a co-founder, serving as product…
News
Susan MacKay steps down as Cerahelix CEO
Susan MacKay has stepped down as CEO of Cerahelix, the Orono-based company she founded in 2011 that has patented a process to create high-tech ceramic…
News
Maine ranks #2 in US in creation of new employers
Maine has the second highest percentage in the country of new businesses that begin hiring employees within two years of being founded, according to…
News
HighByte raises $875K in first investment round
HighByte, a Portland-based industrial software startup, has raised nearly $1 million in debt capital from a cadre of angel investors and early-stage venture capital…
News
Startup Maine cancels annual conference because of COVID-19 worries
Startup Maine, the nonprofit organization that hosts a startup and innovation conference in Portland every June, announced today that it has cancelled its 2020…
News
Flowfold pivots to manufacturing protective gear for hospitals in the face of COVID-19
Flowfold, the Gorham-based manufacturer of durable outdoor and travel gear, announced Tuesday that it was suspending production of its typical product lines to manufacture…
News
Hacking COVID-19: Maine startup plans hack-a-thon to “flatten the curve”
MyHealthMath, a Portland startup working to innovate within the health insurance industry, is attempting to mobilize Maine’s tech community to come up with innovative ways to…
News
CourseStorm creates relief fund for customers affected by COVID-19
CourseStorm, an Orono-based software company that’s developed a cloud-based course-registration platform used by organizations with educational offerings, has announced the creation of its COVID-19…
Commentary
View allA roadmap for a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem
Economic impact and successes of Maine’s immigrant entrepreneurs often overlooked
Culture and access need to change for Maine’s startup community to reach its full potential
Governor’s New Economic Plan Prioritizes Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem