HighByte, a Portland-based software startup, last week reached a milestone when it released its first product—software that seeks to address the next-generation data architecture…
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Climate-tech startup Running Tide quietly raises $54M to remove gigatons of carbon from oceans
September 28, 2023
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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
September 21, 2023Latest stories
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San Francisco-based Grove Collaborative expands Portland office
Grove Collaborative, the San Francisco-based e-commerce startup that opened its first East Coast office in Portland in 2018, is expanding its footprint in the Forest…
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Two Maine startups among finalists to compete for $250,000 at ASU GSV Summit
Friday and Nearpeer, both Portland-based tech startups, have each been selected as finalists to compete for a chance at $250,000 in cash at the…
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Nearpeer raises $400,000 to fuel growth
Nearpeer, a Portland-based edtech startup that aims to improve student retention and graduation, recently closed a $400,000 financing round. The company reported the financing…
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Entirety of Seed Capital Tax Credit again claimed on first business day of the year
For the second year in a row, the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit has been depleted on the first business day of the year.…
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Top Gun accelerator names 44 companies for 2020 cohort
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs has selected 44 companies to participate in its 2020 Top Gun startup-training program. Top Gun, which launched in 2009…
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Changes at Certify: Bob Neveu steps down as CEO, company rebrands as Emburse
Bob Neveu, who founded the expense-management software company Certify with his brother Alan in 2008 and grew it into one of Portland’s most successful…
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Finding a Silver Lining in EVO Payments’ Plans to Layoff Nearly Entire Local Workforce
EVO Payments on Jan. 7 informed the state that it plans to layoff 139 employees, which is essentially its entire Portland office. The news,…
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ORPC Names New CEO
Ocean Renewable Power Co. this week announced that is has hired investor and current board member Stuart Davies to succeed Chris Sauer as the…
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