Waterville is a small city (pop. ≈16,000) nestled on the shore of the Kennebec River in central Maine. Like many Maine cities and towns,…
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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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Atlantic Sea Farms raises $3.1M, adds board members
Atlantic Sea Farms, the first commercial seaweed farm in the United States, has raised a new round of financing, which it is using to…
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MedRhythms signs deal with major record label to create ‘prescription music platform’
MedRhythms, a digital therapeutics startup in Portland, has signed a deal with Universal Music Group, the largest music company in the world, that provides…
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Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator kicks off, announces 2021 cohort
[Editor’s Note: In full disclosure, I am working with Techstars to coordinate PR and communications for the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator.] The Roux Institute…
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Economic impact and successes of Maine’s immigrant entrepreneurs often overlooked
[Editor’s Note: This is the second of three columns about immigrant entrepreneurship in Maine written by Kerem Durdag, an entrepreneur who currently serves as…
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Ocean Renewable Power Co raises $25M in growth capital
Ocean Renewable Power Co., developer of innovative renewable power systems that harness the energy of free-flowing rivers and tidal currents, announced this week it…
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Maine Technology Institute awards $500,000 in Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge grants
The Maine Technology Institute has awarded $500,000 to two Maine companies in Biddeford and Wiscasset engaged in developing clean energy technology through the Maine…
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Susan Ruhlin hired as inaugural director of Dirigo Labs, a new startup accelerator in Waterville
The Central Maine Growth Council on Thursday announced that it has hired Susan Ruhlin as inaugural executive director for Dirigo Labs, a Waterville-based startup…
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Pumpspotting raises $1.15M, lands state of Maine as early customer
Pumpspotting, a startup building B2B software to support breastfeeding moms at home and work, recently closed on its $1.15 million seed round and announced…
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