Gorham Savings Bank has announced the five finalists who will compete for a $50,000 grand prize at its 10th annual LaunchPad small business pitch…
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Climate-tech startup Running Tide quietly raises $54M to remove gigatons of carbon from oceans
Running Tide Technologies has been busy. In the past year, the Portland-based climate-tech company has scaled its operations, quadrupled its workforce, deployed a successful…
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Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding-support app, raises another $2.2M to fund expansion
Pumpspotting, a Kittery-based company offering software and services to support breastfeeding or pumping moms in and out of the workplace, announced earlier this month…
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Roux Institute picks 10 startups, including 5 from Maine, for next accelerator cohort
The Roux Institute at Northeastern University recently announced the 10 startups accepted to its new Founder Residency cohort, an accelerator program focused on serving…
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MyHealthMath merges with UK company, growth planned in Portland
MyHealthMath, a Portland-based insurance-tech company, has merged with UK-based Sherpa to form a new global business called HYKE that combines their respective products to…
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WEX ventures into EV future with $100M investment fund
WEX, a Portland-based payments-solution provider and one of Maine’s few publicly traded companies, has launched a new corporate venture arm to invest in startups…
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5 Questions about the Maine Startup Challenge with Nina Scheepers, principal at Maine Venture Fund
The Maine Startup Challenge, a business plan competition designed to encourage entrepreneurial thinking across all ages and foster the next generation of Maine entrepreneurs,…
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Local food ecommerce platform Forager acquired by Canadian firm
Forager, the Portland-based startup that built an online marketplace to connect local farms with grocery stores and other retail outlets, on June 21 announced…
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Eskuad raises $1.65M in equity financing
Eskuad, a startup with Portland ties that’s built a mobile-first data platform for businesses with employees in field operations, has raised $1.65 million to…
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