The Maine Angels announced this week it has raised $2.4 million from local angel investors to create a pooled investment fund to invest in…
Whit Richardson
Hi, there. I'm a journalist and writer based in Portland, Maine, who's been covering the Maine business landscape for more than a decade. I did my fair share of covering paper mills and lobsters, but naturally gravitated to stories about innovative companies that, while based in Maine, sought to serve national and global markets by leveraging technology.
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0MSI Newsletter #210 — June 27, 2020
(Like what you’re reading? Subscribe to the newsletter here.) 🌞 Good morning. Welcome to the 210th edition of Maine Startups Insider. You are one…
ZipLine, a Portland fintech company, acquired by Atlanta firm
ZipLine, a Portland-based provider of private-label debit card and mobile payment technology, has been acquired by Atlanta-based Professional Datasolutions Inc. (PDI), a global provider…
Reconnect raises more than $3M to drive innovation in criminal justice system
Reconnect, a Portland-area company, has raised $3.7 million to fund its continued development of software and hardware designed to improve outcomes for individuals in…
Two Maine companies accepted into 2020 Cleantech Open
Two Maine companies—Baseline ES and Foothill Fuels—have been accepted into this year’s Cleantech Open, a national startup accelerator program and business-pitch competition for companies…
MSI Newsletter #209 – June 19, 2020
(Like what you’re reading? Subscribe to the newsletter here.) 🌞 Good afternoon. Welcome to the 209th edition of Maine Startups Insider. You’re one of…
Software startup aimed at nursing moms raises seed round amidst COVID-19
Pumpspotting, a startup building software to support breastfeeding moms at home and work, has raised more than a half million dollars in its first…
MedRhythms wins FDA fast-track approval for medical device
MedRhythms, a digital therapeutics and medical-device startup in Portland, announced on Monday that it had received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and…
Introspective Systems rebrands as Dynamic Grid
Introspective Systems, a Portland-based startup working on cutting-edge artificial intelligence applications, has rebranded as Dynamic Grid to better reflect the company’s increased focus on…
MedRhythms raises money from Bose, wins national angel investment award
MedRhythms, a digital therapeutics and medical-device startup in Portland, has been racking up the headlines this month. During May, it announced that it… accepted…