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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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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0Top 15 Maine Startup Stories of 2019
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As we near the end of 2019, it’s a good time to look back at the Maine startup stories that attracted the most attention…
Photo Album: “Crunch Time” Screening and Panel Discussion – Wed., Dec. 18, 2019
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Maine Startups Insider and Startup Maine hosted an event on Wed., Dec. 18, to screen “Crunch Time,” the mini-documentary MSI produced about the eight…
Chris Sauer, pioneer in marine renewable energy technology, plans to step down as CEO of ORPC
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Ocean Renewable Power Co. recently announced that its CEO and co-founder, Chris Sauer, plans to retire on Jan. 17, 2020. Sauer and two others…
Freeport Metrics, local software dev shop, closes Portland office
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Correction (12/16/19): This article previously misspelled Andrew Gauvin’s name in a number of places. We regret the error. Freeport Metrics, a local software development…
Founder Forum: Bruce Bickford of STARC Systems
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Over the past six years, Bruce Bickford has been integral in building Brunswick-based STARC Systems into an international supplier of innovative containment systems that…
Founder Forum: Christine Soto of Monoclonals Inc.
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[Editor’s Note: Founder Forum, a series featuring in-depth Q&As with local startup founders, is sponsored by the Maine Technology Institute. Read more about MSI’s sponsored-content…
DAVO Technologies expands team with new hires
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DAVO Technologies, a fintech startup based in Westbrook focused on automating the sales tax process for retailers and restaurateurs, has recently expanded its team…
MedRhythms secures patent for its digital therapeutics platform
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MedRhythms Inc., a digital therapeutics and medical-device startup in Portland, announced this week that it has secured a U.S. patent for its digital therapeutics…
REDD raises $1.3M in debt financing, names new CEO
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REDD, the venture-backed energy bar company that’s based in Brunswick, has closed $1.3 million in debt financing, according to a recent filing with the…