Wallit, a venture-backed financial technology startup in Westbrook, has raised $2.6 million in a new fundraising round as it continues to ramp up its…
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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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0Startup Maine sending eight startups to TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF in October
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TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference in San Francisco is one of the most famous startup conferences in the world, an international stage from which companies such…
Lawsuit with former CTO sinks Chimani’s equity crowdfunding campaign
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Chimani, the Yarmouth-based company that has developed a mobile app-based travel guide for U.S. national parks, had raised nearly $86,000 from more than 400 individual…
Founder Forum: A Q&A with Jennifer Monti of Shock Analytics
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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…
Certify acquires San Francisco corporate-payments startup
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Certify, the Portland-based pioneer in cloud-based expense management software, announced this morning that it has acquired Emburse, a San Francisco-based startup that provides corporate…
Introspective Systems moves ahead with microgrid commercialization project with Israel-based R&D partner
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Introspective Systems, a Portland-based startup working on cutting-edge artificial intelligence applications, recently announced it has kicked off a commercialization project with an Israel-based partner…
Founder Forum: Charley Friedman of Flowfold
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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…
Legislature fails to expand Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit, meaning a run on 2020 credits is likely
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Despite bipartisan support, the Maine Legislature during its first regular session did not expand a popular program that provides tax credits to individuals and…
ZipLine acquires gift-card payments company
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ZipLine, a Portland-based provider of private-label debit card and mobile payment technology, has acquired SmartClixx, a gift card payment platform based in Florida. The…
Forager enters NYC market amid new fundraising push
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Forager, the Portland-based startup that has developed a software platform to streamline the procurement process between grocers and local farms, has signed a…