Dream Local Digital, a digital marketing agency in Rockland, has raised $725,000 and hired a chief revenue officer to help grow its business. The…
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Ocean Approved raises $2M on plans to reinvent seaweed for a retail consumer
Ocean Approved, a Saco-based company that has for several years farmed, processed and sold kelp to restaurants and wholesale distributors, has raised $2 million…
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Certify named one of best software companies in the world
Certify, the Portland-based company that was a pioneer in cloud-based expense management software, has been included on a list of the top 100 software companies…
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BlueTarp founder returns to Portland tech scene via acquisition
In 1998, Brian Rigney founded BlueTarp Financial as part of a project while getting his MBA degree. He was a financial analyst at Fleet…
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Top Gun accelerator selects a record 47 companies for 2019 cohort
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs has selected 47 companies to participate in its 2019 Top Gun startup-training program—its largest class ever. This year marks…
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Unofficial: Entirety of Seed Capital Tax Credit claimed on first business day of the year
Brian Rahill, co-founder and CEO of Coursestorm, arrived at the offices of the Finance Authority of Maine at 6pm on Tuesday evening—14 hours before…
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Top 15 Maine Startup Stories of 2018
Another year has come and gone. Looking back at the archives, 2018 was marked by some major headlines, including out-of-state companies setting up offices…
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Vets First Choice to rebrand as Covetrus following merger
Vets First Choice on Thursday announced a new name and executive leadership team for the new standalone public company that will result from its previously…
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California startup with Portland dev office raises $35M, plans to increase local headcount
Guideline, a San Mateo, Calif.-based financial technology startup with a software development office in Portland, plans to double its local headcount from 20 to…
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New coalition wants CS education in every Maine K-12 classroom by 2025
A new coalition has formed with the mission of getting computer science taught in every Maine K-12 classroom by 2025. Computer Science for Maine…