Introspective Systems, a Portland-based startup working on cutting-edge artificial intelligence applications, has received a $2 million grant from a joint U.S.-Israeli foundation to develop and…
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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0NH-based software firm names former Kepware exec as new CEO, opens Portland office
Rapid Insight, a software company headquartered in Conway, N.H., has hired a prominent Portland tech executive as its new CEO and opened an office…
Portland startup helps colleges reduce student ‘melt’ rates by using technology to combat isolation
Colleges and universities lose out on millions of dollars in tuition revenue each year as a certain percentage of incoming students never actually show up…
Planet Dog acquired by private equity firm’s portfolio company
Planet Dog, the Westbrook-based dog-products company founded in 1997, has been acquired by Outward Hound, a portfolio company of a Boston-based private equity firm.…
Minnow raises $1.2M in oversubscribed seed round for its IoT-enabled food pods
Minnow, the company formerly known as Kadabra (and Veebie before that), has officially closed on $1.2 million in seed funding, more than the initial…
Good To-Go expands facility, staff as it tries to keep up with demand
Good To-Go, the Kittery-based company that makes dehydrated meals, ranging from Indian Vegetable Korma to Chicken Gumbo, designed to give hikers and other outdoor…
The 2018 gubernatorial candidates on fostering innovation, R&D spending, non-competes, the Seed Capital Tax Credit, and more
(Update 10/29/18: Since publishing this article, Alan Caron has dropped out of the race.) As the candidates for Maine’s Blaine House attend debates and…
Pumpspotting wins $75K at MassChallenge event
Pumpspotting, the Kittery-based startup I wrote about a few weeks ago, won $75,000 at last week’s MassChallenge final event. As part of Mass Challenge…
Mingle Analytics merges with Utah-based software company
Mingle Analytics, a VC-backed company based in rural western Maine that helps healthcare providers manage federal Medicare reporting requirements, has merged with SilverVue, a…
Another San Francisco company is opening a Portland office
Taylor Stitch, a 10-year-old, San Francisco-based clothing company, is opening an office in Portland, drawn by the city’s growing reputation as a trendy place…