Ben Shaw, founder and CEO of Vets First Choice in Portland, on Tuesday received the New England Entrepreneur of the Year award from Ernst…
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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0Portland mapping software co. raises seed round
NBT Solutions, a Portland-based developer of mapping software, has raised nearly a million dollars to drive growth of a cloud-based mapping platform it’s developed…
Pika Energy raises $2M in convertible debt round
Pika Energy in Westbrook has raised $2 million in a convertible debt round, according to a filing it made last Friday with the U.S.…
It’s official: Voters approve $50 R&D bond
The $50 million bond to support research, development, and commercialization efforts by Maine businesses has officially passed and been signed by the governor, the…
Portland’s Certify acquired in $100M deal
Certify LLC, the Portland company founded in 2008 that offers cloud-based expense management software, has been acquired by K1 Investment Management, a Los Angeles-based…
Founder Forum: Chris Bunnell of UniteGPS
[Editor’s Note: Founder Forum, a weekly interview with a startup founder in Maine, is sponsored by the Maine Technology Institute. Read more about MSI’s sponsored-content…
Cerahelix looks to raise $2M to expand capacity
Cerahelix, the Orono-based startup that’s invented a high-tech filtration device using DNA and ceramics, is raising $2 million to help it accelerate development of pilot programs…
Fork Food Lab acquired by NY outfit
Fork Food Lab, the food-focused startup incubator in Portland, has been acquired by Foodworks, a New York City-based company that operates two other culinary…
LePage signs bill into law expanding MTI’s scope
Gov. Paul LePage late last week signed into law a bill that expands the Maine Technology Institute’s mandate and gives it tacit approval to…
Animal health startup wins Top Gun Showcase event
A pharmaceutical company tackling the global public health issue of rising street-dog populations has won the Top Gun Showcase event and its $10,000 prize, while a…