Ocean Renewable Power Co. is leading a €3.2 million (roughly $3.4 million) research project in Ireland that will allow it to further develop the tidal energy technology…
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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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0Serial tech entrepreneur and recent Seattle transplant named Venture Hall’s first “Entrepreneur in Residence”
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After nearly three decades of entrepreneurship, Steven Sperry has experienced all the highs and lows of a seasoned startup veteran, from a successful IPO to crashing and burning…
Maine falls in national technology and science rankings
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Maine has dropped to 42nd place in a national report ranking states based on their technology and science capabilities. The State Technology and Science…
Maine Technology Institute provides nearly $1.5M to 26 Maine companies
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The Maine Technology Institute in October awarded $1.45 million in loans and grants to 26 Maine technology companies. The majority of those funds—$997,700 to be…
Surge Hydro wins regional Cleantech Open
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For the third time in five years, a Maine startup has been chosen as a winner of the northeast regional Cleantech Open, a competition for companies…
In its first investment round, CourseStorm raises nearly $1M to expand reach
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CourseStorm Inc., the startup in Orono that provides course-registration software to education organizations, has raised $760,000 in a Series A round of equity investment. If…
Maine Technology Institute awards nearly $118K to nine Maine companies
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The Maine Technology Institute awarded $117,824 in grants to nine Maine companies in September 2016. MTI awarded three TechStart grants totaling $12,500, four Business…
Maine companies raise more than $3M in Q3 of 2016
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Three Maine companies raised capital from venture capitalists or angel investors during the third quarter of 2016, according to a tally by Maine Startups Insider. As…
Tilson Technology raises $3M to fuel worldwide growth
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Tilson Technology Management, based in Portland, has raised $3 million to fuel its growth worldwide in deploying information-technology software and building telecommunication networks. CEO…
Bangor nonprofit forms to coordinate local entrepreneurial programs
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A new nonprofit has formed in the Bangor area to coordinate efforts among the region’s various entrepreneurial initiatives and to more effectively market the…