Colby College in Waterville announced last week that it will establish the Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship to provide students with unique opportunities to better…
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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0Reconnect founder steps aside for new CEO
Reconnect Inc., a Cumberland-based company that’s developed software and hardware to improve outcomes for individuals in the justice system, recently announced that it had…
KinoTek raises $2.1M seed round
KinoTek, a digital health startup in Portland, has raised a $2.1 million seed round. The company has developed an easy-to-use platform that uses AI…
Atlantic Sea Farms raises $3.1M, adds board members
Atlantic Sea Farms, the first commercial seaweed farm in the United States, has raised a new round of financing, which it is using to…
MedRhythms signs deal with major record label to create ‘prescription music platform’
MedRhythms, a digital therapeutics startup in Portland, has signed a deal with Universal Music Group, the largest music company in the world, that provides…
Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator kicks off, announces 2021 cohort
[Editor’s Note: In full disclosure, I am working with Techstars to coordinate PR and communications for the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator.] The Roux Institute…
Ocean Renewable Power Co raises $25M in growth capital
Ocean Renewable Power Co., developer of innovative renewable power systems that harness the energy of free-flowing rivers and tidal currents, announced this week it…
Maine Technology Institute awards $500,000 in Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge grants
The Maine Technology Institute has awarded $500,000 to two Maine companies in Biddeford and Wiscasset engaged in developing clean energy technology through the Maine…
Susan Ruhlin hired as inaugural director of Dirigo Labs, a new startup accelerator in Waterville
The Central Maine Growth Council on Thursday announced that it has hired Susan Ruhlin as inaugural executive director for Dirigo Labs, a Waterville-based startup…
Pumpspotting raises $1.15M, lands state of Maine as early customer
Pumpspotting, a startup building B2B software to support breastfeeding moms at home and work, recently closed on its $1.15 million seed round and announced…