Gorham Savings Bank has announced the five finalists who will compete for a $50,000 grand prize at its 10th annual LaunchPad small business pitch…
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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0Climate-tech startup Running Tide quietly raises $54M to remove gigatons of carbon from oceans
Running Tide Technologies has been busy. In the past year, the Portland-based climate-tech company has scaled its operations, quadrupled its workforce, deployed a successful…
Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding-support app, raises another $2.2M to fund expansion
Pumpspotting, a Kittery-based company offering software and services to support breastfeeding or pumping moms in and out of the workplace, announced earlier this month…
Roux Institute picks 10 startups, including 5 from Maine, for next accelerator cohort
The Roux Institute at Northeastern University recently announced the 10 startups accepted to its new Founder Residency cohort, an accelerator program focused on serving…
MyHealthMath merges with UK company, growth planned in Portland
MyHealthMath, a Portland-based insurance-tech company, has merged with UK-based Sherpa to form a new global business called HYKE that combines their respective products to…
WEX ventures into EV future with $100M investment fund
WEX, a Portland-based payments-solution provider and one of Maine’s few publicly traded companies, has launched a new corporate venture arm to invest in startups…
5 Questions about the Maine Startup Challenge with Nina Scheepers, principal at Maine Venture Fund
The Maine Startup Challenge, a business plan competition designed to encourage entrepreneurial thinking across all ages and foster the next generation of Maine entrepreneurs,…
Local food ecommerce platform Forager acquired by Canadian firm
Forager, the Portland-based startup that built an online marketplace to connect local farms with grocery stores and other retail outlets, on June 21 announced…
Eskuad raises $1.65M in equity financing
Eskuad, a startup with Portland ties that’s built a mobile-first data platform for businesses with employees in field operations, has raised $1.65 million to…
ReachMyTeach, an edtech startup, wins 2023 Top Gun pitch event
ReachMyTeach, a startup building a school-home communication and translation platform, won the Top Gun Showcase event held May 25, and its $25,000 top prize.…