Kadabra, the Portland startup formerly known as Veebie that briefly tested its concept for a tech-enabled, self-serve food “pod” in downtown Portland last October,…
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MedRhythms raises $5M Series A, adds board members
MedRhythms, a Portland-based healthcare startup, has raised $5 million as part of an oversubscribed Series A investment round and added two prominent names to…
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North Spore wins $100k on Greenlight Maine
North Spore, the Westbrook-based mushroom farm, has won Greenlight Maine and its $100,000 top prize, just weeks after the company won the Launchpad business…
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Maine Med ER doctor launches startup to improve the ER patient experience
Dr. Samir Haydar had his lightbulb moment while waiting for breakfast at a medical convention. Haydar, an ER doctor at Maine Medical Center in…
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North Spore wins Launchpad 2018, $50K prize
A Westbrook-based company that grows and sells mushrooms has won the Launchpad business plan competition and its $50,000 first-place cash prize. North Spore, which…
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New VC firm raising ‘first-of-its-kind’ fund to invest in Maine
A new venture capital firm based in Portland is raising a $10 million fund to make seed investments in early-stage, primarily Maine-based companies. It…
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MyBodyModel wins Top Gun 2018, $25,000 prize
Erica Schmitz, founder of a startup that’s developed a web application for clothing designers, walked away from Wednesday night’s Top Gun Showcase event with…
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Big Room Studios launches ‘Developer-in-Residence’ program
A few months ago, a software developer who had collaborated in the past on some open-source projects with Big Room Studios, a software-development firm…
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Launchpad names five finalists who will compete for $50K prize
Launchpad, the statewide business-pitch competition, has named the five businesses that will compete next month for a chance to win $50,000. More than 180…