A medical simulation startup founded by UMaine students won the Bangor region’s BigGig pitch event last week. The company, Zephyrus Simulation LLC, was spun…
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DemerBox acquired by Grammy-winning musician
A three-time Grammy Award-winning country musician and entrepreneur from Georgia has quietly acquired a majority stake in DemerBox, the Portland startup that launched on…
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Portland startup deploys beta self-serve food kiosk
If you were in downtown Portland during the lunch hour at any point this week, you may have noticed the large orange wheeled kiosk…
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Bangor subscription-box startup a finalist in national competition
The Willie Wags, a subscription-box startup based in Bangor, was named a finalist this week in the U.S. Small Business Administration’ InnovateHER Business Challenge. Founder…
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Employee-engagement software startup wins local pitch contest
Luke Thomas took home top honors, and $1,500, Wednesday night at the Startup South Portland final pitch contest with his software startup, Friday Feedback.…
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Twitter tip: Bitcoin mining co. eyeing Maine for expansion
Bitcoin mining has become big business. It’s also an energy-intensive business, as mining companies set up large facilities full of racks of whirring computers…
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Investors drain Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit with three and half months yet to go in 2017
The Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit, which provides tax credits to investors to encourage greater investment in Maine startups, has reached its annual cap of…
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Venture Hall invests $25K in Cliexa, Janus Choice
Venture Hall has chosen to invest in two of the healthcare-related startups that participated in its inaugural summer accelerator program, which wrapped up earlier…
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New South Portland co-working space wins pitch contest
The winner of Startup South Portland’s second pitch contest was James LaPlante, who pitched his concept for a new co-working and shared-studio space he…