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Healthcare innovation on display at Venture Hall’s first Demo Day
AI-enabled platforms. Smart needles. Mobile-based healthcare. These were some of the themes pitched by startup founders at Venture Hall’s inaugural Demo Day, held in…
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Chimani a semi-finalist for Startup of the Year contest
Chimani, the Portland-based developer of mobile app travel guides for national parks, will compete in San Francisco next month in Tech.Co’s Startup of the…
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Portland’s CashStar acquired for $175M
CashStar, the Portland-based tech company that was a pioneer in the digital gift card space, has been acquired by Calif.-based Blackhawk Network for $175…
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MTI seeks feedback on what to do with $45M
The Maine Technology Institute is receiving $45 million as a result of the $50 million bond referendum that voters approved in June and wants to gather…
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Investor interest drives Redd to increase offering, pulls in $2M in oversubscribed round
Redd, the Brunswick-based energy bar company, has raised roughly $2 million in equity capital—approximately $500,000 more than it initially expected to raise. The investment…
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Municipay, Vets First Choice among 12 Maine companies on the 2017 Inc. 5,000 list
Twelve Maine companies landed on Inc. magazine’s 2017 list of the 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies. Among those that made the list are…
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Vets First Choice makes Inc. 5,000 list, reveals 2016 revenue of $83.3M
Vets First Choice, the Portland-based company that provides online pharmacy services for veterinarian practices, made $83.3 million in revenue in 2016, according to a…
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Bangor startup accelerator relaunches with a focus on female founders
Scratchpad Accelerator, which launched in Bangor in 2015 and worked with a single cohort of four startups before taking a two-year hiatus, is relaunching…