The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs has selected 24 companies to participate in its 2022 Top Gun business-training program. Top Gun, which launched in 2009…
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Climate-tech startup Running Tide quietly raises $54M to remove gigatons of carbon from oceans
September 28, 2023
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Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding-support app, raises another $2.2M to fund expansion
September 22, 2023
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Roux Institute picks 10 startups, including 5 from Maine, for next accelerator cohort
September 21, 2023Latest stories
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Top 15 Maine Startup Stories of 2021
The pandemic has adversely impacted Maine’s economy, but it didn’t slow the momentum of Maine’s tech startups. As I do each year, I dove…
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HighByte raises $3.5M seed round with industrial software product
HighByte, an industrial software company based in Portland, today announced the close of a seed financing round that will fuel its next phase of…
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Guide to the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator class of 2021
Here’s a brief guide to the 10 startups that participated in the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator class of 2021.
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MedRhythms adds Bose Ventures, Global Brain Corp. to its Series B round
MedRhythms, a digital therapeutics startup in Portland, announced this week that it has raised an additional $2 million as part of its Series B…
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A roadmap for a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem
[Editor’s Note: This is the third of three columns about immigrant entrepreneurship in Maine. You can read the first and second columns here and…
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Colby College launches Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship
Colby College in Waterville announced last week that it will establish the Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship to provide students with unique opportunities to better…
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Reconnect 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…
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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…
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View allEconomic impact and successes of Maine’s immigrant entrepreneurs often overlooked
Culture and access need to change for Maine’s startup community to reach its full potential
Governor’s New Economic Plan Prioritizes Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
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