Startup Maine

Get ready for Startup Maine Week - May 19 through 22 - in Portland. We'll kickoff the week at the Roux Institute for their Founder Residency Showcase, followed by a networking reception. May 20-22 will be a jam-packed agenda filled with meetups, programming, workshops, and night events. It will be a flurry of entrepreneurial activity, learning, and connecting. We're also bringing back Battledecks - if you don't know what that is, just know that hilarity will ensue. We're releasing the agenda very soon. Early bird tickets for the whole week are only $75. https://lnkd.in/g8uujDiE

Interested in climate tech? We're hosting a networking event in partnership with The Roux Institute at Northeastern University's ClimateTech Incubator and Central Maine Growth Council's startup accelerator, Dirigo Labs, in Waterville on Tues. February 25. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/e4h4pD7h

Such a fun night with the Consulate General of Canada in Boston | Consulat général du Canada à Boston! 🇨🇦 Maine has such a great working relationship with Canada, and if you’re a business looking to expand your product or service into Canada, there are resources available to you at the Consulate. Thanks for hosting us, Sun Life! https://lnkd.in/eKh_tHS7

Attention employers: the Innovate for Maine Fellows application is open until Feb. 16. This is your chance to collaborate with some of the brightest students from across Maine, eager to contribute to the growth and innovation of your company! And one of the best parts? UMaine does all of the recruitment, hiring, training, and mentoring! If your company was negatively impacted by the pandemic, there may be no cost to you! Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eMTEjrS

Last chance to sign up for next week's Startup Maine event with the Consulate General of Canada in Boston | Consulat général du Canada à Boston. (Please note you must be registered in advance in order to get in!). Plus read on for other updates and provide your ideas for the annual Startup Maine conference in May. https://lnkd.in/gcM7ErA6

Great feature of local Maine startup HighByte and founder, Torey Penrod-Cambra 🥳

FYI: The Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program is designed to encourage equity investments in Maine businesses, directly and through private venture capital funds. FAME may authorize state income tax credits to investors for 40% of the cash equity provided to eligible Maine businesses. Investments may be used for fixed assets, research or working capital. https://lnkd.in/gmWRxJ35

Join Dirigo Labs in celebrating Maine innovation and entrepreneurship for their Dirigo Launch Demo Day! Details and RSVP link below.   Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space (10 Water St. Suit 110, Waterville, ME 04901)   DATE AND TIME 01/21/25 5:00pm-7:00pm https://lnkd.in/ebuCjZYx

Pitch your idea. Win money. If you are a Maine entrepreneur and are interested in pitching your business idea or early-stage business at the in-person Big Gig Pitch-Off on February 4th in Brewer, please complete the following form, and submit it by Sunday, January 26th at 5 PM https://lnkd.in/erRGn-Je

Maine has received $22 million in federal funding to tap its abundant forests and scale up commercial development of new wood-based technology, such as environmentally friendly building and packaging materials, the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday. https://lnkd.in/eWGf3bCq