Maine Venture Fund

The year-long residency program in Portland is funded by Northern Light Health and MaineHealth, in partnership with the Maine Venture Fund.

Maine has a wide range of resources for startups, but it's not always easy to navigate the system. Here is a start.

The Portland startup has raised money from a variety of sources, including pitch competitions, grants and venture capital funding rounds.

Some Maine startups are racking up pitch-off wins before going on to other fundraising, while others prefer more specialized accelerator programs and grants. 

The new business-plan competition aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking by people of all ages.

Defendify, which provides cybersecurity solutions for small businesses, has raised $6.7 million to date in three funding rounds.

Finetune, which was founded in Falmouth and produces AI-assisted education and workforce software, was sold to Prometric.

A Mainebiz special feature finds that although the state has long been a secondary market for startup capital, there are overlooked resources for growth-minded entrepreneurs and their businesses.

The collaboration between Maine Venture Fund and Dirigo Labs aims to boost capital investments in central Maine startups.

Circa, led by CEO and co-founder Leslie Hyman, raised the funds from a combination of individual investors, angel investors and venture capital firms.