Innovation Hub 2024

Adding fun and games to the workplace: GoodGames helps make Zoom meetings more effective

GoodGames is a Freeport-based startup that helps organizations and their teams enhance communication, creativity and problem-solving remotely.

Born of retail: A software company that ‘eats, sleeps and breathes retail’

FieldStack, developed by the founder of Bull Moose, integrates aspects of the retail environment — ecommerce, stores, warehouses, special orders, point-of-sale devices, curbside pick-up and self-check-out units.

In Maine, innovation comes in many forms

This year we’ve broadened the scope of this publication, which for two years was the Startup Hub. This...

Not so simple: Simply Homes uses AI tools to boost affordable housing

Portland-based Simply Homes sees an opportunity to help solve the problem while earning a healthy return in a segment of the housing market that most institutional investors have ignored.

Pumped up: Breastfeeding support platform pumpspotting is a fast-growing ‘femtech’ startup

Amy VanHaren, the founder and CEO of the fast-growing platform, aims to expand her business amid projections that technology geared to women's health will become a $1 trillion market by 2027.

Resource Guide: Maine’s resources for innovators

The innovation and startup infrastructure in Maine is extensive, but also daunting. Here’s an overview of resources the state.

UMaine rolls up its sleeves: Innovation at the heart of university’s growth plans

UMaine has taken a leadership role in innovation, investing in the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center and getting ready to break ground on the Factory for the Future.

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