Accelerating Maine Innovation
MTI offers grants, loans, equity investments, and services to businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs to support Maine’s innovation economy.
Join us at a special networking and informational event
Held during Maine Forest Biomaterials Week, Maine Forest Biomaterials Week Tech Hub Networking Event brings together industry, researchers, and partners to learn more about Maine’s Tech Hub – recently awarded federal funding through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) – and the opportunities it creates across the state. Attendees will hear about Tech Hub goals, available programs and services, and the sectors this work touches, all while connecting with fellow innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders from across Maine’s forest economy.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 5–7 p.m.
Wells Conference Center, University of Maine
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Bringing Next-Generation Composites to Market
These funds became the catalyst that allowed us to catapult ReForm from a nights-and-weekends effort into our full-time mission. –Cody Sheltra, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, ReForm Composites, Inc. Turning Advanced Composite Research Into Commercial Manufacturing Advanced composites can deliver exceptional strength without the weight of traditional structural materials. Some of the most…
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Fishermen have told us they’re grateful that we’re offering a solution-oriented, respectful approach to diversification instead of the doom and gloom that defines so many news stories about the lobstering industry. –Charlie Walsh, Co-founder & CTO, Seascale For generations, Maine’s lobster fishermen have been the backbone of the state’s coastal economy. Yet as the…
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The Maine start-up ecosystem is absolutely on fire! It’s super-dynamic and brings together like-minded people who simply want to help grow the Maine economy and workforce while solving some important problems. –Tim Seavey, CEO, WellSort Tackling the Wellbeing Crisis with a Ground-Up Solution Mental health challenges have reached critical levels among students and employees…
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MTI’s resources allowed us to develop a clear product vision, improve our marketing and financial strategy, and prepare for larger funding opportunities. –Kachina Miller, Founder/CEO From Kitchen Chaos to Creative Community When Kachina Miller tried to plan meals for her busy family, she found herself juggling spreadsheets, screenshots, and text threads full of…
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Funding and Fall Connections: What’s Happening at MTI
Greetings! We hope you all had a wonderful summer! If the shorter days and school buses weren’t enough of an indicator that a change of seasons is here, the cooler temps leave no doubt – fall has arrived. As always, fall marks a busy time, and that is certainly the case at MTI. First, we…
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Maine has a wealth of programs and resources—MTI included—that really make it possible for first time entrepreneurs and small businesses to go from an idea to a fully fledged commercial business.
–Joel Alex, Founder, Blue Ox Malthouse