Accelerating Maine Innovation
MTI offers grants, loans, equity investments, and services to businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs to support Maine’s innovation economy.
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Innovator Spotlight
Discover how Maine innovators are changing the world with MTI’s help.
Building a Scalable Model for Affordable, Solar-Powered Homes
Founding and growing Zero Energy Homes allows me to combine several of the things I’m passionate about: climate and solar energy, healthier, more local materials, and community development. –Caroline Pryor, President, Zero Energy Homes Building a Scalable Model for Affordable, Solar-Powered Homes Maine is projected to need more than 80,000 new housing…
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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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MTI’s Recent Updates
2026 Federal Funding Summit: SBIR/STTR Opportunities for Maine Innovators
Event Details Who Should Attend This event is intended for entrepreneurs, researchers, startups, small businesses, and economic development professionals seeking to better understand federal funding programs and expand their innovation impact. Download the flyer On July 16, the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) will co-host the 2026 Federal Funding Summit (FFS) with Dirigo Labs and the…
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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