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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Discover how Maine innovators are changing the world with MTI’s help.
Helping Manufacturers Make Sense of Their Data
MTI is one of the friendliest investors that a Maine company can hope to work with. –Tony Paine, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, HighByte Inside HighByte: Helping Manufacturers Make Sense of Their Data In many manufacturing environments, important data is spread across machines, systems, and software that don’t easily work together. When teams can’t…
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By turning complex data into clear, decision-ready intelligence, Apriqot is strengthening Maine’s public health system, enabling faster, more coordinated, and more effective responses across agencies and communities. –Ken Shapiro, CEO, Apriqot Turning Fragmented Data Into Actionable Insight Apriqot is reshaping how public health leaders understand and respond to community needs. Founded in 2023, the…
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Maine has not only supported our development — it has embraced our vision and positioned us to scale globally from right here in the state. – Michael Odokara-Okigbo, CEO, ESM Global Productions / NKENNE Turning a Cultural Gap Into a Scalable Solution ESM Global, a Maine-based IT consultancy, saw a gap that few others…
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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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Meet Lou Simms: Building Momentum for Maine’s Innovators
As Senior Investment Officer and MTAF Program Manager at Maine Technology Institute, Lou Simms works closely with founders as they move ideas toward viable, growing companies. His role sits at the intersection of funding, strategy, and relationship-building: helping entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty while strengthening Maine’s innovation ecosystem. His motivation is simple but powerful: seeing people commit…
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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