Accelerating Maine Innovation
MTI offers grants, loans, equity investments, and services to businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs to support Maine’s innovation economy.
Shop MTI’s portfolio companies, the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide is live!
The holidays are right around the corner, and we’re making your holiday shopping list easy this year. The 2025 MTI Holiday Gift Guide is officially live, featuring hand-picked products from innovative companies. This isn’t just any gift list, it’s a curated selection of proven, portfolio-backed quality.
See the full guide now and give the gift of innovation this season!
Learn More About Our Funding Programs
Fuel Your Innovation
Unlock Funding for Your Groundbreaking Ideas
Maximize Your Chances
Personalized Support for Federal R&D Grant Applications
Supercharge Your Success
Expert Consultants for High-Impact Projects
Learn More About Our Funding Programs
Innovator Spotlight
Discover how Maine innovators are changing the world with MTI’s help.
Innovating Language Access Through AI
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…
Read more »
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…
Read more »
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…
Read more »
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…
Read more »
MTI’s Recent Updates
Reflecting on 2025: MTI Updates, Impact, and Season’s Greetings
I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving and are gearing up for other festive holiday celebrations over the next month. Speaking of the holidays, this year we have revived the MTI holiday gift guide to help you support innovative Maine businesses and entrepreneurs, and get your shopping done! There is truly something for everyone…
Read more »
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