(From Majesco) Majesco, a global provider of cloud insurance platform software, announced it has completed the acquisition of ClaimVantage, a global provider of enterprise claims software as well as absence and accommodation management for the L&A market segment. Read more »
(From Mainebiz) Thirty-two businesses across Maine have been selected for the 2021 Top Gun business accelerator program. This year's group represents a wide range of enterprises. Participants will have a chance to compete for a $25,000 cash prize, funded by MTI, which will be awarded at a final statewide showcase pitch-off in May. Read more »
(From Times Record) Brunswick-based company, bluShift Aerospace has tested a prototype engine that runs off a new bio-derived fuel which may someday help propel small satellites into orbit. The company hopes to schedule a test launch of its Stardust 1.0 prototype from the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone within about two weeks. Read more »
(From Specialty Food Association) CEO, Briana Warner rebranded Ocean Approved, Inc. as Atlantic Sea Farms and was the first commercially viable business to introduce domestic, fresh seaweed products to the marketplace. The Saco-based company fosters an underwater, regenerative crop that reduces the acidity of local waters and absorbs significant amounts of carbon. Ocean Approved, Inc. received SBIR support from the MTI TAP team. Read more »
(From Cerahelix.com) Cerahelix, Inc., a leader in the development and manufacture of disruptive ceramic nanofiltration membrane products, has relocated. The new Bangor headquarters facilitates coordination of all key functions as well as plans to accelerate commercialization of the company’s ceramic nanofiltration products. Read more »
(From News Center Maine) Students from Challenger Learning Center and the YMCA learned about the upcoming bluShift Aerospace rocket launch and were given a kit to build their own paper rocket and launcher run by air power. Read more »
(From Mainebiz) "Recipe Ideas for Farmed Sea Scallops" is a new cookbook co-authored by Marsden Brewer and Marnie Reed Crowell. The publication is part of a three-year initiative to further develop scallop farming efforts in Maine. Read more »
(From Mainebiz) Torey Penrod-Cambra, co-founder and chief marketing officer at Portland-based industrial software startup HighByte, discussed how HighByte began and what lies ahead in 2021. She highlighted resources available to entrepreneurs in Maine including MTI. Read more »
(From Bangor Daily News) Coffee Hound Coffee Company re-imagined its business model putting it on a path to success amid the challenges of 2020. Learn how the Brewer-based company utilized valuable resources available for entrepreneurs including Top Gun, Big Gig, and UpStart. Read more »
(From Central Maine Growth Council) The 2020 Emerging Leader of the Year award was presented to Josh Kim, Founder and CEO of The Cubby (Sklaza LLC). Josh is the first college student entrepreneur to receive this award. The Waterville-based startup received a software development grant from MTI to help support expansion across college campuses. Read more »