Category: Behind the Scenes at MTI
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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Meet Abby Osei: Supporting Maine’s Innovators at Every Stage
As an Investment Officer at Maine Technology Institute (MTI), Abby Osei works closely with founders across Maine as they navigate some of the earliest and most uncertain stages of building a company. Her role combines application review, strategic guidance, and long-term relationship-building as companies work toward meaningful growth. With a strategic mindset and a strong…
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Meet Emily Braley: Bringing Data and Heart to Maine’s Innovation Economy
When you ask Emily Braley, MTI’s MERC Program Coordinator, what drives her work, she doesn’t hesitate: supporting people who are working hard to build something meaningful in Maine. Whether she’s refining impact surveys or helping entrepreneurs navigate the MERC program, her focus is always on how MTI can better champion innovation across the state. Finding…
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Meet John Karp: Helping Maine’s innovators reach new heights
From nuclear submarines to America’s Cup yachts to handcrafted guitars, John Karp’s career has spanned industries, continents, and technologies. Today, as Executive in Residence at the Maine Technology Institute (MTI), and Interim Executive Director of the Maine Space Corporation, Karp brings that same inventive spirit to helping entrepreneurs turn bright ideas into thriving Maine businesses….
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