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Maine Venture Fund — Full Portfolio

12 tracked investments · listed companies and verified rows first

KinoTekkinotek.comin✓ verified

Kinotek develops technology to measure movement health, providing fast, affordable, and understandable assessments so that professionals can help people maintain mobility.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSports TechPortland, US

David Holomakoff(Founder, Chief Product Officer)inHafner Justin(Manager)Joey Spitz(Chief Revenue Officer)inPat Panaia(Chief Executive Officer)inDan Lesko(Chief Technology Officer)inMarty Miller(Chief Movement Officer)in

BlueTraceblue-trace.cominFeb 2023

BlueTrace provides a cloud-based inventory and operations management platform for seafood businesses, replacing outdated legacy systems and spreadsheets with integrated software for receiving, shipping, picking, packing, and loading.

AgTechFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsCEI VenturesiSelect FundYork IE

Chimanichimani.cominMar 2015

Portland, US

Kerry David Gallivan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPreston Junger(Director)Shaun Lee Meredith(Director)inSteve King(Director)

Co-investorsWildwood Ventures

Coursestormcoursestorm.cominFeb 2019

CourseStorm provides a class registration and management platform designed for arts centers, community education organizations, and training programs.

EdTechSaaSOrono, US

Brian Rahill(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew James(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardElizabeth Peters(Director)

Co-investorsCEI VenturesLearnLaunch Fund Accelerator

Defendifydefendify.comin𝕏Aug 2022 · $3.4M

Defendify provides an all-in-one, multi-layered cybersecurity platform combining tools, modules, and expert support to give organizations ongoing protection.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPortland, US

T. Andrew Rinaldi(Executive Officer, Director)inRob Simopoulos(Co-Founder)inAndrew(Co-Founder)Jim(Chief Marketing Officer)Heather(Chief of Staff)

BoardNorman Mentz(Director)

Co-investorsCEI VenturesFreshTracks CapitalThe Alchemy FundYork IEWasabi Ventures

Dreamlocaldreamlocal.comin𝕏Jan 2019

Dream Local Digital is a digital marketing agency that runs data-driven, analytics-focused campaigns for its clients to support their business growth.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSRockland, US

Shannon Kinney(Director, Promoter)inKasey Ahlquist(Chief Marketing Officer)inRobert Kelley(Director)

Co-investorsCEI Ventures

HighBytehighbyte.comin𝕏Apr 2024 · $12M

HighByte builds the HighByte Intelligence Hub, an industrial DataOps software product that solves data architecture and integration problems for manufacturing and industrial operations.

Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureIoTPortland, US

Torey Penrod-Cambra(Chief Communications Officer)inJohn Harrington(Chief Product Officer)inTony Paine(CEO)inAron Semle(Chief Technology Officer)inSteven Curtis(Vice President of Sales)in

BoardBen Sampson(Director)in

Co-investorsStandard InvestmentsCEI VenturesExposition VenturesMomenta VenturesGE Ventures

Hyperlite Mountain Gearhyperlitemountaingear.com

Hyperlite Mountain Gear designs and sells lightweight backpacking and outdoor gear, including backpacks, stuff sack pillows, and packing accessories made with Dyneema composite materials.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSports TechBiddeford, US

Michael St. Pierre(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCEI Ventures

Maine Craft Distillingmainecraftdistilling.com

Portland, Maine farm-to-flask distillery making small-batch spirits and canned ready-to-drink cocktails such as Blueshine Lemonade.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTechPortland, US

David Barber(Director)Nathaniel L. Davidson(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Goldberg(Director)Peter M. Murray(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCEI Ventures

MedRhythmsmedrhythms.comin𝕏

MedRhythms develops digital therapeutics using music, sensors, and software combined with neuroscience to improve walking and mobility in patients with neurological conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesBoston, US

Brian Harris(Co-Founder and CEO)inOwen McCarthy(Executive Officer, Director)inRaymond Pawlicki(Director)Musan Duric(Director)

BoardWilliam McKee(Director)Isaac Cheng(Director)

Co-investorsBose VenturesCEI VenturesGlobal BrainPeterson VenturesAdvantage Capital Partners

Mobile Price Cardmobilepricecard.comOct 2018

Mobile Price Card provides software for retailers to manage and display content on in-store digital screens through a centralized dashboard, enabling control over pricing, promotions, and merchandising messaging.

Retail TechBangor, US

Chad O'Leary(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Downs(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCEI Ventures

Northsporenorthspore.cominJan 2025

North Spore sells mushroom cultivation supplies and functional mushroom wellness products, including grow kits, spawn, capsules, coffee, and honey.

AgTechE-commerceWellness & FitnessPortland, US

Matthew McInnis(Founder)inJon Carver(Founder)inEliah Thanhauser(Founder)in

Co-investorsCEI Ventures

Pumpspottingpumpspotting.comin𝕏Aug 2021 · $2.2M

Pumpspotting offers software and tools that blend emotional and informational support with practical resources to help parents with breastfeeding, pumping, and baby-feeding at home, at work, and on the go.

Digital HealthFemTechSaaSEliot, US

Amy Van Haren(Executive Officer, Director)Caitlin Wege(Director)

Co-investorsAd Astra VenturesLaunchpad Venture GroupSincere

ReVert Technologiesrevert-tech.cominMar 2024

Revert provides smart plugs that use AI to automatically manage power consumption of commercial equipment based on usage patterns and utility rates, reducing phantom load for schools and businesses.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTJersey City, US

Yuan Ryan Li(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsTechstars

Tanbarkmfptanbarkmfp.cominJun 2022

Tanbark manufactures molded fiber products as sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging, leveraging advanced fiber technology and heritage pulp and paper expertise in Maine.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsSaco, US

Melissa LaCasse(Co-founder)inChristopher LaCasse(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCEI Ventures

VETRO FiberMapvetrofibermap.comin𝕏Jun 2017

VETRO offers a GIS software platform (VETRO FiberMap) for mapping, modeling, and managing fiber broadband network infrastructure, with open APIs and a digital inventory of the physical network layer.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPortland, US

Michaela Goodwin(Executive Officer)William S Mitchell(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Broder(Director)Sean Myers(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardG Corson Ellis(Director)Frank Governali(Resigned May 21, 2021)

Co-investors10X Venture PartnersCEI VenturesYork IE

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CerahelixNBT SolutionsTanbark Molded Fiber Products

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