# Maine Technology Institute: portfolio, investments and team

> Maine Technology Institute is a government based in United States. 60 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Apr 2026.

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# Maine Technology Institute

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 60 cheques on record.

Deploying now Government

Pre-seed Seed Series A Learning Management System Edtech Ed-tech

Deploying now

**40%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 60 on record

Since the last cheque **208** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.1M** Rounds led **0 of 60** Sole investor **44 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Maine Technology Institute highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Grant: 65% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 44 rounds, median $938K

## What they do

- **Type:** Government (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Learning Management System Edtech Ed-tech
- **Based in:** Portland, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **60 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Apr** **[TimberHP](https://millionrounds.com/company/timberhp)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Singing Pastures](https://millionrounds.com/company/singing-pastures)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Kinotek](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinotek)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **2025** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Peregrine Turbine Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/peregrine-turbine-technologies)** Venture · US **$875K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Singing Pastures](https://millionrounds.com/company/singing-pastures)** Venture · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[North Spore](https://millionrounds.com/company/north-spore)** Venture · US **$2.6M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[The Roux Institute at Northeastern University](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-roux-institute-at-northeastern-university)** Grant · US **$125K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Defendify](https://millionrounds.com/company/defendify)** Venture · US **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[RockStep Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/rockstep-solutions)** Debt · US **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Nearpeer](https://millionrounds.com/company/nearpeer)** Venture · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[TimberHP](https://millionrounds.com/company/timberhp)** Grant · US **$418K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[bluShift Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/blushift-aerospace)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[HighByte](https://millionrounds.com/company/highbyte)** Series A · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Cirrus Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cirrus-systems)** Venture · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[FocusMaine](https://millionrounds.com/company/focusmaine)** Grant · US **$6.9M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Abyssinia Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/company/abyssinia-biologics)** Seed · US **$750K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[American Unagi](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-unagi)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2023** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Entrepreneurship for All](https://millionrounds.com/company/entrepreneurship-for-all)** Grant · US **$150K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Senscio Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/senscio-systems)** Venture · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Pumpspotting](https://millionrounds.com/company/pumpspotting)** Seed · US **$2.2M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Mobile Price Card](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobile-price-card)** Venture · US **$2.9M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[CourseStorm](https://millionrounds.com/company/coursestorm)** Series C · US **$1.9M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Fork Food Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fork-food-lab)** Venture · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[VETRO FiberMap](https://millionrounds.com/company/vetro-fibermap)** Venture · US **$7.0M** Sole investor
- **2022** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[ND Paper](https://millionrounds.com/company/nd-paper)** Grant · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[MyHealthMath](https://millionrounds.com/company/myhealthmath)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[SmartLam North America](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartlam-north-america)** Venture · US **$3.5M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Good To-Go](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-to-go)** Seed · US **$805K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Maine Shellfish Developers](https://millionrounds.com/company/maine-shellfish-developers)** Grant · US **$256K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Jocko Fuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/jocko-fuel)** Growth · US **$30M** Sole investor
- **2021** 5 rounds
- **Jul** **[True Fin Seafood](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-fin-seafood)** US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Forager](https://millionrounds.com/company/forager)** Venture **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Amplify Additive](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplify-additive)** Seed **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Junora](https://millionrounds.com/company/junora)** Grant **$255K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Biofine Developments Northeast](https://millionrounds.com/company/biofine-developments-northeast)** Series A **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **2020** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Friday.app](https://millionrounds.com/company/friday-app)** Seed **$2.1M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[UNAR Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/unar-labs)** Grant **$989K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Cobbler Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cobbler-technologies)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Paramount Planet Product](https://millionrounds.com/company/paramount-planet-product)** Grant **$245K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Our Katahdin](https://millionrounds.com/company/our-katahdin)** Debt **$837K** Sole investor

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## The team

We hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$938K**

Led 0 of 60 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 44 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *21*
- Grant *15*
- Seed said *11*
- Debt *5*
- Series A said *3*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Maine Technology Institute. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**National Science Foundation** Government **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Maine Technology Institute put money into.

[**TimberHP** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/timberhp)[**Kinotek** $2.0M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinotek)[**Peregrine Turbine Technologies** $875K · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/peregrine-turbine-technologies)[**North Spore** $2.6M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/north-spore)[**The Roux Institute at Northeastern University** $125K · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-roux-institute-at-northeastern-university)[**Defendify** $2.5M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/defendify)

## Quick answers about Maine Technology Institute

### What does Maine Technology Institute invest in?

Maine Technology Institute invests most often at Venture and Grant (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Learning Management System, Edtech and Ed-tech.

### How active is Maine Technology Institute?

60 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

### What has Maine Technology Institute invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TimberHP (Venture, Apr 2026), Singing Pastures (Venture, Apr 2026) and Kinotek (Seed, Jan 2026).

### How big are Maine Technology Institute's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M.

### Does Maine Technology Institute lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 60 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Maine Technology Institute invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Maine Technology Institute investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Maine Technology Institute invest alongside?

Most often National Science Foundation (5 rounds together).

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