Startup Maine Week

May 14-17, 2024

Programming by Startup Maine, a 501c3 organization, is made possible through ticket sales, our corporate and institutional sponsors, volunteer hours, and donations from individuals like you!

Daily schedules: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Program schedule subject to change

Venue Map

Tuesday, May 14

7:30 am–4 pm

Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland Maine Technology User Group Summit Unaffiliated event, requires separate ticket purchase

4–6 pm

Keynote
Maine Center, 300 Fore Street, Portland Keynote and Kickoff Event: Charting Maine's Future

Wednesday, May 15

7:30–8:30 am

Networking Break
Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Nexus Maine Networking Coffee Meetup

9–10 am

Panel
Maine Center, 300 Fore St., Portland Term Sheet Negotiation: Perspectives from Founders and VCs

10:30–11:30 am

Panel
Maine Center, 300 Fore St., Portland Supporting Student Entrepreneurs

12–1:30 pm

Panel
Maine Center, 300 Fore Street, Portland Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Eaton Peabody, 100 Middle St, Tower 2, Portland How to launch and fund environmental and energy companies

2–3 pm

Workshop
Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland SCORE's One-page Marketing Plan for your Startup

5–7 pm

Evening Event
Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland Health Tech Investor Talk
Maine Center, 300 Fore Street, Portland Scratchpad Cohort Happy Hour Separate registration required - but free!

5–8 pm

Workshop
Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland Ocean Economy Mini Start Summit @ Roux Institute RSVP link in description

Thursday, May 16

9–10:30 am

Panel
UPDATED LOCATION: 7 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET, Floor 3, Portland Maine Equity Investors Panel

11 am–12 pm

Panel
UPDATED LOCATION: 7 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET, 3rd Floor, Portland What is Maine Accelerates Growth (MxG)?

12–1 pm

Lunch
US Custom House, 312 Fore St., Portland Ask a Maine Angel Investor (RSVP please)

1:30–8 pm

Affiliate Event
University of Southern Maine, Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, Portland Maine Center for Entrepreneurs Annual Summit Separate ticket purchase required

4–6 pm

Evening Event
Cross Insurance Center, Bangor Trade Day Opening Reception Unaffiliated event

Friday, May 17

7:30–8:30 am

Networking Break
Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Co-founder Matching and Networking (Coffee Meetup)

8:30 am–2:30 pm

Affiliate Event
Cross Insurance Center, Bangor Trade Day Unaffiliated event

9–10 am

Panel
VENUE CHANGE: 7 Custom House Street, 3rd Floor, Portland Crafting Your Brand: Building a Lasting Impression
Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Financial Modeling Made Easy 2.0 - A CEO's Perspective

10:30–11:30 am

Panel
Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland, Room 138 Cushing Biotech and Life Sciences in Maine
VENUE CHANGE: 7 Custom House Street, 3rd Floor, Portland Taking Advantage of Maine Entrepreneur Resource Corps

12–2:30 pm

Workshop
Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland Design Session: Getting Started, Connected and Funded in Maine Capped at 30 people, must RSVP

2:30–3:30 pm

Panel
Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Fire Side Chat on Generative AI & Angel Funding

4:30–7 pm

Evening Event
(RSVP Required) New England Ocean Cluster, 68 Commercial Street, Building C, Floor 2, Portland Startup Maine Wrap Party - Food, Drink & Fun!