The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Maine. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

1. Revenue potential
2. Leadership team
3. Brand/product traction
4. Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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10. Nearpeer

Founded: 2017

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Maine

“Our peer engagement platform helps higher ed improve enrollment and the learning experience. Nearpeer is the best way for incoming and current students to find and engage with peers “like them” – creating community, sense of belonging, and higher commitment to their college.”

9. Omnic.AI

Founded: 2021

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Maine

“Omnic.AI is an AI platform for gaming, designed to help you game smarter. Our technology provides customizable insights and solutions for professional esports players, content creators, production teams, and every day gamers to do what they love — faster and smarter through the power of AI.”

8. KinoTek

Founded: 2018

Also honored in:

• 2024 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2023 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2022 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2022 Best Tech Startups in Portland (Maine)
• 2021 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2020 Best Tech Startups in Portland (Maine)

“Kinotek is transforming how fitness professionals measure, understand, and improve movement to enhance client outcomes and drive revenue. Founded in 2018 in Portland, Maine, Kinotek’s B2B SaaS platform enables personal trainers, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and chiropractors to assess movement health in seconds—providing objective, actionable insights that improve client retention and engagement.

Trusted by leading fitness brands like Life Time, Anytime Fitness, Vital Stretch, and Healthtrax, Kinotek helps businesses scale personal training services, differentiate their offerings, and deliver a superior client experience.”

7. MPC Solutions

Founded: 2015

“MPC Solutions is the leading provider of enterprise content management (CMS) solutions for U.S. wireless carriers. Trusted by top brands, our compliance-centric solutions are deployed in over 20,000 locations across 30+ countries, ensuring flawless in-store execution at scale.”

6. BlueTrace

Founded: 2018

Also honored in:

• 2024 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2023 Best Tech Startups in Maine

“BlueTrace simplifies the seafood supply chain. Our technology enables organizations large and small to streamline operations and comply with critical regulations.”

5. Constant

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 

• 2024 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2023 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2022 Best Tech Startups in Maine

“Constant’s Income Builder creates non-interest fee income for FIs by offering loan protection and other insurance throughout the entire loan lifecycle – not just at origination.”

4. Defendify

Founded: 2017

Also honored in:

• 2024 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2023 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2022 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2022 Best Tech Startups in Portland (Maine)
• 2021 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2020 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2020 Best Tech Startups in Portland (Maine)

“Defendify is an award-winning, All-In-One Cybersecurity® SaaS platform developed specifically for organizations with growing security needs.

Defendify is flexible and scalable and is designed to streamline multiple layers of cybersecurity through a single platform, with expert guidance and support.”

3. Hawkin Dynamics, Inc.

Founded: 2017

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Maine

“Hawkin Dynamics designs and builds software & hardware for coaches, sport scientists, researchers, and clinicians. Our software is designed for maximum usability – with a logical workflow and utilitarian presentation of data over time. It makes large group diagnostic testing seamless and time efficient.”

2. ConductorAI

Founded: 2023

“Organizations are full of rules. Following the rules to get something done in a bureaucracy is often a Sisyphean effort, even for those on the inside.

ConductorAI helps users in large organizations get to yes faster by leveraging the latest AI advancements to navigate paperwork, opaque processes, and everyday compliance challenges.”

1. HighByte

Founded: 2018

Also honored in:

• 2024 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2023 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2022 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2022 Best Tech Startups in Portland (Maine)
• 2021 Best Tech Startups in Maine
• 2020 Best Tech Startups in Maine

“HighByte is an industrial software company founded in 2018 with headquarters in Portland, Maine USA. The company builds solutions that address the data architecture and integration challenges created by Industry 4.0. HighByte Intelligence Hub, the company’s award-winning Industrial DataOps software, provides modeled, ready-to-use data to the Cloud using a codeless interface to speed integration time and accelerate analytics. The Intelligence Hub has been deployed in more than a dozen countries by some of the world’s most innovative companies spanning a wide range of vertical markets, including food and beverage, health sciences, pulp and paper, industrial products, consumer goods, and energy.”