Startup Maine Week Kickoff
Opening Keynote with Kate Brodock: Building Locally Means Activating Globally
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Monday, May 18
From Idea to Your Series B” a Fireside Chat with JT White
BREAK
National Security Innovation Panel
Startup Legal Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
LUNCH
Term Sheets: What Matters?
Never Stop Discovering
Stronger Together: Building Maine-Canada Commercial Partnerships
Sector Breakouts - Innovation Hub Content (Life sciences, Climatetech, National Security)
BREAK
Opening Party & Roux Pitch Fest
Invite-only Off Site Evening Event: Wilmington Trust Cocktail Party
Tuesday, May 19
Maine Startup Ecosystem Partner Showcase & Morning Networking
Welcome & Kickoff by UMaine President (3-5 min) — Where We Stand: Maine’s Startup Ecosystem in 2026
Strengthening Maine's Startup Ecosystem: A Workshop to Build What Comes Next
Financial Modeling Made Easy 4.0
Maine Accelerates Growth (MxG) Monthly Meetup
The Power of Network
Funding the Future: How Early-Stage Startups Can Access Capital in Maine
The Corproate-Startup Relationship: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Table
Connecting New England's Startup Ecosystems
Evening Session: MTI Startup Maine Week Networking Event
Off-Site Evening Event: VC / Entrepreneurs Happy Hour - SVB & Whop
Wednesday, May 20
Nexus Maine Coffee Meetup
Surviving and Thriving in the Valley of Death
Maine’s remix economy: Building the new from the known
Ship it: from idea to live product in 90 minutes with AI
GMRI BlueTech Boost Startup Showcase
Lunch
Student Entrepreneurship In Higher Education
Demystifying Data for Startups
Success Stories from the Past
The Future of Healthcare Data: AI, Opportunity, and Who Captures the Value
What It Really Takes to Raise Series A & B
Building Beyond the Hub: The Startup Journey Across Maine
Operators Unite: Lessons from Inside Growing Startups
Evening Program: Maine Startup Challenge Showcase: Celebrating Maine's next generation of founders
Thursday, May 21
Maine Matriarchy Coffee Meetup
Networking
Scaling companies w/Trinet
An Honest Conversation About AI, Opportunity, and What Comes Next
From LaunchPad to Lift Off
LUNCH
GTM in 2026: How Lean Teams Can Scale Execution Without Scaling Headcount
We Almost Failed. Then We Pivoted.
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Fundraising is broken…and AI’s not going to fix it
WRAP PARTY
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