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Portland, Maine

The Roux Institute at Northeastern University

100 Fore Street

PROGRAMS

Incubator focused on Sustainability

A regionally focused incubator for climate and clean energy startups, launched September 2024 with $975K from Maine's Go…

Training/Course focused on Small Business

A suite of community and student education programs including Start Summits (2-day ideation hackathons), Innovation Chal…

Accelerator focused on AI

A 12-month accelerator providing underrepresented founders (women, people of color, LGBTQ+) with $25K non-dilutive fundi…

Accelerator focused on Healthcare

A 12-month healthcare-focused accelerator, launched in spring 2023, connecting healthtech founders with Maine's premier …

Training/Course focused on Nonprofit

A 5-month program equipping nonprofit leaders and board members with entrepreneurial skills to develop new revenue-gener…

Accelerator focused on Young Founders

A free 8-week summer accelerator for college students to refine business ideas, develop prototypes, and launch ventures.…

Coaching/Consulting

A community of 150+ seasoned professionals with deep startup and corporate experience who volunteer as mentors to Roux I…

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