The Maine Start Summit, presented by the Roux Institute, is an annual series of four, three-day-long hackathons, designed to lower the barrier of entry for aspiring founders and startup curious individuals to join Maine’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The event kicks off on Friday evening with Keynote Speaker, Ben Chesler, Co-Founder of Imperfect Foods, Associate Director of Entrepreneurship at the Roux Institute.
Supporting collaboration between participants from across the state, attendees are invited to form teams, develop a unique idea, and with the help of an all-star line-up of mentors, learn how to build and pitch a successful business. Four entrepreneurial workshops will be presented on Saturday to help each team build out their idea and develop a prototype before they have a chance to pitch for prize money on Sunday. Workshop Facilitators include: Julene Gervais of Greenlight Maine, Leslie Hyman of Circa, Nick Rimsa of Tortoise Labs, and Owen Sanderson of IA Collaborative.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the first and second place teams, and there are additional opportunities for sponsors to provide prizes. Find the schedule, speakers and additional details here.