UpStart Center for Entrepreneurship

10/31/2026

You know what's scary?👻 Not having a connection to Maine's startup ecosystem, or being a startup unsure who to contact! Shake the startup scaries by working with the UpStart Center of Maine! Located centrally in Orono, close to Interstate 95, Bangor International Airport, and the University of Maine. 🎃

Learn more at upstartcentermaine.com/properties!
Happy Halloween!

10/29/2026

The UpStart Center for Entrepreneurship has several spaces available right now in the Maine Technology Park. Whether you're a solo founder or a growing team, there's a space for you, starting at $470 per month.

Every lease includes cleaning, parking, and high-speed fiber internet. Tenants also get secure 24/7 building access, a shared conference room with video conferencing, a kitchen and patio, community event space, mail and printing services in the lobby, and more.

The location works in your favor, too. You're minutes from the University of Maine for talent and research partnerships, with quick access to I-95 and Bangor International Airport.
Startups get 20% off your first year's lease!

You get more than a space here. You join a community of founders building what's next in Maine.
📍 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono

🔗 See available units and book a tour: upstartcentermaine.com/properties
📷 Thanks to Sam at the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce for the video!

10/24/2026

The new home for your business is waiting in Orono.

The UpStart Center for Entrepreneurship has several spaces available right now in the Maine Technology Park. Whether you're a solo founder or a growing team, there's a space for you, starting at $470 per month.

Every lease includes cleaning, parking, and high-speed fiber internet. Tenants also get secure 24/7 building access, a shared conference room with video conferencing, a kitchen and patio, community event space, mail and printing services in the lobby, and more.

The location works in your favor, too. You're minutes from the University of Maine for talent and research partnerships, with quick access to I-95 and Bangor International Airport.

Startups: Get 20% off your first year's lease!
You get more than a space here. You join a community of founders building what's next in Maine.

📍 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono
🔗 See available units and book a tour: upstartcentermaine.com/properties

10/17/2026

Meet our Board of Directors! Evan Richert has been a member of the board at the Center for many years, serving as former chair of the Bangor Area Target Development Group. Evan is a retired Director of the Maine State Planning Office and has graced many towns with his Planning expertise, including the Town of Orono. He also helped found our entrepreneurship outreach arm, UpStart Maine.

10/09/2026

Take a look at the latest from the blog, featuring funding sources for startups like FAME Maine, Maine Technology Institute, and Coastal Enterprises Inc.!
https://www.upstartcentermaine.com/post/the-blitz-question-quick-funding-for-startups

09/30/2026

Meet our Board of Directors! Steve Bolduc has been a member of the board at the Center for 12 years, serving as president for five. We appreciate Steve's commitment to the entrepreneurship community in Maine and his decades of service in Maine.

09/10/2026

The latest from the blog: Get the details on a three-room wet lab space available this fall at the Center!🥼
https://www.upstartcentermaine.com/post/unusual-opportunity-wet-lab-space-maine-central-startup-hub

09/02/2026

Calling all entrepreneurs, innovators, and ecosystem partners—help us spread the word!
A fully equipped lab space at our Center in Orono will soon be available, and opportunities like this don't come around often. Whether you're scaling a biotech startup, developing a new product, or need specialized lab infrastructure, this space has it!
If someone in your network could be a fit, please tag them, share this post, or send them our way.
Let's make sure this unique space finds the right innovator. 💡🔬

Learn more at https://www.upstartcentermaine.com/properties/lab-307a

08/28/2026

Looking for wet lab space near the University of Maine?
We have a rare opportunity opening up at the UpStart Center for Entrepreneurship!

Over 1,000 sq. ft. of wet lab space will be available November 1, designed for a team of approximately 6–10 people. Just minutes from UMaine, companies can operate close to university research, talent, and resources while being part of an entrepreneurial environment designed to help businesses grow.

The lab is already equipped with specialized infrastructure including a fume hood, RO/DI water purification, compressed air, wet lab sink and eyewash, high-capacity power, and 1 Gbps internet.

If you know a researcher, university spinout, biotech, life sciences, advanced materials, or R&D company looking for lab space in Maine, please tag them or share this post.

👉 Full details & tour information: https://www.upstartcentermaine.com/properties/lab-307a

08/21/2026

📢 Register now for our ecosystem partner UpStart Maine's Blitz Bangor Area Entrepreneurial Conference on Wednesday, September 23, and hear from some of the best minds in Maine's startup industry.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blitz-2026-tickets-1991059445399

Blitz connects entrepreneurs with people and resources to build the credibility, relationships, and visibility that open doors.