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H.M. Payson & Co. (HM Payson) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Portland, Maine. The firm was founded in 1854 by Henry Martyn Payson. They originally specialize in financing public water companies and became nationally known as an underwriter of America’s growing infrastructure. Today, investment advisory and trust services are their exclusive focus. HM Payson provides investment advisory, trust and wealth management services to a wide variety of individuals, trusts, endowments, foundations and retirement plans.

Masthead Venture Partners LLC (Masthead Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Chadbourne & Parke LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It provides counsel to areas such as antitrust and trade regulations, employment, intellectual property, leasing, litigation, pro bono, real estate, and tax. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc. owns and operates radio stations. It is an independent source for news and information. It operates different programs including outside, word of mouth, something wild, the folk show, all things considered and printable schedule. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Concord, NH.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

CEI Ventures, Inc (CEI Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Coastal Enterprises, Inc founded in 1994 by Nat V. Henshaw. The firm is headquartered in Brunswick, Maine.

CEI Community Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Portland, Maine. They manage the CEI Community Ventures Fund. The firm is a subsidiary of Coastal Enterprises, Inc

Maine Technology Institute offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance. It is an industry-led, publicly-funded, nonprofit corporation that offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance in the form of competitive grants, loans and equity investment for the research, development and application of technologies that create new products, processes and services, generating jobs across Maine. The company was founded 1999 and is headquartered in Brunswick, ME.

Avesta Housing Development Corp. operates as a non-for-profit organization that provides housing development and property management services. It focuses in advocacy, development, property management, and home ownership. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Portland, ME.

Velle Technology Corp. develops HappsNow, a location-based social opportunity application that helps college students discover social options on campus or within their local community. Its social event network application allows college students to see what social events are happening around their campus in real time, as well as share event information, communicate with each other, enhance the popularity of their favorite events, get flash sales, interact freely, and get rewards for going to various events and spots. The company was founded by Ryan Russell McCann and is headquartered in Portsmouth, NH.