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Orono, ME·University
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The University of Maine in Orono runs undergraduate startup support through the Foster Center for Innovation in the Student Innovation Center. The center combines an innovation minor, a student business incubator, the StartUp Lab coaching cohort, and I-Corps customer-discovery training. The public pages document space, coursework, and coaching more clearly than a large prize pool or a university venture fund.

This listing was compiled from public university pages on October 8, 2026. It is unclaimed and has not been confirmed by the school or a program director.

Include. The University of Maine is the state's public flagship and has a staffed innovation center, student incubator space, a coached startup cohort, an undergraduate innovation minor, and I-Corps. real undergraduate infrastructure without a documented large prize pool or campus venture fund. Confidence is high for the programs that the official pages describe, and medium for whether StartUp Lab is enrolling a current cohort.

How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.

At a glance

Indexed programs

5

4 currently active

Top direct funding

Direct funding available

Equity

Equity terms unknown

Program mix

5

Incubator · Entrepreneurship Center · Commercialization Program

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5 programs indexed

Accelerator

StartUp Lab

Accelerator
Official site

Also: UMaine StartUp Lab

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funding range

No fundingEquity unknownannual
Last activity
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Participants
Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Verification
Unverified

Incubator

Entrepreneurship Center

Foster Center for Innovation

Entrepreneurship Center
Official site

Also: UMaine Foster Center

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funding range

Indirect supportEquity unknownongoingActive
Last activity
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Participants
Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
Verification
Unverified

Academic Program

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Funding and Equity

I-Corps Fusion mentions a modest stipend for interview expenses, without a published dollar amount. The incubator, StartUp Lab, and innovation minor pages do not state cash awards or equity terms. No university venture fund is described on the captured pages.

Recent Activity

Foster Center program pages for the hub, incubator, StartUp Lab, innovation coursework, and I-Corps were public on October 8, 2026. StartUp Lab cohort dates are not printed on the application page.

Known Startups and Winners

The Foster Center homepage refers to a Brunswick oyster farm incubated at the center and does not name it in the captured text. StartUp Lab and I-Corps pages do not list current teams.

Research gaps & things to verify

Missing Information

Incubator pricing and current tenants, StartUp Lab dates, I-Corps stipend amount, and whether any campus pitch competition awards cash.

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News & articles

5 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of Maine.

5 sources

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