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CEI Ventures

North America, Maine, United States, Portland

Description

CEI Ventures specializes in seed, start up, early stage, mid venture investments, recapitalizations, and growth capital investments.

Investor Profile

CEI Ventures has made 22 investments, with 1 in the past 12 months and 36% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series Unknown (32%)
  • Series A (27%)
  • Seed (14%)
  • Series B (14%)
  • Convertible Note (5%)
  • Series C (5%)
  • Series D (5%)

Country Focus

  • United States (95%)
  • South Africa (5%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Health Care
  • E-commerce
  • Enterprise Software
  • Manufacturing
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Advertising
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does CEI Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Alix Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
FreshTracks Capital
North America, Vermont, United States, Shelburne
Co-Investments: 3
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
North America, California, United States, Pasadena
Co-Investments: 1
Maine Technology Institute
North America, Maine, United States, Brunswick
Co-Investments: 4
AME Cloud Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
Rand Capital
North America, New York, United States, Buffalo
Co-Investments: 4
BA
North America, Maine, United States, Bangor
Co-Investments: 2
Maine Angels
North America, Maine, United States, Portland
Co-Investments: 3
Momenta
Europe, Luzern, Switzerland, Meggen
Co-Investments: 2
Maine Venture Fund
North America, Maine, United States, Newport
Co-Investments: 9

What are some of recent deals done by CEI Ventures?

Galatea Bio

Miami Lakes, Florida, United States

Galatea Bio’s mission is to drive groundbreaking discoveries in healthcare by pairing genetic diversity with cutting-edge data analytics.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceMachine LearningMedicalPharmaceutical
Series UnknownMar 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
HighByte

Portland, Maine, United States

HighByte focuses in developing DataOps software that tackles data architecture and integration issues encountered by industrial companies.

Data IntegrationInformation TechnologySoftware
Convertible NoteFeb 3, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,228,075
Defendify

Portland, Maine, United States

Defendify is an All-In-One Cybersecurity® SaaS solution that offers layered security protection, backed by consultative expert guidance.

Cyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySoftware
Series AMar 23, 2022
HighByte

Portland, Maine, United States

HighByte focuses in developing DataOps software that tackles data architecture and integration issues encountered by industrial companies.

Data IntegrationInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedDec 8, 2021
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
Crossfin Technology

Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa

Crossfin invests in FINTECH solutions to enable growth for economies in Africa and beyond.

Financial ServicesFinTech
Series BOct 30, 2020
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Culture Fresh Foods

Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States

Culture Fresh Foods manufactures Dairy + Non-Dairy products and Beverages.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingHealth CareOrganic Food
Series ASep 5, 2019
Amount Raised: $11,000,000
CourseStorm

Orono, Maine, United States

CourseStorm develops an online course enrollment platform to simplify the class registration process.

E-LearningEdTechEducationInformation TechnologySoftware
Series BFeb 8, 2019
Amount Raised: $1,150,000
Dream Local Digital

Rockland, Maine, United States

Dream Local Digital is a digital marketing agency specializing in interactive media, marketing, SEO and social media.

AdvertisingSEOSocial Media
Series AJan 31, 2019
Amount Raised: $725,000
Mobile Price Card

Bangor, Maine, United States

Mobile Price Card provides digital price cards that wireless retailers can use to update quickly.

Consumer ElectronicsE-CommerceTelecommunicationsWireless
Series AOct 15, 2018
Amount Raised: $850,000
Hyperlite Mountain Gear

Biddeford Pool, Maine, United States

Hyperlite Mountain Gear is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of ultralight Cuben Fiber outdoor gear and lightweight equipment.

ManufacturingOutdoorsProduct DesignRetail
Series UnknownJan 19, 2018
Amount Raised: $1,100,000