Mark D. Kaplan

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.

Chemogen, Inc. researches on diagnosis of infectious diseases. The company was founded by Vladimir I. Grabko and Vladimir Koulchin in 2000 and is headquartered in South Portland, ME.

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.

MB Growth Partners LLC (MB Growth Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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.

Maine Venture Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Newport, Maine.

Alpha Loft incubates and accelerates start-up and early-stage companies. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Durham, NH.

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.