Nexus Maine - Lock in for Fall

MCB's LaunchPad Live Pitch Event, happy hours, pickleball, and jobs!

Sep 15, 2025

The Patriots got their first win, Dunkin’ ads for PSLs are lurking around the corner, and we’re looking for any excuse to crack the first pumpkinhead of the season. Fall might not officially start for another week, but we’re locked in.

On that note… we are so excited for Maine Community Bank’s LaunchPad Live Pitch Event on October 21. This is the flagship Fall event we are associated with. If you liked the Summer Social we hosted with MCB in July then you are going to love this. We encourage every Nexus member to join! (Register here)

On the less formal side, we’re also cooking up a casual happy hour at Great Lost Bear and a pickleball mixer. Let’s get together and have some fun.

Lastly, if you want even deeper connections and direct access to everyone in the Nexus community please apply here to join us in the Nexus Slack group.

Baxter the moose is channeling his inner steve jobs delivering an epic tech keynote to his woodland friends for his startup “antler as a service”. Baxter is wearing a flannel turtle-neck.

What’s in this newsletter

Event Highlights
Swag
Jobs & Talent
Member Spotlight: Cam Raymond

Event Highlights

September 18: Headshot Happy Hour
- Register here
September 18: Founder Residency 2025 Cohort Kickoff!
- Register here
September 23 Nexus Maine Informal Happy Hour at Great Lost Bear
- Register here
October 8: BioME Annual Conference 2025
- Register Here
October 8: Maine Data & AI Social Meetup
- Register Here
October 21: Maine Community Bank's 2025 LaunchPad Live Event (Our flagship Fall event!)
- Register Here
November 11: Nexus Pickleball Mixer at Bounce
- Register Here

Check out our Events Calendar Link in Notion for more. Are you an event owner? Submit your event here to be added to the calendar!

Nexus Swag

If you are looking for stickers to add to your Yeti cooler, the coziest hoodie you’ve ever worn, or to band together against the isolation of remote work, then we got you covered.

Nexus Swag Store

Nexus Jobs & Talent

Hiring:

The VP of Product Growth at Close is looking to hire a product/growth analytics partner
- Nexus Contact: Lauren Schuman
mainelove is hiring their first sales field rep and a sales & marketing intern
- Nexus Contact: Kara Kreutzberg
TripleBolt is hiring a Junior Product Manager and Operational Analyst
- Nexus Contact: Erin Barton
Minnow is hiring a marketing manager to drive growth and lead social/marketing campaigns
- Nexus Contact: Yona Belfort
Junior Achievement of Maine is hiring a Development Director and Events & Partnerships Manager
- Nexus Contact: Katie Shorey
Curastory is hiring a Senior Full Stack Machine Learning Engineer, AdTech Infrastructure
- Nexus Contact: Nate Dionne
Sekond is hiring a Platform Engineer
- Nexus Contact: Waldron Faulkner

FYI - There are more postings in the #Nexus-Jobs channel in slack. If you are looking for great talent or considering your next move please reach out to Jimmy and George and we’ll help connect you!

Member Spotlight: Cam Raymond

Career/Bio Overview

Over the past decade, I’ve worked in both corporate finance and PE-backed startups in the animal health and veterinary medicine space. I first entered the industry by chance, starting at IDEXX as a Financial Analyst after graduating from UMaine. That experience sparked a real passion for the field and eventually brought me to Rarebreed Veterinary Partners, where I most recently served as Director of Finance. I’m now with the Animal Welfare Society as Director of Operations.

Throughout these roles, I’ve implemented systems and processes, developed reporting and insights capabilities, built strategic models, and helped drive change management. I’ve learned lots from working across some great teams and have really enjoyed applying those lessons in my current operations role.

Why Maine?

I grew up in Lewiston, and went to college at UMaine. My family is very tight knit (largely all within the Lewiston/Auburn area), so being close by was a priority to me. I ended up in South Portland because of the work opportunities, the awesome food scene, and being close to the beach.

Away from the keyboard

I am either at the beach with my wife, walking our dog Murphy, golfing, or spending time with family.

Let's Talk

Message me on slack, email camraymond9@gmail.com, or linkedin.

I love the startup space, and if anyone is in need of any financial modeling or analysis for their next venture, I’d be happy to help.

Also, please reach out if anyone is interested in getting involved with the Animal Welfare Society. There are tons of opportunities to get involved (fostering, volunteering, events & fundraisers) and some great community resources (open to the public animal hospital, adoption center, and behavior & training classes).