Nexus Maine - Happy National Ice Cream Day

And the Summer Social was a blast!

We’d like to extend a massive thank you to everyone who joined us for the Summer Social. We had beautiful weather, great food, and more than 300 people in attendance. We didn’t think it was possible to feel more optimistic about the people and energy in Maine than we already did—but once again, we’re pleasantly surprised!

Thank you to the Roux Institute for their hospitality hosting us and to our sponsor Maine Community Bank for their generosity. As a reminder - applications for the $50K LaunchPad grant are open!

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.

Please generate an image of Baxter the Moose - the lovable mascot of Nexus Maine celebrating national ice cream day with his woodland friends. He has a cone that is comically large. Set in Maine summer. style of Pixar

What’s in this newsletter

• Event Highlights

• Swag

• Jobs & Talent

• Member Spotlight: Frank Gruber

Event Highlights

Thank you to the 300+ Nexus members who joined us for our Summer Social last week!

• July 31: 2025 Maine Summer Accelerator Showcase

  • Register Here

• August 6: UMaine Showcase Day

  • Register Here

• August 6: E2Tech Summer Social

  • Register Here

• August 7: Maine EdTech Meetup

  • Register Here

• August 12: Inclusion Maine Conference

  • Register Here

• August 14: Grantx Celebration of Maine Launch Event

  • Register Here

• August 21: Summer social at the Roux Institute. Presented by the ClimateTech Incubator at Northeastern's Roux Institute and Startup Maine

  • Save the date

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

Just incase anyone forgot… we have 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:

• Bureau Veritas is hiring a FileMaker Developer

  • Nexus Contact: Cristos L-C

• Curastory is hiring a Senior Full Stack Machine Learning Engineer, AdTech Infrastructure

  • Nexus Contact: Nate Dionne

• An opening for a Director of Marketing and Communications, Program Manager, or Executive Director

  • Nexus Contact: Frank Gruber

• Gameplan Tech is a number of roles across engineering and operations

  • Nexus Contact: Bo Bergstrom

• Alivo is hiring a Customer Success Specialist

  • Nexus Contact: Hailey Lister

• Aperture Space is hiring a Geospatial Platform Engineer

  • Nexus Contact: Rory Dunn

• Thos. Moser is hiring a Chief Revenue Officer and a Sales Account Executive

  • Nexus Contact: Jamie Storrs

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: Frank Gruber

Career/Bio overview

I’m an entrepreneur, investor, and author. I co-founded Tech.Co Media (acquired), was the first writer for TechCrunch, and now lead Established, where we help companies and organizations connect with and support startups. I’m also Managing Partner at Established Ventures, investing in early-stage startups solving real-world problems.
I host the Startup of the Year Podcast and Somewhat Frank Podcast, where I interview founders and investors driving innovation.

Why Maine?

After years in Chicago, DC, Silicon Valley, and Las Vegas—and a decade of Maine summers—we moved to Kennebunkport in 2019 to raise our daughter in a place rooted in nature, grit, and community.

Away from the keyboard

I love spending time with my family, writing music (EP coming soon), running the beach with our dog, swimming laps, wrangling chickens—and cheering on the Chicago Cubs.

Let's talk

I’m always looking to connect with:
• People interested in investing in startups
• Founders building innovative companies
• Organizations needing help with strategy, communications, or innovation programs and events
• Anyone with expertise in music marketing—my first EP is almost ready

Email: frank@est.us
Website: est.us/frankgruber

Thank you for making this community special, everyone! See you on Slack.

George & Jimmy

Thank you to our sponsors Maine Community Bank and Maine Technology Institute for supporting Nexus Maine.