CEI Community Ventures Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Inactive

  • Investments
  • 15

  • Portfolio
  • 1

  • Exits
  • 9

Exits

CEI Community Ventures General Information

Company Description

CEI Community Ventures was a venture capital arm of Coastal Enterprises and was based in Portland, Maine. The firm financed and invested in companies operating in the nanotechnology, food, skincare products, consumer goods and technology sectors, located in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. It was founded in 1996.

Business Details

Year Founded
1996
Investor Status
Out of Business
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
SBIC
Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • 2 Portland Fish Pier
  • Suite 201
  • Portland, ME 04101
  • United States

CEI Community Ventures Investments (15)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Blue Ox Malthouse 01-Dec-2013 Grant Beverages Generating Revenue
Nanocomp Technologies 05-Jan-2012 Industrial Supplies and Parts Generating Revenue
Speranza Systems 01-Mar-2009 Financial Software Profitable
Putney Pasta 25-Jun-2008 Food Products Out of Business
Rustic Crust 25-Sep-2007 Food Products Generating Revenue
Foneshow 01-Sep-2007 Other Communications and Networking Out of Business
Befine Group 18-Jun-2007 Personal Products Out of Business
ISIS for Women 01-Jun-2007 Clothing Generating Revenue
Putney Pasta 14-May-2007 Later Stage VC Food Products Out of Business
Nanocomp Technologies 27-Oct-2006 Early Stage VC Industrial Supplies and Parts Generating Revenue
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CEI Community Ventures Exits (9)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Rustic Crust 01-Aug-2021 Secondary Transaction - Private
Nanocomp Technologies 21-Feb-2018
Putney Pasta 01-Jan-2018
Bar Harbor Foods 06-Sep-2016
Speranza Systems 26-Apr-2010
ISIS for Women 10-Jan-2010
Virtio 16-May-2006
Befine Group Secondary Transaction - Private
Foneshow Bankruptcy: Liquidation
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CEI Community Ventures FAQs

  • What is CEI Community Ventures?

    CEI Community Ventures was a venture capital arm of Coastal Enterprises and was based in Portland, Maine.

  • When was CEI Community Ventures founded?

    CEI Community Ventures was founded in 1996.

  • Where is CEI Community Ventures headquartered?

    CEI Community Ventures is headquartered in Portland, ME.

  • How many investments has CEI Community Ventures made?

    CEI Community Ventures has made 15 investments.

  • What has CEI Community Ventures invested in?

    CEI Community Ventures has made numerous investments in companies like Blue Ox Malthouse, Nanocomp Technologies, and Speranza Systems within the Beverages, Industrial Supplies and Parts, and Financial Software industries.

  • What has CEI Community Ventures invested in recently?

    CEI Community Ventures's latest investment was on 01-Dec-2013 in Blue Ox Malthouse, a company within the Beverages industry.

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