MTI provides early-stage capital and commercialization assistance through competitive grants, loans, and equity investment to create new products, processes, and services, generating high-quality jobs across Maine. The investment firm, founded in 1999, prefers to invest in sectors such as biotechnology, information technology, and advanced manufacturing. MTI has funded 1,295 technology projects in Maine, with a financial commitment of $106 million that has leveraged over $173 million in additional funding for a total of $280 million.