• Community Development Venture Capital Alliance member fund CEI Ventures joined a USD 2.65 million Series A round in North Spore, a Maine-based mushroom company.
• North Spore sells mushroom-focused products aimed at making mushroom cultivation more accessible.
• Round marked North Spore’s first equity financing following earlier bootstrapped funding that relied on debt.
• Proceeds earmarked to expand operations in Portland, Maine, with emphasis on adding jobs with benefits and advancement opportunities.

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