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- Week ending Nov 22, 2024 - Portland startup news
It's difficult to deny that Bluesky is having a moment, but there's still plenty of Portland startup news to cover beyond Bluesky's meteoric rise. (Also, I've never understood the phrase "meteoric rise.") From pitch competitions to accelerator programs, there's plenty of Portland startup news this week.Miss Portland startup news last week…? I gotchu https://youtu.be/QK_GhDY_E2M
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Bluesky Starter Packs https://blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs/all- Portland starter packs- PDX Tech https://go.bsky.app/LYrfH44- PIG (Portland Indie Game) Squad https://go.bsky.app/R9kkPYt- Portland https://go.bsky.app/Sr4hJBr- Portland! https://go.bsky.app/LLjy23m- Portland (PDX) https://go.bsky.app/72332w1- Oregonians https://go.bsky.app/CE5vE5k- Rick Turoczy on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- Silicon Florist on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/@siliconflorist.com- Apply to the Oregon UAS Accelerator https://oregonuas.org/apply- My Peoples Market https://mypeoplesmarket.com/PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news intro00:55 Bluesky feels like early Twitter05:25 Oregon Startup Center Beaverton Startup Challenge 202509:55 Oregon UAS Accelerator applications12:15 TiE Oregon Clackamas County Pitch16:37 My Peoples MarketABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#startup #entrepreneur18 min - Week ending Nov 15, 2024 - Portland startup news
This week in Portland startup news, @AgilityRobotics lands a new customer and investor, the winners of the 2024 OEN Entrepreneurship Awards, Radious offers Worksgiving, two hardware meetups, and more.
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Agility Robotics https://agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-announces-strategic-investment-and-agreement-with-motiontechnology-company-schaeffler-group- 2024 OEN Awards winners https://www.oen.org/2024/11/06/2024-oregon-entrepreneurship-awards-winners-announced/- Radious Worksgiving https://hello.radious.pro/worksgiving- Portland Hardware Meetup https://www.meetup.com/portland-hardware-meetup/- Hardware Happy Hour Portland https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-portland/PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news intro00:20 Agility Robotics02:50 2024 OEN Entrepreneurship Awards winners06:05 Radious Worksgiving opportunities10:34 Two hardware focused meetupsABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#startup #entrepreneur14 min - Week ending Nov 8, 2024 - Portland startup news
This week… if you're a VC then Oregon could be your LP, Rogue Women reaffirms thesis, Oregon Venture Fund holds another pitch event, and Senator Ron Wyden sits down with AI Portland.
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Oregon seeks VC funds https://biznews.oregon.gov/acton/rif/14786/s-07ba-2410/-/l-0007:277e/l-0007/showPreparedMessage?sid=TV2:4g8sKYGlr- Caroline Lewis on Rogue Women https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7259972505296125952/- Oregon Startup Center Nonprofit Incubator https://npi-b.org/- Senator Ron Wyden at AI Portland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2v6sNQO_NI- Silicon Florist job board https://jobs.siliconflorist.com- OVF PDX AI Demo Night https://lu.ma/266jmzg1- New [& Old] to Portland Tech Meetup https://www.meetup.com/portland-new-in-town-entrepreneurs-group/events/304382769PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news01:05 Oregon seeks venture capital funds03:33 Rogue Women fund reiterates focus04:49 Oregon Startup Center Nonprofit Incubator06:33 Senator Ron Wyden sits down with AI Portland08:35 Leanpath is hiring10:10 Oregon Venture Fund host AI pitch event11:57 Portland tech meetupABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#startup #entrepreneur14 min - Week ending Nov 1, 2024 - Portland startup news
This week in Portland startup news, Agility Robotics ( @AgilityRobotics ) flirts with unicorn status and makes the cover of TIME, Trunknode causes some buzz, Oregon State University lands grant funding, SXSW ( @SXSW ) Pitch applications are due, and more.
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Agility Robotics https://agilityrobotics.com- TIME features Agility Robotics https://time.com/7099118/how-we-picked-best-inventions-2024/- OSU lands NSF grant https://advantage.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/oregon-state-university-one-eight-universities-receive-nsf-i-corps-hub-grant- Trunknode https://trunknode.com/- Salal https://salal.cognitivesurpl.us/- Portland startup community docs https://github.com/portland-startups/docs/blob/master/index.rst- PIE Cookbook https://github.com/piepdx/pie-cookbook/- TiE Oregon Clackamas County Pitch https://events.tie.org/Oregon/ClackamasCountyPitch- SXSW Pitch 2025 https://www.sxsw.com/pitch/Hat (not sponsored) by https://northleftlife.com/PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news01:25 Agility Robotics04:38 OSU NSF grant06:53 Trunknode10:19 Salal14:20 TiE Oregon Clackamas County Pitch18:11 SXSW Pitch 2025ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#startup #entrepreneur #oregon #portland24 min - Week ending Oct 25, 2024 - Portland startup news
What Venture Capital (VC) funds call Oregon home or invest in Portland startups? Platformr raises $2.5M, SXSW Pitch 2024, and the State of Oregon Joint Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Venture Capital in Portland https://siliconflorist.com/2024/10/24/venture-capital-in-portland/- Platformr https://platformr.cloud/platformr-secures-seed-round/- SXSW Pitch https://sxsw.com/pitch- State of Oregon Joint Task Force on Artificial Intelligence https://apps.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023I1/Committees/JTFAI/OverviewNot sponsored: Hat and caffeine by https://www.gayawakeningcoffee.com/PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news02:30 Local Venture Capital funds that invest in Portland18:10 Platformr raises $2.5M20:05 SXSW Pitch23:00 State of Oregon Joint Task Force on Artificial IntelligenceABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#venturecapital #startup28 min - Week ending Oct 18, 2024 - Portland startup news
This week in Portland startup news, Bend Venture Conference and High Desert Innovation Week, Show Her the Money, Roux Portland, Portland Startups Slack social_beer, Demolicious, and more.
PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS- Show Her the Money https://showherthemoneymovie.com/- Roux Portland Map https://www.rouxportland.com/map- Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com- Social Beer https://meetup.com/social_beer- Demolicious https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-portland/PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Quiet week in the Portland startup community00:18 Bend Venture Conference01:12 Show Her the Money documentary on women and vc3:03 Roux Portland map of women led food & beverage companies4:27 Portland Startup Slack and # social_beer07:15 Demolicious October08:49 Willamette University is among the top 20 entrepreneurial MBA programsABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#startup #entrepreneur #oregon12 min - Week ending Oct 11, 2024 - Portland startup news
This week in Portland startup news, $60.5 million raised by Portland startups, Pitch Latino Portland 2024 names a winner — the crema of the crop — and Bend Venture Conference 2024 companies get ready to take the stage.
(Sorry the video kept freezing. Like 5 different times. It's got a bit of a Max Headroom vibe going. At least the audio is solid.)PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS- Latino Founders https://latinofounder.com
- TODOS Media / @watchtodos
- Crescendo https://crescendo.ai/
- The Provenance Chain Network https://theprovenancechain.com
- Fordje https://fordje.com
- Bend Venture Conference https://bendvc.com
- OVF Fast Pitch https://lu.ma/slycvjk3
- (Not sponsored) Hat by Altitude https://altitudebev.com/
PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS STORIES00:00 Pitch Latino Portland 202405:46 Crescendo raises $50 million08:26 The Provenance Chain Network raises $10.5 million11:25 Fordje releases Code Clarifier13:10 Bend Venture Conference 2024 competitors19:00 Oregon Venture Fund Fast PitchABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage ( • An introvert's guide to networking | ... ).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#portland #startup #entrepreneur22 min - BONUS: New Portland Office of Small Business makes first hire
Portland recently stood up a new Office of Small Business through Prosper Portland, but they didn't have anyone to run it. Until now. The inaugural leader of the Portland Office of Small Business has now been revealed. So I recorded a bonus episode to cover the news.
It's Mitch Daugherty, cofounder of Built Oregon.PORTLAND OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS LINKS- Mitch Daugherty https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdaugherty/- Mitch's post announcing the role https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mitchdaugherty_built-oregon-founder-tapped-to-lead-portland-activity-7248109181902200832-lTZz- Portland Business Journal on the new leader of the Portland Office of Small Business https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2024/10/04/built-oregon-mitch-daugherty-office-small-business.html- Built Oregon https://builtoregon.comPORTLAND OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS00:00 Portland Office of Small Business: Special episode00:51 Portland Oregon is small business02:23 Why Portland Oregon needs an Office of Small Business03:37 Prosper Portland launches Portland Office of Small Business04:45 Mitch Daugherty has been hired to lead the Portland Office of Small Business06:55 Why this loss for Built Oregon is a win for Portland08:15 More on Built OregonABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#portland #oregon #smallbusiness10 min - Week ending Oct 4, 2024 - Portland startup news
What a week in Portland Oregon startup news. One company secured more than $100 million in PE. Another secured $9.2M in VC. And there's still a ton of other Portland startup news to cover. As well as a secret story that I can't yet reveal.
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Icon $9.2M https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-dea...
- PayRange PE deal https://payrange.com/news/ridgeview-p...
- Portland Business Journal on PayRange https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/...
- Pitch Latino Portland 2024 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pitch-la...
- TODOS Media / @todosmedia
- Haasan Hates Portland @JumptownTV
- Bend Venture Conference https://bendvc.com
- UpStart Collective https://upstartcollective.org
PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Crazy week in Portland startup news01:19 @iconsavingsplan375 raises $9.2M in venture capital04:18 @PayRange lands a 9 figure Private Equity investment08:02 Pitch Latino Bend and Pitch Latino Portland11:50 Portland Water12:41 @watchtodos16:24 Bend Venture Conference19:29 First Friday and Hacklandia22:20 Big news for small business in Portland is coming Friday afternoon24:45 Thank you so much for hanging out with me 🫶ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage ( • An introvert's guide to networking | ... ).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#portland #startup #entrepreneur27 min - Week ending Sep 27, 2024 - Portland startup news
Portland startup news for this week includes a Portland startup apparently raising $70 million, Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Rose City Techies, Latino Founders Pitch Latino Bend 2024, The Oregon Beer Trail, and Built Festival 2024.
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Portland Retro Gaming Expo https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/- Rose City Techies https://www.meetup.com/rose-city-techies/- Lumiro https://lumiro.app- Mebot https://mebot.ai- My Fit Check https://myfitcheck.ai- Pitch Latino Bend 2024 https://latinofounder.com- The Oregon Beer Trail https://www.theoregonbeertrail.com/- Bult Festival 2024 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/built-festival-2024-tickets-1009971801847PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news00:30 Portland Retro Gaming Expo 202403:00 A Portland startup raised $70 million…?07:07 Rose City Techies13:11 Pitch Latino Bend 202415:24 The Oregon Beer Trail17:54 Built Oregon Festival 2024ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#startup #entrepreneur #portland23 min
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