Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist

Week ending Aug 23, 2024 - Portland startup news


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This week, five big Portland startup news stories to cover: an acquisition, a new innovation hub leader, a new venture capital fund, a new app to help you control your social media use, and a new milestone for the Portland Startups Slack.

PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS
00:00 Portland startup acquired by Dropbox
05:55 New leadership for the Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub
11:24 A new venture capital fund in Portland
16:12 An antidote to doomscrolling
19:20 A milestone for the Portland Startups Slack
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS
- Dropbox acquires Reclaim.ai https://reclaim.ai/blog/dropbox-acquires-reclaim
- Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub https://www.linkedin.com/company/portland-metro-region-innovation-hub/posts/?feedView=all
- New VC fund https://medium.com/@josh_carter/founders-first-fund-lots-of-false-starts-9827339d6d3a
- Dayo in the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dayo-co/id6475719573
- Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com
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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).
All because of a blog. Weird.
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