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 @JumptownTVBend Venture Conference https://bendvc.comUpStart Collective https://upstartcollective.orgPORTLAND STARTUP NEWS
00:00 Crazy week in Portland startup news
01:19 @iconsavingsplan375 raises $9.2M in venture capital
04:18 @PayRange lands a 9 figure Private Equity investment
08:02 Pitch Latino Bend and Pitch Latino Portland
11:50 Portland Water
12:41 @watchtodos
16:24 Bend Venture Conference
19:29 First Friday and Hacklandia
22:20 Big news for small business in Portland is coming Friday afternoon
24:45 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.
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