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Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Dec 26, 2025 - Oregon startup newsIn Oregon startup news, our drone accelerator reveals big new cohort, Nat Parker has a new startup, and it's the last Oregon startup news recap of 2025. OREGON STARTUP NEWS00:00 Oregon startup news intro01:08 Oregon UAS Accelerator new cohort04:33 Nat Parker has a new startup07:57 SecretsFIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- Portland Oregon startup news on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-oregon-startup-news-silicon-florist/id1711294699- Portland Oregon startup news Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmLDH8wrPdNMS2qtTnhcy?si=H627wrGOTvStxxKWRlRGLQ- Startup St...

2025-12-2712 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Dec 19, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week, a new Demolicious Champion of Champions is crowned, StrateSea gets selected for the NATO DIANA 2026 Challenge Program, Mercury opens personal banking to all, and I talk with some more Portland startup founders. Let’s get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news intro01:11 Demolicious Champion of Champions 2025 winner03:57 NATO DIANA 2026 Challenge Progam06:21 Mercury releases personal banking08:08 Portland startup founder stories09:54 SecretsPORTLAND STARTUP LINKShttps://viddyscribe.comhttp://stratesea.com/http://mercury.com/FIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/tur...

2025-12-2017 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Know the problem your startup is solving - Marty Kagan of HydrolixKnow the problem your startup is solving. That way, your startup won't waste time chasing the wrong thing. That's advice from Marty Kagan, cofounder and CEO of ⁨@HydrolixInc⁩ a Portland startup that offers the world's first "streaming data lake" for applications requiring massive amounts of data — like AI.STARTUP STORIES: HYDROLIX00:00 Startup stories cold open00:21 What does your startup do?01:35 [BONUS] What is a streaming data lake?02:19 What inspired you to work on this problem?03:10 [BONUS] How has the AI era impacted your startup05:12 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 07:05 What’s one r...

2025-12-1810 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Don't give up too early on your startup - Colin Nederkoorn, Customer.ioIt's a startup mistake that Colin Nederkoorn, cofounder and CEO of Customer.io cautions startup founders against. Instead of focusing on gaining momentum as a startup, founders often pivot away to a new startup idea too soon. STARTUP STORIES: CUSTOMER.IO00:00 Startup stories cold open00:17 What does your startup do?00:58 What inspired you to work on this problem?02:51 [BONUS] How has the AI era impacted your startup?09:13 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 11:39 What’s one resource you can’t live without?13:34 How can we be helpful? LINKS- http...

2025-12-1614 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Dec 12, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, one Portland startup acquires another Portland startup, Carta shares insights on solo founders and seed funding in 2025, Oregon AI Accelerator applications are due, and Demolicious Champion of Champions 2025 is here!00:00 Portland startup news intro00:33 Portland startup Beginly health acquires ProviderJobs02:29 Carta on Solo Founders and Seed Funding04:48 Demolicious Champion of Champions 202507:53 Oregon AI Accelerator applications due10:35 OpenAI People First Fund recipients11:10 Startup stories with Silicon Florist12:55 SecretsPORTLAND STARTUP LINKShttps://beginlyhealth.com/press/beginly-acquires-providerjobs-com-and-expands-executive-teamhttps://carta.com/data/solo-founders-report/https://carta.com/learn/resources/state-of-seed-2025/https://www.etix.com/ticket...

2025-12-1319 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Work on problems you're passionate aboutStartups are hard. If you don't have a passion for the startup idea you're pursuing, it's even harder to survive the hardships of being a startup founder. That's according to Dean Khormaei of Chef AI.STARTUP STORIES: CHEF AI00:00 Startup stories cold open00:10 What does your startup do?00:42 What inspired you to work on this problem?01:44 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 04:16 What’s one resource you can’t live without?05:34 How can we be helpful? CHEF AI is powered by ChefOS, an AI-powered software platform that brings autonomy and conv...

2025-12-1106 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Startups are a rollercoaster - Startup founder storiesStartups are a rollercoaster, full of ups and downs, highs and lows. Today, we're chatting with Eric Preisz founder of Engramic. STARTUP STORIES: ENGRAMIC00:00 Startup stories cold open00:11 What does your startup do?00:50 What inspired you to work on this problem?03:54 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 06:20 What’s one resource you can’t live without?07:31 How can we be helpful? We are looking for early adopters and partners who want to bring the rigor and intensity of the world’s best firms to AI software development. We believe in the val...

2025-12-0909 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending December 5, 2025 - Oregon startup newsThis week, I share the most consistently underrated, undercapitalized, and under-resourced startups that could save the Oregon economy, the Oregon governor reveals the Oregon Prosperity plan, Demolicious Champion of Champions is almost here, Seattle hates AI, build the thing because you want to, and a few secrets. Let’s get into it…OREGON STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news00:43 My Peoples Market Holiday Market01:50 Jason Lengstorf02:40 Oregon AI Accelerator03:50 Oregon Prosperity Plan06:22 An open invitation to Governor Kotek10:00 My rant11:45 Why food and beverage startups?14:23 Demolicious Champion of Champions 202515:45 Meet me at Demolicious17:10 Some interesting posts22:07 Be the...

2025-12-0633 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Consistently refining you startup idea with AJ Weinzettel of Block 55Today, we're chatting with AJ Weinzettel, founder of Block 55, about chipping away at a startup idea, taking feedback from users, and continually refining your startup idea. STARTUP STORIES: BLOCK 5500:00 Startup stories cold open00:15 What does your startup do?00:50 What inspired you to work on this problem?04:39 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 05:48 What’s one resource you can’t live without?07:30 How can we be helpful? In 2019, I decided to start writing about wineries. Not just any writing—deep, thoughtful 1,500 to 2,500-word newsletters about individual wineries. Each week...

2025-12-0408 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Exploring intersectionality with Intersectional GroupToday, we catch up with Zhou Fang, founder of Intersectional Group. While Intersectional Group isn't the typical product based startup, the organization has been doing important work around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the startup world — especially in terms of salary transparency.STARTUP STORIES: INTERSECTIONAL GROUP00:00 Startup stories cold open00:13 What does your startup do?00:41 [BONUS] What is "intersectionality"…?02:48 What inspired you to work on this problem?04:45 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 07:22 What’s one resource you can’t live without?09:04 How can we be helpful? PODCAST...

2025-12-0210 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Nov 28, 2025 - Oregon startup newsThis week in Oregon startup news, due dates for startup accelerator applications, a new startup accelerator concept gets funding, Demolicious Champion of Champions is almost here, as is Small Business Saturday. OREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Latino Founders accelerator01:40 Startup accelerator deadlines04:00 Interested in vibe coding…?06:45 Demolicious Champion of Champions 202507:55 Small Business Saturday09:00 SecretsOREGON STARTUP LINKShttps://oregonuas.org/https://oregonaiaccelerator.com/Vibes.diy https://youtu.be/song8i98KQsGraze https://youtu.be/luP_pQYuanYUp for an interview…? https://sflo.me/interviewDemolicious https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/32941153/demoliciouschampion-of-champions-portland-mcmenamins-mission-theater- Startup Ask Me Anything (AMA) https://yout...

2025-11-2912 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Building your own algorithms on Bluesky and AT Protocol with GrazeEver wish you could build your own algorithms on social media? With Graze and Bluesky / AT Proto, you can. Generate feeds that enable you to see the content you want to see — and share that with anyone in the world. 00:00 Startup stories cold open00:27 What does your startup do?02:08 What inspired you to work on this problem?04:37 [BONUS] What is a protocol…?08:50 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 10:30 What’s one resource you can’t live without?12:05 How can we be helpful? Full disclosure: I own a teeny tiny portion of Graze throug...

2025-11-2614 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Vibe coding with vibes.diy cofounder Marcus EstesWhat is vibe coding and how do you make it fun…? I caught up with serial startup founder Marcus Estes to hear more about his latest pursuit, vibes.diy, a platform for vibe coding and sharing vibe coded apps with one another. All built on the Fireproof database. STARTUP STORIES: VIBES.DIY00:00 Startup stories cold open00:35 What does your startup do?02:00 [BONUS] What is "vibe coding"…?03:45 What inspired you to work on this problem?09:15 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 13:47 What’s one resource you can’t live without?16:05 How can we be he...

2025-11-2419 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Nov 21, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week on Portland startup news, a new AI startup accelerator, PowerLattice unveils chiplets and $25M in funding, Decky launches for Google Slides, Portland Startup Week 2026 announces dates, and the founder of Paxton AI has a new company called Tenki. Let's get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news intro01:55 In depth on the new startup accelerator 12:55 PowerLattice raises $25 million16:37 Michael Ulin starts Tenki19:00 Portland Startup Week 202622:33 SecretsPORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Huckleberry https://youtu.be/NIaVec0CxXs- Decky https://youtu.be/lVAzJCCc7oA- Voiya.ai https://youtu.be/WfmiUsjiGBo- https://oregonaiaccelerator.com/- https://oregonuas.org/- http://www...

2025-11-2228 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Getting feedback with Huckleberry cofounder and CEO Aaron WardToday on Startup Stories, we're chatting with Aaron Ward, cofounder and CEO of Huckleberry and previous cofounder and CEO of Ask Nicely. STARTUP STORIES: HUCKLEBERRY00:00 Startup stories cold open00:17 What does your startup do?01:25 What inspired you to work on this problem?02:39 [BONUS] Why Portland…?05:51 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 07:36 What’s one resource you can’t live without?09:47 How can we be helpful? We all do better work with feedback. Simple? Sure. Easy to do? No way. 360 feedback processes are super time consuming and many businesses don't even bother which means most peopl...

2025-11-2111 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Simplifying deck design with Decky.aiToday on Startup Founder Stories, we catch up with Mike Cornelius the cofounder of Decky.ai, a tool designed to help simplify the constant customization of slide decks. INTERESTED IN BEING FEATURED…? https://sflo.me/interviewSTARTUP FOUNDER STORIES: DECKY.AI00:00 Startup founder stories cold open00:18 What does your startup do?00:48 What inspired you to work on this problem?04:00 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 05:49 What’s one resource you can’t live without?

2025-11-1907 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist AI agents with Voiya.ai's founderCurious about AI agents…? Join us for this Startup Founder Stories conversation with Mohamed the founder of Voiya as we talk about startups, AI, and AI agents. STARTUP FOUNDER STORIES: VOIYA.AI00:00 Startup founder stories cold open00:15 What does your startup do?00:41 What inspired you to work on this problem?02:47 [BONUS] What is an AI agent?03:58 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 05:40 What’s one resource you can’t live without?06:33 How can we be helpful...

2025-11-1707 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist Rethinking social media with Dayo's Corey ScholiboToday on Startup Stories, we're rethinking social media with Corey Scholibo of Dayo, a startup that rewards people for staying off social media by giving them money to spend with their favorite brands. And now, they've expanded the service to help teens and parents deal with social media collaboratively.STARTUP STORIES: DAYO00:00 Startup stories cold open00:23 What does your startup do?02:13 What inspired you to work on this problem?07:46 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders? 10:36 What’s one resource you can’t live without?13:07 How can we be helpful?Parents create a custom deal cho...

2025-11-1216 min

Startup Stories with Silicon Florist FANWAGN founder Lauren TeagueOn the inaugural episode of Startup Stories, we're talking with FANWAGN founder Lauren Teague. FANWAGN is changing how sports fans discover, collect and resell fan apparel representing their favorite teams, players, events, and leagues. It’s an online re-commerce marketplace built on today’s leading technology to facilitate tomorrow’s online shopping experience. While FANWAGN's initial focus lies in the realm of licensed sports apparel, the FANWAGN marketplace offers an extensive array of options for sellers to reach out to sports enthusiasts in search of second-hand apparel. Whether collectible jerseys, matching gear for a group attending a thrilling game, or pla...

2025-11-1019 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Nov 7, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, AskNicely's founder has a new Portland startup, DevSwarm launches a new AI product for developers, Expensify helps the Brooklyn Nets, and an upcoming startup Ask Me Anything session. PORTLAND STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland startup news intro00:11 SXSW Pitch deadline extended02:28 AskNicely founder has a new startup called Huckleberry06:24 DevSwarm holds a product launch party12:41 Expensify lands the Brooklyn Nets14:23 Myth of the Magical Money Fairies16:57 Startup Ask Me Anything https://youtube.com/live/dRATtXuSYLg21:07 SecretsPORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- SXSW Pitch https://sxsw.com/pitch- The Myth of the Magical Money Fairies https://siliconflorist.com/2025/11/05/silicon-florist-links-arrangement-for-november-5...

2025-11-0826 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Oct 31, 2025 - Portland Oregon startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, ConductorOne raises $79M, Nvidia is worth $5T, Newberry, Oregon, is hot — geothermally, SXSW Pitch applications are due, and Portland folks step up to help SNAP recipients. Plus, this channel hits 1000 subscribers and there’s a gift for you. And of course, a few secrets at the end.PORTLAND STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland startup news intro00:50 Celebrating 1000 subs with a gift for you02:00 ConductorOne raises $79M05:00 Nvidia is worth $5T07:35 Mazama Energy in Newberry, Oregon09:44 SXSW Pitch applications are due11:55 Support for SNAP recipients16:20 SecretsPORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- SXSW Pitch https://sxsw.com/pitch- Help for SNAP...

2025-11-0124 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Oct 24, 2025 - Oregon startup newsThis week in Oregon startup news, Customer.io hits a major milestone, ⁨@BendVC⁩ reveals 2025 winners, The Information reveals an ⁨@AgilityRobotics⁩ offer, Oregon Venture Fund looks for new angels, and more. Let's get into it…OREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Oregon startup news intro03:55 Customer.io hits $100M ARR07:44 Bend Venture Conference 2025 winners09:50 Oregon Venture Fund is open for investing11:43 Oregon Startup Center reboots13:34 North Bank Innovations accepting residents15:40 SecretsOREGON STARTUP LINKS- Customer.io https://customer.io/learn/announcements/customerio-crossed-100m-note-from-ceo- Duncan Miller on VC https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/startup-lottery-why-vc-money-can-curse-duncan-miller-vrd0c/- Paul O'Brien on VC https://paulobrien.substack.com/p/the-customer-o...

2025-10-2523 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Oct 17, 2025 - Portland startups newsThis week in Portland Oregon startup news, a Portland startup raises $10M more, Oregon senior Senator Ron Wyden calls out Flock on the heels of an Amazon Ring partnership, Bend Venture Conference 2025 is in the books, a bunch of upcoming startup and AI events, and more. Let’s get into it…PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland Oregon startup news intro00:50 Unofficial winners of the Bend Venture Conference 202502:25 Portland VC investments double in Q303:45 Senator Ron Wyden calls out Flock06:00 Knapsack raises $10M08:10 Two AI events 09:40 Maxwell Folley starts something new10:55 Startup applications due14:33 Portland Retro Gaming Expo17:25 SecretsPORTLAND OREGON STAR...

2025-10-1823 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Oct 10, 2025 - Portland Oregon startup newsThis week Portland Oregon startup news, BVC (Bend Venture Conference ⁨@BendVC⁩ ) happens next week, ⁨@LatinoFounders⁩ Pitch Latino Portland 2025 names a winner in front of a sold out crowd, Brad Heller joins ⁨@brittanyellich⁩ on the Overcommitted podcast, and a way to tell if Portland is burning. Let's get into it…PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland Oregon startup news intro01:45 Is Portland Oregon burning…?03:33 Contribute to ⁨@JimmyKimmelLive⁩ #showmeyourhellhole07:38 High Desert Innovation Week 202509:55 Bend Venture Conference 202511:45 BVC early stage startups13:36 BVC growth stage startups15:49 Pitch Latino Portland 202518:10 Brad Heller on the Overcommitted podcast20:00 Secrets PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Is it snowing in Portland Oregon…? https://is...

2025-10-1124 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Oct 3, 2025 - Portland Oregon startup newsPortland, Oregon, is the top story in the Portland startup news this week. For all of the wrong reasons. But startups in Oregon…? Startups in Portland and Bend in Oregon and Vancouver Washington are still going strong. Despite what you may have heard.SPECIAL THANKS: Stephen Green, special war correspondent, for the recent footage of what downtown Portland Oregon is actually likeOREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland Oregon startup news intro01:15 PSA: Portland Oregon is just fine02:12 Quick startup news bytes06:00 Pitch Latino Portland at OMSI07:10 New @northbankinno coworking 08:39 @GeekWire 20011:45 SecretsOREGON STARTUP LINKS- Positively Portland Bluesky posts https://bsky.app/profile/did:pl...

2025-10-0415 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Sep 12, 2025 - Oregon startup newsThis week, a familiar Oregon Venture Fund face bids us farewell, Next Ventures closes a $60M fund, Bend Venture Conference reveals more startup semifinalists, and the Launch Oregon Summit gathers folks from around Oregon.OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Techmeme https://techmeme.com- Scott Hanselman and Tyler Bushnell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmCBpDw06wo- 4K4Community fun run https://www.4k4community.com/- Pre https://www.buildwithpre.com/- Curser https://curser.bubs.co/- Portland hell avatar https://rhythmic-mercury-8426.vibesdiy.app/- Hieronymus Bosch avatar https://bright-bridge-3457.vibesdiy.app/OREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Oregon startup news intro03:55 Jon...

2025-09-1228 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Sep 5, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week, Bend Venture Conference semifinalists have been announced, Built Oregon host Built Festival, get your SXSW Pitch applications submitted, and more.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- FashioNXT https://fashionxt.com/- Minimus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooz0l8LIQC0- Submit your profile https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- Bend Venture Conference https://bendvc.com- Built Festival 2025 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/built-festival-2025-tickets-1607373811339- SXSW Pitch https://sxsw.com/pitchPORTLAND STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland startup stories intro01:20 Meet Shannon Smith, founder of Yak 03:30 Bend Venture Conference semifinalists09:08 Built Festival 202511:45 University of Oregon startup event12:36 SXSW Pitch16:12 Secrets FIND RICK TUROCZY...

2025-09-0521 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Aug 29, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week, coworking is having a Portland moment, Twistlock alums are building Minimus, TiE Women Global has a Portland participant, PIG Squad has a Portland Retro Gaming Expo opportunity. Oh. And did I mention it’s episode 100…? Let’s get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Meet more folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- PBJ on coworking https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2025/08/25/portland-coworking-market-second-quarter.html- FashioNXT https://fashionxt.com/- Kinship https://kinshippdx.com- It’s just a feeling https://itsjustafeeling.com/- Howl at the Spoon https://howlatthespoon.com/ - Yak https://yaktech.io/- Yuzi Care https://www.yuzicare.com/- Mi...

2025-08-2940 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Aug 22, 2025 - Oregon startup newsA new Vancouver Washington startup incubator, top VCs in the region, Angel Oregon winners, Pitch Black Showcase 2025 winners, and more startup news.OREGON STARTUP NEWS LINKS- Pitch Black https://pitchblack.org- Vancouver Innovation Center https://thevicwa.com/- PBJ on the VanWa incubator https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2025/08/20/north-bank-innovations-vancouver-center.html- Founder First Fund https://youtu.be/iDSqNRsGwr0- Time best American VCs https://time.com/7309945/top-venture-capital-firms-usa-2025/OREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Oregon startup news into00:30 Pitch Black Showcase 2025 winners04:23 North Bank Innovations + Vancouver Innovation Center08:22 @OregonEntrepreneursNetwork Angel Oregon Tech 2025 winners13:00 @oregonventurefund4684 and Portland Seed Fund recognized by @TIME 14:50 Secret...

2025-08-2219 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Aug 15, 2025 - Oregon startup newsGet help with Y Combinator from a 3x alum, learn about the newest VC in Oregon, and hear how Oregon regional innovation hubs fare from state funding. Plus I go off on a rant of sorts 😂OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Paige Hendrix Buckner on the TechCrunch podcast https://megaphone.link/TCML8876599258- Oregon startup folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- Portland Startup Events https://lu.ma/PortlandStartupEvents - Oregon innovation hubs https://siliconflorist.com/2025/08/12/business-oregon-continues-innovation-hub-investments-to-the-tune-of-3-8m/ - Founder First Fund https://siliconflorist.com/2025/08/13/founders-first-fund-sets-sights-on-bend-venture-conference-continues-to-build-out-team/ - Show up for small business https://www.eventbrite.com/e/show-up-for-small-business-tickets-1553440756119 - Pitch Black https://www...

2025-08-1529 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Aug 8, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, a PDX startup returns to the limelight, deadlines for both Bend Venture Conference and SXSW, some new startups, and Silicon Florist is old enough to vote. Let's get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- AI News https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7177357348489900032/- Oregon startup folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- Tellagence https://www.tellagence.ai/- PBJ on Tellagence https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2025/08/06/tellagence-ai-context-youtube.html- BVC applications https://bendvc.com/apply- SXSW Pitch applications https://www.sxsw.com/pitch/- RallyCrew http://rallycrew.com/PORTLAND STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland startup news intro00:20 OpenAI releases...

2025-08-0817 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jul 18, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, a startup from Nike alums, big startup pitch events, Artificial Intelligence vs Human Intelligence, and an introduction to another member of the Oregon startup community — a technical founder who is looking for a cofounder. Let’s get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY LINKS- How to connect with the Portland startup community https://siliconflorist.com/2025/07/08/how-to-connect-with-the-startup-community/- OEN Angel Oregon Tech 2025 https://oen.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/oen/event.jsp?event=170- TiE Women regional 2025 https://events.tie.org/Oregon/TiEWomenPitchCompetition2025PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY STORIES00:00 Portland startup news intro01:57 Nike alums fiveonefour raises $10.8M03...

2025-07-1819 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jul 11, 2025 - Oregon startup newsNVIDIA hits a $4 trillion market cap, new Portland startups to watch, Pitch Black tickets, apply to Bend Venture Conference, attend a bunch of PDX startup events, and more in Oregon startup news, this week.OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Oregon startup folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- Submit your profile https://sflo.me/oregonstartups-add- Pitch Black Showcase 2025 tickets https://www.pitchblack.org/pitch-black-showcase- Apply to BVC https://bendvc.com/apply- How to connect to the startup community https://siliconflorist.com/2025/07/08/how-to-connect-with-the-startup-community/- Portland startup events https://lu.ma/PortlandStartupEvents- Portland tech events https://calagator.orgOREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Oregon startup news intro00:55 Oregon...

2025-07-1122 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jul 4, 2025 - Portland startup newsOne PDX startup event postponed, other events to attend, Pitch Black applications due July 7, a Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub navigator moves on, and more Portland startup news.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Pitch Black Showcase https://www.pitchblack.org/pitch-black-showcase- Oregon startup folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- founder.coffee https://founder.coffee- Techworks on Tap https://oregontechworksassociation.webflow.io/events/techworks-on-tap-2025- TAO Party in the Pinot https://www.techoregon.org/signature-events/party-in-the-pinot PORTLAND STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland Oregon startup news00:31 Pitch Black Showcase applications due July 7, 202502:40 Oregon startup folks database05:05 Portland startup community gathering postponed07:15 Pat Cheung moves on 08:40 First...

2025-07-0413 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jun 27, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Oregon startup news, $60k+ awarded to TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch winners, a couple of opportunities to meet startup folks throughout Oregon, a livestream watch party to get us all caught up on 2025 so far, and — of course — a secret or two if you hang until the end. OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Oregon startup folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- Last big gathering July 8 https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307183761/- AI Biz podcast https://aibizshow.podbean.com/e/beyond-the-hype-building-human-centered-ai-startups-with-rick-turoczy/- 2025 halfway: Watch party https://youtube.com/live/Df6K0Csx6TsOREGON STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news00:30 Add your...

2025-06-2713 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jun 20, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, the Act-On Software acquisition falls apart, a new aggregated Portland startup event calendar, React.tv, and a whole bunch of events.FIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- Portland startup news on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-oregon-startup-news-silicon-florist/id1711294699- Portland startup news Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmLDH8wrPdNMS2qtTnhcy?si=H627wrGOTvStxxKWRlRGLQ- The Long Con on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-con/id1810923457- The Long Con on Spotify ht...

2025-06-2031 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jun 13, 2025 - Portland startup newsA Y Combinator alum that's rethinking recycling, a couple of late breaking funding rounds, and some big Oregon startup events happening the next two Fridays. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Portland startup community fireside chats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-PkVS-40o- Portland startup community gathering https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307183761/- Oregon Startup Conference https://oregonstartupconference.com/- Invent Oregon 2025 https://www.inventoregon.org/- Watch party: 2025 halfway https://lu.ma/j3zim4syPORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news intro00:17 Rapta and Conveyer raise capital01:51 Birch Biosciences rethinking recycling05:00 Portland startup community chats - Pr...

2025-06-1315 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jun 6, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, the Oregon UAS Accelerator graduates one class and brings in another, a Portland startup wins a Washington pitch competition, and Seattle worries about its unicorn population. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Unicorns in Seattle https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattle-doesnt-have-many-unicorns-does-it-matter/- Oregon UAS Accelerator https://oregonuas.org/- FanWagn https://fanwagn.com/- Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307820658/- PDX AI Demo Night https://lu.ma/zkxpywwp- Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com- Demolicious https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-portland/events/307788059/- Startup Cafe at The Hub https://www...

2025-06-0618 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 30, 2025 - Oregon startup newsGorge PitchFest 2025 event winners, another hackathon, Built Oregon news, Portland Office of Small Business, and more. Let's get into it…OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Wild Wild Country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLS_OM6Puk- Portland Office of Small Business talks with Oregon Business magazine https://oregonbusiness.com/tactics-mitch-daugherty-opens-the-door/- Portland Office of Small Business https://pdxofficeofsmallbusiness.com/- Karmen Olson takes Built Oregon board chair role https://medium.com/built-oregon/built-oregon-announces-new-board-chair-813342dcf588- Where are they now? Pride edition https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307820658/- The Long Con with Stephen Green https://youtu.be/ALRCxWDQx8c- Health AI...

2025-05-3016 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 23, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis time, we're making and reliving Portland startup history. From an inaugural vote to an inaugural not-hackthon. Seeing old ideas reimagined and retooled. And an old concept coming back with new energy. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Otio https://otio.world/app- Emoome https://siliconflorist.com/2012/05/01/emoome-emotional/- dbias https://dbias.me- Seaport back in the day https://oregonbusiness.com/6395-angel-fund-boosts-fortunes-economy/- Mitch Daugherty on KOIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKgaRl_yJz8PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland City Council budget amendment affects entrepreneurs01:55 Reperio Health raises $14 million03:20 Otio helps you track your emotional state05:52 Portland Startup We...

2025-05-2316 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 16, 2025 - Portland startup newsOrca Security just acquired Opus, Portland Startup Week 2025 draws to a close, Columbia River Pitch applications are due, and Demolicious heads north. All this and more in Portland startup news. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- NedSpace in the Portland Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/inno-insights/2025/05/14/inside-portlands-reimagined-nedspace.html- Mike Ulin leaves Paxton https://pioneeringthoughts.substack.com/p/turning-the-page-reflecting-on-paxton- Columbia River Pitch applications are due May 20 (I said May 19) https://www.tieoregon.org/pitch-oregon/columbia-river-pitch- Demolicious Seattle https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-portland/events/307831573/- Chatting with Juan Barraza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIW_DF...

2025-05-1615 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 9, 2025 - Portland startup newsPortland Startup Week, Oregon Tech Awards, AI and VC training, two new Seattle VCs, and more in PDX startup news, this week. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Portland Startup Week 2025 https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek- Startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307287191/- Rogue Women VC fellowship https://airtable.com/appy6R9QwGbOp9DQd/shrkrIALeYcqkRw6o- Incisive Ventures thesis https://incisive.vc/2020/09/18/incisive-ventures-meta-themes/- AI Launchpad NW https://www.ailaunchpadnw.com/- Oregon AI Bootcamp https://www.oen.org/oregon-ai-bootcamp/ PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland Startup Week 202501:45 Startup founders: Where are they now…? AAPI e...

2025-05-0914 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 2, 2025 - Portland startup newsAI vs VC. Time to move on Portland. A Portland startup wins an Oregon literary award. Upcoming events. And a new podcast. All of this and more in Portland startup news, this week. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- How AI is disrupting VC https://www.fastcompany.com/91324189/how-ai-is-disrupting-the-vc-and-startup-ecosystem-ai-and-startups- VCs is safe from AI https://gizmodo.com/marc-andreessen-says-one-job-is-mostly-safe-from-ai-venture-capitalist-2000596506- Time to move on https://www.republicahospitality.com/post/time-to-move-on- Where are they now? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307287191/- Portland Startup Week 2025 https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek- Help OSU Open Source Lab https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/- Ne...

2025-05-0218 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Apr 25, 2025 - Portland startup newsPortland Startup Week 2025 (06:55) is only 2 weeks away. Get the latest news on PDX Startup Week and all of the events, Portland startup raises $11.2M, some interesting guests in town, and a couple of startup applications that are due. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Photon Marine https://photonmarine.com/- Newlab https://www.newlab.com/- Pitch Black Podcast https://www.pitchblack.org/podcast/clarence-bethea- Show up for small business (Ankeny Alley) https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307221148/- Portland Startup Week 2025 https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek- Araceli Biosciences - https://www.aracelibio.com/ - https://www.youtube.com/wa...

2025-04-2521 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Apr 18, 2025 - Portland startup newsIs there more VC flowing into Portland? A new president for TiE Oregon, $1M in funding for a Bluesky effort, and Portland startup events galore. Let's get into Portland, Oregon, startup news for this week…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- TiE Oregon https://oregon.tie.org- Bluesky raises $1M https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/custom-feed-builder-graze-is-building-a-business-on-bluesky-and-investors-are-paying-attention/- Uptick in Portland Venture Capital in 2025 Q1 https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/inno-insights/2025/04/15/venture-monitor-q1-oregon-metro.html - Portland Digital Corps https://siliconflorist.com/2025/04/17/portland-digital-corps-ramps-up/ - Portland AI Engineers https://www.meetup.com/portland-ai-engineers/- PIE + Portland startup community events https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/- Po...

2025-04-1821 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Apr 11, 2025 - Portland startup newsIt's not often we see a new social app launch. A drone accelerator program deadline approaches. Tons of events from AI gatherings to small business support to Portland Startup Week 2025. All that and more in Portland Oregon startup news this week. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307183761/- Dayo https://dayo.co - Launch Party https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dayo-launch-party-90s-dance-jam-tickets-1295003964719 - Dayo on Product Hunt https://www.producthunt.com/products/dayo-2 - GeekWire on Dayo https://www.geekwire.com/2025/get-paid-to-limit-social-media-time-portland-startups-app-monitors-usage-and-gives-rewards/- Oregon UAS Accelerator application https://www.einpresswire.com/article/801430762/oregon-uas-accelerator-opens-applications-for-summer-2025...

2025-04-1116 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Apr 4, 2025 - Portland startup newsThree VC funding rounds announced this week and whole bunch of Portland startup events to cover from AI in Bend to incubators in Vancouver Washington and everything in between. Let's get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Travel Oregon ads - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doVV1a7XgyQ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIC-XmyEfhI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4fGPPPmGA- Speaker Skills https://speakerskillsacademy.com/creative-lab- AI in the West https://aiwestconf.com/- Portland Startup Week 2025 https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek- Dayo launch party https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dayo-launch-party-90s-dance-jam-tickets-1295003964719- Beeminder...

2025-04-0429 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 28, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news… why does $300M in funding for Mercury matter to Portland, an event fail and recovery, a whole new Portland startup pitch event with a twist, and more events and startup news. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Mercury raises $300M https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-nasdaq-sp500-03-26-2025/card/exclusive-fintech-banking-startup-mercury-raises-300-million-at-a-3-5-billion-valuation-vXq9qru1qLFSwNB1yyMw- Portland startup community gathering April 8 https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- A rant on pitch competitions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwxrAYZhc&t=1270s- I Hope You Get Rich https://www.asianamericantown.com...

2025-03-2829 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 21, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Ampere eyes a big exit, GeekWire considers an award for Jama's big exit, and the shuttering of 18F creates a positive tech movement in Portland. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Ampere acquired by SoftBank https://amperecomputing.com/press/softbank-group-to-acquire-ampere-computing- Vote for Portland's Jama in the GeekWire Awards https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025AwardsVoting- TiE Oregon Westside Pitch https://www.tieoregon.org/pitch-oregon/westside-pitch- 18F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18F- Portland Digital Corps https://digitalcorpspdx.org/- Vancouver Washington startup incubator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5R4PY7lRWU- Go...

2025-03-2123 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 14, 2025 - Portland startup newsHappy Pi Day! This week in Portland startup news, I might have gone on a rant about pitch competitions. But I also cover Oregon Venture Fund's AI demo night, Disputed raising money, our Women's History Month event, and more. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Women's History Month event https://youtu.be/u36R4987hLo- April 8 Portland startup gathering https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- Disputed.ai raises $1.1M https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/fundings/2025/03/13/seatgeek-alums-ai-startup-chargebacks.html- Pitch Black podcast with Ian Williams https://www.pitchblack.org/podcast/ian-williamsPORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Happy Pi Day!01:30 Women's Hi...

2025-03-1434 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 7, 2025 - Portland startup newsBuilt Oregon is new. (And I may be all up in my feels about it 🥹) Pitch Black is new. A new event is new. New stuff is new. New new new. That's kind of the thing in Portland startup news — or "new is" — this week. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Roundup of Built Oregon news https://mailchi.mp/builtoregon/new-executive-director- Pitch Black https://pitchblack.org- Startup founders: Where are they now? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/306123862/- BOI reporting https://fincen.gov/boi- I could use your feedback https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr3kn9tUJ4uPnLfsudM...

2025-03-0734 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Feb 28, 2025 - Portland startup newsThe big focus this week was Pitch Black Food, an event that sold out in less than a workday and created a new paradigm — Can I say "paradigm" on here? — for Portland culinary events. But there's a bunch of other news, as well. From @OregonUASAccelerator companies to a new @Expensify offering, there's plenty of other stuff to cover. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Black History Month 2025 recap https://siliconflorist.com/2025/02/28/black-history-month-2025-recap-28-amazing-black-led-consumer-product-companies/- BHM Startup Founders: Where are they now…? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOS9vfvPblc- WHM Startup Founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com...

2025-03-0118 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Feb 21, 2025 - Portland startup news$24M VC raised by two startups, $100k prize for a new Oregon UAS "counter drone" competition, Portland Business Journal coverage, a bunch of free events coming up, and more. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Portland Business Journal: Where are they now…? https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2025/02/20/pitch-black-where-are-they-now.html- March: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/306123862/- April community event https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events- @OregonUASAccelerator $100k competition https://oregonuas.org/pages/proven-in-pendleton-cuas-challenge- Shotsy https://shotsyapp.com/- Beneficial Ownership Information https://fincen.gov/boi- Please vote https://www.youtube.com/ch...

2025-02-2126 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Feb 14, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, the theme — as always — is founders. The new OEN hire is a founder, sold out events with founders, and founders with blogs. Plus a whole bunch of other trivial facts about Oregon from its birthday to lesser known products created in the state.Hat courtesy of the new Portland Office of Small BusinessPORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Oregon startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOS9vfvPblc- Instrument https://instrument.com- March 11 Women startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/306123862/- (Livestream) Women startup founders: Where ar...

2025-02-1422 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Feb 7, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week is full of startup surprises. Another Portland startup acquired, the Hub hires a new navigator, WiseOx Mascots help assisted living folks, Mat Ellis chats with startup folks about what it takes to be a founder, and more.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Graze in TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/custom-feed-builder-graze-is-building-a-business-on-bluesky-and-investors-are-paying-attention/- Feb 11 event https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305793571/- Apr 8 event https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- WiseOx Mascot Rosie https://wiseox.ai/mascot/65834cac4829430027d336b0- Chatting with PBJ https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2025/02/04/portland-rick-turoczy-pie-silicon-florist.htmlPORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Intro00:40 Metro Region Innovation Hub...

2025-02-0725 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 31, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, a16z invests in a Portland startup, Techstars may be returning to Portland, OEN and the Metro Regional Innovation Hub gather entrepreneurial support organizations, and more. (But no DeepSeek.) PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY LINKS - Startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305793571/ - Zing Drone Solutions https://zingdrones.com/ - OEN Reverse Pitch https://www.oen.org/calendar-events/entrepreneur-reverse-pitch/ - Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub https://www.portlandmetrohub.org/ - Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/ - Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com/ - Techstars new ef...

2025-01-3120 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 24, 2025 - Portland startup newsYou can't go buying ads on Bluesky… or can you? Graze is your answer. Plus a $53 million startup exit, a sold out Silicon Forest Tech Summit, and Oregon Startup Center hiring a new executive director. It's short week in the US, but it's still chock full of Portland startup news.PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS- Graze for Bluesky https://graze.social- Become a Graze launch partner https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bSnp0YX7qSM1s-sOtdpdx-PsgYihPF7RIKR3BY0gAtI/edit- April 8 Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Intro00:57 Biggest story of the week03:11 Buying ad...

2025-01-2415 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 17, 2025 - Portland startup newsThe Portland startup community is starting 2025 with a bunch of great startup events that you won't want to miss. Well, I mean, some startup events have already happened. So you missed those. But some startup events are happening soon. So if you're in the Portland startup community and you want to get connected, then you're going to be happy. Plus I've got news about Graze & Bluesky and @IntelCapital Get started 👉 https://youtu.be/8E5DgHS8Ajs PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/ - Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 https://www.steamcircuit.com/event-details/tech...

2025-01-1725 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 10, 2025 - Portland startup newsBig week to start the year. Portland startup Lytics got acquired. Multiple sold out events on the calendar. Graze goes public with Bluesky tools. New leadership at Latino Founders. A new flavor of Pitch Black. And a new community calendar for Portland startup and tech folks.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- Lytics exit https://www.geekwire.com/2025/contentstack-acquires-lytics-a-customer-data-platform-startup-based-in-portland/- Graze https://graze.social- Pitch Black Food https://pitchblack.org- Community calendar for Portland tech https://www.pdxtech.io/- Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Happy New Year...

2025-01-1028 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 3, 2025 - Portland startup news2025 starts right now for Portland startups. (Fun fact: It actually started a couple of days ago.) Given the cyclical nature of startup communities, Portland startups can look to 2025 as a positive continuation of the momentum built in 2024. It's less of a prediction. And more of a "I've been through this cycle before. Several times." PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Portland startup community 101 https://siliconflorist.com/2024/12/31/how-to-portland-startup-community-2025-edition/ - Oregon UAS Accelerator https://oregonuas.org/pages/apply-to-the-oregon-uas-accelerator - Startup Conversations in the Couve https://www.meetup.com/northbankinno/events/305271320/ - Kickoff 2025: Portland startup community https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/304781723/ ...

2025-01-0315 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Nov 22, 2024 - Portland startup newsIt'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 ht...

2024-11-2217 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Sep 6, 2024 - Portland startup newsLLM fine tuning, SXSW Pitch, and more in Portland startup news. Stay updated on the latest Portland startup news, including the LLM fine tuning and SXSW Pitch event. Don't miss out on the innovative #ai tech being showcased by local entrepreneurs. Topics include Devin Gaffney talking finetuning LLMs, SXSW Pitch applications due, Better Portland suggesting tasks for newly elected Portland officials, Evergreen Home helping homeowners, and Field Vision upping your sports betting prowess. PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY 00:00 Portland startup community news 00:47 Fine tuning LLMs 04:29 @SXSW Pitch 2025 07:42 Better Portland 13:40 Evergreen Home 16:08 Field Vision PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Swiss Miss on the he...

2024-09-0618 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Aug 30, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, an electrifying $7 million grant, @depotdev $4.1M Seed, Pitch Latino Portland 2024, new @kickstarter campaign, startup question and answer, and more. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS CHAPTERS 00:00 @ycombinator Alum raises $4.1 million Seed 05:05 Photon Marine helps land $7 million grant 08:20 Pitch Latino Portland 2024 11:20 PitchBlack alum secures Kickstarter funding 15:33 @wholefoods adds two Portland companies to its accelerator 19:35 Do you have startup questions…? We probably have answers PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS - Depot Seed Round https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/depot-raises-4-1m-to-help-developers-speed-up-software-builds-by-40x-or-more/ - Photon Marine grant https://www.portfridayharbor.org/press-release-port-electrification-grant-award/ - Pitch Latino Portland 2024 https://latinofounder.com - Pacmodo Kickstarte...

2024-08-3024 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Aug 23, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...

2024-08-2323 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Aug 16, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, the new Portland airport (PDX) is open to the public and features a bunch of local vendors, the Portland Metro Regional Innovation Hub promises news next week, what was Portland Independent Chamber of Commerce and then Business for a Better Portland is now just Better Portland, Oregon Startup Center solicits applications for the Beaverton Startup Challenge, and AI Portland is host a science fair for artificial intelligence. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS - New Portland airport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5hPs1wt5Tc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

2024-08-1613 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Aug 9, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Silicon Florist turns 17 years old, an innovative look at the Oregon Innovation Index 2024, BLUPRNT wants to help you with your marketing using AI, and Bend Venture Conference tickets are available. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Silicon Florist is 17 https://siliconflorist.com/2024/08/07/wondering-when-the-whole-wiser-part-happens-silicon-florist-is-17-years-old/ - Oregon Innovation Index 2024 AI chatbot https://wiseox.ai/mascot/66ac14301d1c420027106b2b - Donella Meadows systems intervention framework https://donellameadows.org/archives/leverage-points-places-to-intervene-in-a-system/ - BLUPRNT https://visionandstory.com/ - Bend Venture Conference https://www.bendvc.com/ ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published...

2024-08-0918 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jul 26, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, in Portland startup news, some breaking news throws me off of my game, Pitch Latino heads to Central Oregon, three of the biggest VC funding rounds in the Pacific Northwest are Portland companies, Startup School is starting up, and more. LINKS - Pitch Latino Bend https://www.latinofounder.com/ - Startup School https://www.meetup.com/bootstrap-startup/events/302177921 PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 01:10 Portland VC funding rounds are among the largest for Q2 2024 03:50 Pitch Latino Bend 07:57 Startup School 10:48 First Friday 12:45 Breaking news: Latino Founders Accelerator ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has...

2024-07-2620 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jul 19, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news… a new startup studio provides services for Portland startups, Prosper Portland opens an Office of Small Business, VC Diane Fraiman sits down with TAO, Oregon Venture Fund explains their process, and ways to get connected in the Portland startup community. Last week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA-Myn8KBh0&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd5MCHp_nvvcsxXKRdqVtexz&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQB LINKS - Vanport Studio https://vanportstudio.com - TAO: Diane Fraiman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpGC7R5AfJc - Oregon Venture Fund https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUPL3W8owFA - Connect wi...

2024-07-1918 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jul 12, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Demolicious has introduced 40 startups in 2024, owning the Portland, Oregon, narrative, AI Tinkerers, founder.coffee, and 3 potential opportunities for your startup. 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...

2024-07-1217 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jul 5, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland Oregon startup and tech news, a successful exit, pickleball with a funding platform, an extension on a startup accelerator application, and a conversation in Vancouver. 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...

2024-07-0509 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jun 28, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Bend Venture Conference ( @BendVC ) applications are open, The Actual Portland, salary transparency, Enduring Planet featured in @GeekWire and more. 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 star...

2024-06-2811 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jun 21, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, there's a new leader for Latino Founders, TAO hands out awards to some well deserving recipients, AI Portland is the best event going in the Portland startup community, Oregon Techworks Association could help your company, and Demolicious announces a big year end event. Let's get into it. 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...

2024-06-2112 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jun 14, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, there's a new pitch competition in the region, TiE Women applications are currently open, Kevin Cavenaugh and Stephen Green put out positive Portland podcasts, Demolicious is on Thursday, SaaS VC funding is way way down, and more. 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...

2024-06-1412 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jun 7, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in startup news for the Portland metro area, @TiEOregon Columbia River Pitch competition winners, an acquisition for EasyHome, Cascadia Cleantech Accelerator reveals new cohort, Blend promises inspiration, and Vancouver events like Startup Conversations in the Couve and Portland Podcasters in Vancouver beckon. - TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch https://youtube.com/live/CeO1Poa-Y5I - Blend https://blendpdx.com/ - Startup Conversations in the Couve https://www.meetup.com/northbankinno/ - Portland Podcasters https://www.meetup.com/portland-podcast-cooperative/PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland and Vancouver startup news00:50 TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch winners02:56 EasyHome acquired04:16 Ca...

2024-06-0707 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 24, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, Hydrolix and Boulder Care both announce $35 million financing rounds on the same day, Marcelino Alvarez proposes we rethink the Portland waterfront, Flat wins Demolicious, and Portland seeks a leader for its Metro Innovation Hub. Let's get into it. 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...

2024-05-2418 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 17, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Oregon startup news, we talk about 48 hours of frenzied activity in the AI (Artificial Intelligence) space, Built Oregon opens their applications for mentorship and support for Oregon consumer products (CPG) companies, the Oregon UAS (drone) Accelerator announces their inaugural class, and Demolicious title holder FanWagn looks to defend the belt. Let's get into it… 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 en...

2024-05-1711 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist BONUS: Choosing the best events to attendWith so many events out there, why does it seem impossible to find something worthwhile to attend? And what events are you supposed to attend to find a job or a cofounder — technical co-founder or otherwise…? I share some different ways and perspectives to look at each and every tech or startup event — or any event for that matter — to determine how and why it might be valuable to you in meeting the people you want to meet. Including identifying events that may introduce you to that elusive startup cofounder you've been seeking. I need you to quit thinking about ev...

2024-05-1606 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 10, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, Rogue Women has $13 million to invest, Bend Oregon's Revyse raises $1 million, founder.coffee and Rose City Techie meetups, AI in the City of Portland, and more. Let's get into it. 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...

2024-05-1010 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending May 3, 2024 - Oregon startup newsThis week, we talk about the inagural 503 Day, Dust Moto's EV dirt bike, WordCamp US call for speakers, NedSpace offers space for events, a new Executive Director for Oregon Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Accelerator, Equitable Networking, and Mayday! Deep Space. Let's get into it. 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...

2024-05-0309 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Apr 26, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, we talk about Portland Seed Fund's new fund, new team member, and new investments; highlight the Alexis Ohanian investment in The Sports Bra; talk about former Magic Leap-ers and their new startup; take a few minutes to highlight Dave Hersh's new book Reignition (https://amzn.to/49Q4Y9n); and congratulate the new Demolicious winner. Let's get into it. 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...

2024-04-2612 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Apr 19, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, Reperio Health raises $14M, the Technology Association of Oregon has an AI community, Demolicious is next week, applying to TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch, robot dogs on Mt Hood, Barrett Brooks kicks of his new podcast with James Clear. Let's get into it. 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...

2024-04-1913 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Apr 12, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, we'll talk about the smallest website for the smallest park, Radious goes nationwide, Read Write Web founder Richard MacManus takes us back to the days of Web 2.0, VC is down in Portland, free coworking, and more. 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...

2024-04-1212 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Apr 5, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, we AI Portland's upcoming AI Literacy for All event, TiE Oregon Westside Pitch 2024 winners, what a chief product officer (CPO) does at a startup, getting help understanding the upcoming Portland elections, and all kinds of maps. Let's get into it. 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...

2024-04-0510 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 29, 2024 - Portland tech and startup newsThis week, the Right to Repair Act is now Oregon law, WordCamp US 2024 tickets are now on sale, Oregon UAS (drone) Accelerator applications are due, AI Portland has a new AI podcast, First Friday at UpStart Collective Westside, and Westside Pitch Competition. Let's get into it. 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...

2024-03-2907 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 22, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, we talk about Jama Software's $1.2B exit and Oregon Venture Fund sees a 60x return, a new venture capital firm in Seattle started by Techstars alums, Demolicious winner, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek admits having a healthy bit of skepticism about Artificial Intelligence (AI), and TiE Oregon announces finalist for Westside Pitch 2024. Please keep up the good work. 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...

2024-03-2211 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 15, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, Artificial Intelligence — you know, the AI — it's a thing. We'll talk about the new Oregon Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, the AI Portland meetup, the Weekly AI Chat, and — of course — Rosie, our helpful AI concierge for the Portland startup community. I also cover BuzzCutt, RAIN Catalysts, and Pitch Latino Seattle. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS 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...

2024-03-1511 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 8, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, I've got a secret to share with you, Agility Robotics names Peggy Johnson CEO, XOXO is back for one more year, Demolicious March has a full slate of startups, and the list of with all 58 Black businesses shared by Stephen Green and Built Oregon during Black History Month is complete. Let's get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP AND TECH NEWS00:00 Portland, Oregon, startup and tech news00:56 58 companies for Black History Month 202402:09 Demolicious March at UpStart Collective westside03:14 Agility Robotics names Peggy Johnson CEO04:56 XOXO is back for one more festival07:08 Portland Startups Slack #social_beer gathering08:40 Podcast exclusive...

2024-03-0811 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Mar 1, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, we're still digging through all of the conversations about Techstars Seattle being shuttered, creating a list of AI startups, AI companies, and artificial intelligence projects in Oregon, Bend has a new resource for entrepreneurs, and more. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland Oregon startup news for March 1, 202400:42 First Friday at UpStart Collective Westside01:47 Techstars Seattle shutdown conversation continues https://omny.fm/shows/geekwire-podcast/bonus-seattle-after-techstars-with-chris-devore03:51 AI (artificial intelligence) startups in Oregon https://siliconflorist.com/2024/02/28/bakers-ai-dozen-13-local-artificial-intelligence-startups-to-watch/05:47 Rosie, Portland startups AI concierge https://sflo.me/rosie07:16 Composing the 2024 Black History Month list10:05 Bend Entrepreneur Lab launches ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- ...

2024-03-0112 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Feb 23, 2024 - Pacific Northwest startup newsThis week — in a special Pacific Northwest startup news version — we cover the history of Techstars Seattle as it closes its doors, hard cider entrepreneur Reverend Nat West runs for Portland City Council District 2, Dtocs takes the Demolicious belt from Kickplan, and the next First Friday is at the new westside location of UpStart Collective. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Pacific Northwest startup news00:30 Techstars Seattle is no more01:08 A brief and probably incorrect history of Techstars and Y Combinator04:35 DTOCS wins Demolicious06:40 Reverend Nat West runs for Portland City Council09:10 First westside First Friday ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two...

2024-02-2310 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Feb 9, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week was a rollercoaster of highest highs and lowest lows. PDXWIT, the nonprofit focused on making the Portland Oregon tech community more inclusive was forced to shut its doors, PitchBlack handed out more than $80,000 in prizes, two time Y Combinator alum Darius Monsef has a new AI startup, and more. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP + TECH NEWS 00:00 This week in Portland Oregon startup and tech news 00:29 PDXWIT is no more https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2024/02/06/pdxwit-shut-down-funding-dei.html 05:48 PitchBlack 2024 names winners 10:45 2x Y Combinator alum has a new startup 14:11 Portland Winter Light Festival ends this weekend 14:21 Super Bowl...

2024-02-0916 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Feb 2, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, we talk celebrating Black founders throughout Black History Month, GeekWire and TAO Oregon Tech Awards nominations, westside expansion for UpStart Collective, startup accelerators from VertueLab and RAIN Catalysts, and the Portland Winter Light Festival. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS (FEB 2, 2024) 00:00 Portland Oregon startup and tech news 00:52 Black History Month "One founder each day" 02:10 PitchBlack 2024 02:44 First Friday at UpStart Collective 03:30 2024 GeekWire Awards nominations open 04:31 2024 TAO Oregon Tech Awards nominations open 05:50 UpStart Collective confirms westside expansion plans 07:42 Portland Winter Light Festival (PWLF) begins 08:43...

2024-02-0213 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 26, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, Digs raises $7 million from Oregon Venture Fund, Portland Seed Fund, and others; the Portland Mercado food carts are back online; Demolicious returns; and the Silicon Forest Tech Summit is in the books, successfully. PORTLAND TECH AND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup and tech news 01:04 Portland Mercado food carts are back 01:47 Successful Silicon Forest Tech Summit 03:08 Digs raises $7M with Oregon Venture Fund and Portland Seed Fund 04:30 Demolicious is back 05:59 First Friday and Portland Winter Light Festival 07:18 OVF PDX AI showcase 08:13 Westside Pitch 2024 09:23 Rosie, Portland startup AI helper ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has...

2024-01-2610 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 19, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, we lost a member of the startup community, PitchBlack sells out, Lewis & Clark Winterim 2024 winners, the Silicon Forest Tech Summit, and AI startup WiseOx powers a new AI Portland startup community concierge named Rosie 🌹 PORTLAND STARTUP AND TECH NEWS 2024-01-19 00:00 Portland, Oregon, startup and tech news 00:26 RIP John Skelly https://gofund.me/5e05c02e 01:10 Portland winter weather impacts events 01:30 PitchBlack 2024 is sold out — but there's a waitlist https://pitchblackpdx.com 02:32 Inaugural Silicon Forest Tech Summit https://www.steamcircuit.com/ 03:53 Winners from Lewis & Clark Bates Center Winterim 06:13 An AI concierge answers Portland startup questions https://sflo.me/ro...

2024-01-1909 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 12, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Rukaiyah Adams speaks at the Portland Business Journal Power Breakfast, Lewis & Clark College hosts their Winterim startup sprint, an Apple iPhone falls from an Alaska Air flight and lives to tell about, and a whole bunch of Portland tech events for the upcoming week. PORTLAND STARTUP AND TECH NEWS 2024-01-12 00:00 Portland tech and startup news 00:47 Lewis & Clark Winterim 02:49 Rukaiyah Adams at Portland Business Journal Power Breakfast 04:14 Next week, a new AI experiment 04:24 Apple iPhone survives fall from Alaska Air flight 05:45 Upcoming Portland tech and startup events 07:31 Calagator ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For...

2024-01-1209 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Jan 5, 2024 - Portland startup newsTragic news to start 2024, Portland Mercado — a hub of Latine food entrepreneurship — suffered a devastating fire that has completely shuttered the location. In other news, PitchBlack has selected companies for the 2024 event; Scott Hanselman now publishes his podcast on YouTube Podcasts; a ton of events happening in the next week; and predictions from VCs for 2024. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 00:42 Fire destroys the Portland Mercado 01:45 Help Portland Mercado recover from this tragic event https://www.portlandmercado.org/firerelief 03:05 Scott Hanselman Hanselminutes podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0M0zPgJ3HSf55bZCgrRfsYTApHzBhzMi 04:04 PitchBlack 2024 companies sele...

2024-01-0509 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Dec 29, 2023 - Portland startup newsThis week, we talk about the Portland startup community year that was and the Portland startup community year that will be. We hear from Ian Williams of Deadstock Coffee as he shares thought on community and connection on the @ItsAboutToGoDownShow . And a reminder that First Friday is next Friday. PORTLAND NEWS ON STARTUPS 00:00 Portland startup community news 01:10 Portland startup community primer https://www.youtube.com/live/UHYZO6ReDiA 01:29 Portland Startups Slack https://youtu.be/ziVH0BfJ1lM 02:23 2023 Top 10 Portland startup stories https://siliconflorist.com/2023/12/27/silicon-florist-2023-top-10...

2023-12-2909 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Dec 22, 2023 - Portland startup newsThis week, we talk about Shelpful, the AI solution from Amazon, Microsoft, and Y Combinator alums, Demolicious https://youtu.be/zoF6_a6zu_8, Startup Santa https://youtu.be/UYVT_iwWJDo, and the Portland startup community AMA https://www.youtube.com/live/UHYZO6ReDiA. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 00:28 Shelpful raises $3 million from Sam Altman 01:12 Demolicious is back 02:27 Startup Santa's 2023 gift list 03:34 Portland startup community AMA 04:54 Happy Holidays to you and yours ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a...

2023-12-2205 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Dec 15, 2023 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland Oregon tech and startup news, I'll cover PitchBlack 2024, WordCamp US 2024, AI Portland, a list of Portland and Oregon startups to watch, Oregon Venture Fund, and more. PORTLAND TECH AND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland Oregon startup and tech news for the week ending Dec 15 2023 00:30 PitchBlack 2024 https://pitchblackpdx.com 01:43 AI Portland - Artificial Intelligence meetup https://www.meetup.com/ai-portland/ 02:43 WordCamp US 2024 Portland Oregon https://www.instagram.com/p/C0t--MjrlNL/ 04:34 Portland Business Journal 2024 startups to watch https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/awards/2023/12/13/startups-portland-venture-capital-2024.html 05:33 Oregon Venture Fund origin story https://oregonventurefund.com/perspectives/2023/12/6/origin-story 06:44 Portland...

2023-12-1509 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Dec 8, 2023 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland Oregon startup and tech news, I'll cover articles from Portland Monthly on Portland's past and reimagining Portland's future; Senator Ron Wyden on Apple, Google, and push notifications; a new roof for PDX; a new food & beverage consultancy; and podcasts from Stephen Green, Scott Hanselman, The Shades of Entrepreneurship, and more. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP AND TECH NEWS 00:00 Portland Oregon startup and tech news 00:18 Portland past and future - https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2023/12/portland-lost-its-vibe-essay-william-deresiewicz - https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2023/12/reinvent-reimagine-portland-comeback 01:31 Portland airport (PDX) gets a new wooden roof

2023-12-0809 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist Week ending Dec 1, 2023 - Portland startup newsPortland, Oregon, startup news this week has a great mix of Oregon consumer product startup news and Portland tech startup news. So many company mentions. And some national recognition in the pages of Inc. magazine. Trying to keep this all under 10 minutes was more challenging than I could handle. So I'm 90 seconds over. As always, I'll chunk the Portland startup news below so that you can jump to the stories that are most important to you. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS - CONSUMER PRODUCTS & TECH 00:00 Portland Oregon startup news

2023-12-0111 min