Silicon Florist 🌹 $400+ million acquisition 🤑Google's Sidewalk Labs is watching you 👀 Tracking PNW funding 💰👀
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May 31, 2019 / Issue 489
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ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER ACQUISITION. BUT THIS ONE'S NEARLY HALF A BILLION DOLLARS
There has been a recent spate of acquisitions here in Portland. Some Portland companies acquiring. Some Portland companies getting acquired. This is one of the latter. With recent Portland transplant Twistlock getting acquired for $410 million.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/05/29/another-week-another-portland-startup-acquisition-this-one-for-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars-all-in-cash/
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DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ALPHABET SIDEWALK LABS PROJECT IN PORTLAND?
In a case of interesting timing, as Portland’s history with Google Fiber heads toward its denouement, news of Alphabet’s — Google’s parent company — Sidewalk Labs is just starting to build.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/05/28/did-you-know-about-the-alphabet-sidewalk-labs-project-in-portland/
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GEEKWIRE IS NOW DYNAMICALLY TRACKING PNW FUNDING
Curious about who in the northwest is getting funding? Well, if diving through Crunchbase or Pitchbook isn’t exactly your cup of tea, our friends at GeekWire have simplified it for you. Introducing the GeekWire Startup Funding List.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/05/30/geekwire-now-dynamically-tracking-startup-funding-in-the-pacific-northwest/
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Events
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If you have time for any events next week, I'd suggest the following:
MONDAY (5:30PM) PDXWIT Volunteer Info Night
http://calagator.org/events/1250474992
WEDNESDAY (Noon) Portland Lunch 2.0: Stoel Rives
http://calagator.org/events/1250474867
FRIDAY (6:00PM) Commodore Computer Club
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More events on http://calagator.org
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