Silicon Florist 🌹 $4M Seed Round, $7M electrification grant 🔋
Issue 763
Portland-area startup and YC alum Depot raises $4.1 million Seed
Depot was a new name to me. So the news of them raising a sizable Seed Round was a surprise. (Also pleasantly surprised to see they were Y Combinator alums.) But one thing that wasn’t surprising was the their focus — which I always phrase as “engineers building tools for other engineers” — a historically strong Portland startup sweetspot. (Honestly, not sure if they’re in Beaverton (according to Crunchbase) or Portland (according to their press release)). But whatever the case, this Portland-area startup has raised a $4.1 million Seed Round, bringing their total funding to nearly $6 million… More
Meet fellow startup folks at Founder Fridays Portland
Interested in connecting with other startup founders in Portland? You might want to check out Founder Fridays Portland, a local rendition of the Founder Fridays events started by the This Week in Startups podcast from Jason Calacanis… More
Got startup questions…? Let’s get them answered
Sometimes, asking questions is harder than it should be. Especially startup questions. In an industry that’s overwrought you startup bravado and “I’ll figure it out myself,” putting yourself out there can be challenging and intimidating. That’s why I’m trying this new experiment… More
Photon Marine partners with Port of Friday Harbor to secure $7M grant
It’s always nice to see other folks recognizing the innovative concepts that Portland startups are pursuing. Especially when that recognition comes along with some nondilutive capital. Which is the case today. Portland startup Photon Marine has helped the Port of Friday Harbor, Washington, to secure $7 million in grant funding… More
A new kind of backpack: Pacmodo
It only stands to reason that a region with a rich and storied history of thinking about backpacks — JanSport and Dakine immediately jump to mind — would be home to a modern-day, innovative rethinking of the backpack. PitchBlack-alum Pacmodo is doing just that by rethinking the way we use — and ideally reuse now — the common backpack… More
Two Portland consumer products selected for Whole Foods Accelerator
Granted, I’m fond of the whole notion that Oregon is the Bay Area of consumer products. But when 20% of the companies in the latest Whole Foods Accelerator cohort are from Portland, that just lends credence to that argument. Maté Party and Sibeiho have been selected to participate among the 10 companies, this year… More
💼 Jobs
Ad Operations Associate at Riot New Media Group
Full Stack Java Developer at Grouptrail
🗓️ Events
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Mon (Sep 2) Labor Day
Wed (Sep 4) Magnet - A Different Kind Of Networking
Thu (Sep 5) "Work With Your Laurelhurst Neighbors" Coworking Day
Fri (Sep 6) Founder Fridays Portland
Tue (Sep 10) Startup Grind: Bootstrapping & Building Better Products
Tue (Sep 17) WordCamp US 2024
Some incredible momentum this week--and so nice to see it all summarized in one place. Always love your ability to gather so much information across so many sectors.