Silicon Florist 🌹 $55M Series B, Y Combinator, Helpful Snowflake ❄️

Issue 627

Jan 22, 2022

Beaverton startup Anitian secures $55 million Series B

Remember a couple of days ago when I was hinting at a startup renaissance in Washington County…? Well, today’s news is only furthering the hypothesis. Because Beaverton-based Anitian just raised a $55 million Series B, led by Sageview Capital… More

Y Combinator applications are open; two others open applications soon

While they’re not for everybody, startup accelerator programs can be an important support mechanism for founders, providing them with the mentorship and support they need as they work to build their businesses. And when it comes to programs like Y Combinator, it can mean a whole lot more financial support, these days. So with that in mind, here are three accelerator programs worth considering that have either an open application period or that will in the next few weeks… More

Psyched on Snowflake? They may want to support what you’re building

Using Snowflake to manage the data cloud for your startup? Well, there might be a little money in it for you through the Snowflake Startup Challenge… More

Rick Turoczy @turoczy

That moment when you've said your farewells on a @Zoom call and then each awkwardly struggle to click the "End" button as you both still sit there is akin to the feeling of ending a meeting at a coffee shop or bar and then both of you walking out and heading the same direction 😅

🌟 Community kudos

Has someone in the Portland startup community been helpful and deserving of recognition? Please take a few moments to share some kind words about them and let them know they’re valued as community members. Give them the kudos they deserve.

💼 Jobs

Rails Developer at FINE
Python Web Services Engineer with Django Experience at Panic
Producer (Web/Digital/Marketing) at Flickerbox, Inc.
Senior Full Stack WordPress or Drupal Developer at Flickerbox, Inc.
IT Manager/Webmaster - "Web Specialist II" at Oregon Health & Science University - Portland State University School of Public Health
Tiny Startup Seeking React Frontend Developer [Quote Us / Freelance / Remote] at Hyacinth Tech
Backend Developer at DeepSurface Security
iOS Developer at Kiva.org
Senior Backend Engineer, Protocol at Kiva.org

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Rick Turoczy @turoczy

Looking to get more connected to folks in the 𝖯𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 startup community…? Portland Lunch 2.0 is back on Feb 2 #pdx meetup.com/Portland-Lunch…