Silicon Florist 🌹 $70M round…? 3 Portland startup founders on AI 🤖

Issue 767

Sep 28, 2024

No. A Portland company did not just raise $70M.

I’ve written about this before. It happens from time to time. I can’t confirm that this is the reason it’s happened again this time, but I can confirm that the company mentioned is not a Portland company. I can’t really even find any Portland area employees. So why does this sort of thing happen…? (Note: It was actually Google location lint, this time. The company used to be here.) … More

Two Portland companies garner “runner up” in TiE Women 2024 regional

TiE Women is a global competition designed to highlight promising women-led startups. Often, the initial parts of the competition occur at a city level, but this time around, it started at a regional level. And two Portland companies wound up runners up: Radious and For Bitter For Worse… More

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Three Portland startups leveraging AI

Last night, I had the opportunity to sit down with three amazing startup founders to talk about the companies that they’re building — and how AI is playing a role in their lives. Best of all — thanks to the awesome folks at Rose City Techies — we got to have this conversation in front of a bunch of other folks… More

Pitch Latino Bend 2024 releases Latine-led lineup

It seems like just yesterday that Pitch Latino was a Portland event. Now, it’s growing up. Being held in Seattle, Portland, and — for the first time — Bend, Oregon. So who’s taking the stage for the event on October 1, 2024…? As usual, the Latino Founder crew have managed to assemble an incredible group of Latine-led startups to take the stage… More

Built Festival 2024 is next week

Built Festival is an annual gathering of the consumer products community throughout Oregon, from the most well established brands to the earliest stage startups. And this year, the week long fest culminates with a main event that is also a celebration of sorts: Built Oregon is now 10 years old. So if you’re interested in engaging with folks in apparel, beauty, food & beverage, footwear, and more, there’s no better place to do it… More