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Issue 748

May 18, 2024

Built Oregon opens applications for consumer product startups

It’s been a minute since we’ve had an accelerator application open in town. But it’s that time of year for Built Oregon, the not-for-profit organization designed to support consumer product companies — from Nike and Tillamook through the newest farmers’ market stand — in the state of Oregon. Each year, Built selects a group of companies to receive mentorship and support through its accelerator program, all as part of their ongoing efforts to demystify the mythology of building a successful consumer products company in Oregon. So if that sounds interesting to you, you should apply… More

Oregon UAS Accelerator announces first class

I didn’t know what to expect the first class of the Oregon Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Accelerator to look like, but I’m happy to report that it’s a drawn drone startups from across the US — and Singapore. Seven companies joined the accelerator program which includes access to the Pendleton UAS facility, mentorship, and $40,000 in non-dilutive funding for each company… More

Questions about Portland startups…?

Great recap of the last 48 hours in Artificial Intelligence

If you’re not following local AI enthusiast AJ Green, are you even doing AI…? I’ve relied on his daily newsletter as a way of keeping up to date on the rapidly changing and morphing AI space. And the last 48 hours have probably made that more challenging for him than usual… More

Will FanWagn retain the Demolicious belt…?

It’s almost time for another Demolicious — the monthly competition that pits a whole new slate of startups against a current titleholder to see who the crowd finds most compelling. Current title holder FanWagn is, ahem, gearing up to take on the challengers, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at UpStart Collective… More