Silicon Florist ๐น Demolicious reboots, Silicon Forest, $7M raise ๐ฐ
Issue 732
Digs raises $7M from Oregon Venture Fund and Portland Seed Fund
Fundraising is never easy. Especially these days. So itโs always nice to see local startups securing the capital they need to grow โ and itโs even sweeter when local investors are part of those rounds. Thatโs what happened with Vancouver, Washington, startup Digs, which announced $7 million in new funding led by Oregon Venture Fund with Portland Seed Fund also in the mixโฆ More
Demolicious reboot kicks off with a Kickplan win
Demolicious has been pulled out of the mothballs to provide a venue for anyone in the startup community to demo anything theyโre building โ regardless of how unpolished it may be. The initial reboot was held last night. And when the dust cleared โ and the votes were counted โ Kickplan hoisted the Demolicious Championship Beltโฆ More
Oregon Venture Fund to showcase local AI startups
Interested in getting a better handle on whatโs happening around town in the world of AIโฆ? Get ready to be happy. Oregon Venture Fund is bringing together a gathering to highlight some of the AI companies in our midst on February 13, 2024โฆ More
Startup R&D exemptions could take a hit, unless Senator Wyden prevails
Some changes in the Federal Tax Law are beginning to have a negative effect on startups โ especially bootstrapped ones โ as the way startups can handle Research & Development expenditures shifts from โall at onceโ to amortized over a five year period. But Senator Ron Wyden is part of an effort to prevent โ or at least forestall โ that from happeningโฆ More
๐๏ธ Events
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Mon (Jan 29) The AI Education Movement
Tue (Jan 30)
Wed (Jan 31)
Da Gathering
Thu (Feb 1) OEN February Entrepreneur Mixer
Fri (Feb 2)
Sat (Feb 3) Byte & Beyond: Tech Resume Workshop Challenge
Wed (Feb 7) PitchBlack 2024
Thu (Feb 8) TAO: Founders investing in founders
Tue (Feb 13) PDX AI Demo Night
Wed (Feb 14)
Valentines Day
Wed (Feb 21)
๐ผ Jobs
Itโs been a few months since anyone has posted anything โ and there have been very few posts over the past year. Iโm thinking it might be time to shut down the Silicon Florist job board. Disagreeโฆ?