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Issue 768

Oct 05, 2024

Mitch Daugherty to lead new Office of Small Business for Portland

I am excited to announce that I will be taking on the Office of Small Business Manager role at Prosper Portland. This new position will play a critical and integral part in connecting and supporting the small business community in Portland; a community that I have done my best to show up for over the past 15 years in an authentic and empathetic way to support, listen to, and learn from. I have cherished each and every day. It’s also the approach that I will look to continue in this new role… More

Portland startup Icon raises $9.2 million

Portland startup Icon is helping folks prepare for retirement — even when traditional benefits packages may not be available. They refer to it as “retirement savings as a service.” And investors seem to be onboard with what they’re building. Icon just raised $9.2 million… More

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Portland startup PayRange lands “significant nine-figure investment”

I don’t know that I can even count up to nine. But I do know that that means at least eight zeros. So even if it’s at the low end, Portland startup PayRange has landed at least $100,000,000 in Private Equity financing from Ridgeview Partners… More

Who is pitching at Pitch Latino Portland 2024…? I’m glad you asked.

Yes, it was just Pitch Latino Bend 2024. And next week, it’s Pitch Latino Portland 2024. That’s what you get for giving Juan Barraza the opportunity to go full time on Latino Founders. So who is planning to take the stage to pitch…? More

Bend Venture Conference 2024: And the early stage startups are…

Not much longer now. Bend Venture Conference 2024 takes place October 17-18, 2024. But it’s not much of a conference without startups taking the stage. And some of the most interesting opportunities are those startups that are at the earliest stages.Like the BVC Early Stage Finalists… More