Silicon Florist 🌹 PitchBlack gets a ton of interest, AI Portland Meetup, WordCamp US 👩💻
Issue 726
PitchBlack 2024 receives 200+ applications
Applications for PitchBlack 2024 — the largest one-day pitch event for Black founders on the West Coast — closed this morning at midnight. And after some quick spreadsheeting, there are some interesting numbers to share. Perhaps the most interesting…? More than 200 applications were submitted with hopes of being chosen to pitch on February 7, 2024… More
Interested in AI…? There’s a Meetup for that
AI. It’s all the rage with the kids these days. So it only makes sense that folks would want to gather to discuss it. And potential applications for the technology. And other stuff. That’s why there’s now AI Portland… More
Portland Business Journal: 13 local startups to watch in 2024
I’m telling you. We’re deep into the list time of year. So don’t be surprised to see a few of them shared here. Not “listicles,” per se. But lists that provide some valuable insights that will help you in the new year — or help you look back on the year that was 2023. A good example of a list does both of those things is “13 startups to watch” from the Portland Business Journal’s Portland Inno… More
Where did Oregon Venture Fund come from…?
In a world ravaged by a mortgage crisis and a lack of local capital, Eric Rosenfeld and Bob Ward recognized an opportunity…. And thus began the origin story of the Oregon Venture Fund… More
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