Portland Seed Fund: New venture partner, new fund, new investments
Itās not odd that venture funds go quiet from time to time. As they need to cycle through their own fundraising and whatnot. But itās always nice to see them starting to make noise again. And Portland Seed Fund is doing that in multiple ways with their news todayā¦ More
Former Magic Leap folks building Trace close $2M round
Granted, in a remote-first world it can be difficult to accurately define an āOregonā company, but given that the CTO lives here, Portland Seed Fund participated in this round, and they went through PIE, Iām calling the news that Trace just closed a $2 million Pre-Seed round ālocal startup newsāā¦ More
The Sports Bra gets backing from Alexis Ohanianās 776 Foundation
The Sports Bra ā the Portland pub focused on womenās sports ā has captured media attention since its founding. But this latest news is only sure to further that trend: Alexis Ohanian, the cofounder of Reddit, investor, and philanthropist, has shared that his 776 Foundation will provide backing for The Sports Bra expansion to other citiesā¦ More
Startup feeling stuckā¦? Maybe Dave Hershās Reignition would help
Even if it there wasnāt a whole bunch of nostalgia wrapped up in this post, I would still be recommending Reignition, a new book written by Dave Hersh. Part memoir, part collection of case studies, part workbook, this quick read takes stuck founders through a clear path through getting their startups unstuck ā and provides cautionary tales for founders who may be unknowingly hurtling their startups headlong into stuck-nessā¦ More
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Curious to hear from others about Dave Hersh's new book