Silicon Florist 🌹 Reperio raises $14M, Demolicious, TAO AI 🧠
Issue 744
Reperio Health has a healthy raise — especially in an anemic economy
I caught this last night on GeekWire. And I expected to see a lot more when I got up this morning. But I’m not really finding much. So it kind of became one of those “Did I just imagine that…?” But, nope. It’s real. I’m just not seeing much about it. So let’s get into it. Portland’s Reperio Health just raised $14 million and signed a deal with Uber… More
TAO has a community dedicated to AI
I had the chance to catch up with Charlie Kawasaki, yesterday. I’d been tracking on AI related events that TAO was driving, but he brought me up to speed on TAO’s other efforts around AI, including the formation of the TAO AI and Data Community. (Also, hat tip to Aaron Wirick for highlighting it in the AI channel on Portland Startups Slack.)… More
Portland is one of the top 50 cities in the world for VC… barely
According to research by PitchBook, Portland is ranked 49 on the list of top cities in the world for venture capital. (Seattle, for reference, comes in at #13.) If you take it down to US cities, we’re still second to last. But at least we’re on the board, right…? More
Who will be vying for the Demolicious belt, next week…?
It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that Ecobadlandz walked away with the win — and the Demolicious belt. That’s because it was. Demolicious happens every month now. Which means it’s time for the next round of companies to take the stage in hopes of taking the belt. But who are the challengers…? More
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Tue (Apr 23)
Wed (Apr 24) Demolicious
Thu (Apr 25) The Wings Conference
Tue (Apr 30) RainSec - PDX Information Security Meetup
Wed (May 1)
Fri (May 3) Portland 2600
Mon (May 6) Oregon Tech Awards 2024
Wed (May 8) Startup Conversations in the Couve