Silicon Florist 🌹 Vacasa es su casa, Conversa acquired, Sila Series A

Issue 602

Jul 31, 2021

Vacasa to go public via SPAC

After a long drought, there have been any number of “Portland area” companies going public or planning to do so. There’s just been one slight problem. None of them are actually Portland companies. But now there might be one. Vacasa is in talks to go public via SPAC at a valuation of $4.5 billion… More

Sila raises $13 million Series A

In case you haven’t been tracking, former Simple cofounder Shamir Karkal has been quietly building another fintech startup here in Portland. But after today, it might not be “quietly” much longer. You see, that company, Sila, just raised $13 million… More

Conversa Health acquired as part of $320 million deal

While they’ve been relatively quiet, Portland startup Conversa Health has clearly been building something attractive. They just got snapped up in a two company acquisition by publicly traded Amwell, totaling $320 million… More

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No one seems to post to Calagator anymore so I’m at a loss for what you should attend. Also, it’s almost August. And that can be a really sleepy time of year, events-wise. 😴

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