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For nearly 20 years, Silicon Florist has covered the Portland startup community, news, and events. (It's basically a bad habit at this point but hopefully you'll get some value out of it.) #pdx #portland
Been dreaming up the perfect event for Portland Startup Week 2026…? Well the wait is over. Please commence submitting events. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/18/p...
Portland Startup Week 2026 opens call for submissions
Have an event you’d like the Portland startup community to attend…? Well if it’s an event you can hold somewhere between May 11 and May 16, 2026, you may want to submit it to the Portla…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Been dreaming up the perfect event for Portland Startup Week 2026…? Well the wait is over. Please commence submitting events. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/18/p...
Tired of tweaking that copy of a copy of a copy of a deck…? Decky is here to help. (BONUS: We have an interview with cofounder Mike Cornelius that will post later this week, as well.) siliconflorist.com/2025/11/18/i...
If you’re tired of endlessly tweaking that deck, Decky is here to help
You know how it goes. You built that one presentation ages ago. And it kind of worked. But it requires customization everytime you want to share it with a new client — or VC. So you create a copy a…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Tired of tweaking that copy of a copy of a copy of a deck…? Decky is here to help. (BONUS: We have an interview with cofounder Mike Cornelius that will post later this week, as well.) siliconflorist.com/2025/11/18/i...
A local startup is taking on the challenge of addressing the energy consumption of AI. And the former CEO of Intel is bullish on their concept. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/17/v...
VanWa startup PowerLattice raises $25M to address AI power concerns
We’ve definitely seen an uptick in investments for physical hardware companies that are working to innovate on computing — and address the lack of power for the needs of AI. The latest? Vanco…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A local startup is taking on the challenge of addressing the energy consumption of AI. And the former CEO of Intel is bullish on their concept. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/17/v...
Oregon has a new startup accelerator, the Oregon AI Accelerator, and serial entrepreneur Jack Phan is at the helm. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/17/b...
Building an AI startup…? Oregon launches a new AI startup accelerator to help
If you’ve ever talked to me about startup accelerators, you know that my current take is that they need to have a focus. The “generic startups accelerator” game is over. TodayR…
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November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oregon has a new startup accelerator, the Oregon AI Accelerator, and serial entrepreneur Jack Phan is at the helm. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/17/b...
If you've been following Sylvia Salazar's career since her early days at @piepdx.com, you know that she's built something special with @tonolatino.bsky.social. Now, she's expanding her work by joining Portland's @thedangerousones.com #pdx siliconflorist.com/2025/11/14/t...
Tono Latino founder Sylvia Salazar joins Portland’s The Dangerous Ones podcast family
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November 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If you've been following Sylvia Salazar's career since her early days at @piepdx.com, you know that she's built something special with @tonolatino.bsky.social. Now, she's expanding her work by joining Portland's @thedangerousones.com #pdx siliconflorist.com/2025/11/14/t...
We're a month away from Demolicious Champion of Champions 2025. Who's taking the stage…? siliconflorist.com/2025/11/13/e...
Each one a champion in its own right but who will be the Demolicious Champion of Champions 2025…?
There’s a champion. And then there’s the champion of champions. You know that champion that was named the champ once and then goes on to become the champion that defeats all the other c…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
We're a month away from Demolicious Champion of Champions 2025. Who's taking the stage…? siliconflorist.com/2025/11/13/e...
What's better than securing funding…? Landing a promising customer. That's what happened this week with Portland startup Prophetic and D.R. Horton siliconflorist.com/2025/11/11/p...
Portland startup Prophetic lands major deal with DR Horton
What’s bigger and better news than a Portland startup raising a bunch of capital…? That’s easy. A Portland startup landing a major customer that has the potential to result in substanti…
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November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
What's better than securing funding…? Landing a promising customer. That's what happened this week with Portland startup Prophetic and D.R. Horton siliconflorist.com/2025/11/11/p...
Former Oregon CIO Alex Pettit is returning to Oregon in a new role siliconflorist.com/2025/11/10/c...
Colorado CTO Alex Petit returns to Oregon to head up digital transformation
When it comes to adopting technology in the public sector, there are any number of challenges. That’s why it’s good to hear that we’ve got a seasoned professional in that regard r…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Former Oregon CIO Alex Pettit is returning to Oregon in a new role siliconflorist.com/2025/11/10/c...
Digs raises an additional $5M with Oregon Venture Fund, Portland Seed Fund, Cascade Seed Fund, and Flying Fish Partners participating siliconflorist.com/2025/11/06/o...
Oregon Venture Fund, Portland Seed Fund, and Cascade Seed Fund invest in Vancouver startup Digs
I was going to say “VCs shovel cash into Digs” for the pun, but that didn’t quite sound right. So let’s just keep it on the up and up. Vancouver, Washington, based Digs has …
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Digs raises an additional $5M with Oregon Venture Fund, Portland Seed Fund, Cascade Seed Fund, and Flying Fish Partners participating siliconflorist.com/2025/11/06/o...
Love that @vibes.diy is enabling people to build real solutions — regardless of their coding experience siliconflorist.com/2025/11/05/v...
Vibes DIY enables sibling with zero coding experience to enhance communication with special needs brother
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November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Love that @vibes.diy is enabling people to build real solutions — regardless of their coding experience siliconflorist.com/2025/11/05/v...
For Portland's Expensify, it's nothing but net. What's that…? Oh. Oh I see. Sorry. I mean it's nothing but Nets. As in the @brooklynnets.bsky.social. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/05/p...
Portland’s Expensify partners with the Brooklyn Nets
I thought you could use some happy new about NBA teams. Portland’s Expensify — which is on a mission to make managing expenses easy for any person in any business — revealed a multi-year part…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
For Portland's Expensify, it's nothing but net. What's that…? Oh. Oh I see. Sorry. I mean it's nothing but Nets. As in the @brooklynnets.bsky.social. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/05/p...
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Thanks so much to the @overcommitted.dev podcast crew for inviting me for such a thoughtful interview. I always enjoy sharing Portland, Oregon, and startup insights with folks. Hopefully, I said something worthwhile in all of my jabbering. #ymmv www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhjE...
Ep. 32 | Navigating the Startup Landscape with Rick Turoczy
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November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thanks so much to the @overcommitted.dev podcast crew for inviting me for such a thoughtful interview. I always enjoy sharing Portland, Oregon, and startup insights with folks. Hopefully, I said something worthwhile in all of my jabbering. #ymmv www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhjE...
Excited to hear that Aaron Ward is building another startup in Portland. Meet Huckleberry. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/04/a...
AskNicely founder starts another startup in Portland — and it’s purple again
I can still remember the excitement back in the day when New Zealand founded AskNicely took up residence in Portland. It was one of those rare instances when a company picked Portland as a place to…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Excited to hear that Aaron Ward is building another startup in Portland. Meet Huckleberry. siliconflorist.com/2025/11/04/a...
Hot Oregon startup news. Literally. Thanks to Mazama Energy. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/28/t...
That Newberry, Oregon, is so hot right now. Thanks to Mazama Energy.
Okay. Not an Oregon startup. But a startup in Oregon working on something hot. Literally. Mazama Energy has a location in Newberry, Oregon, that has some of the hottest rocks powering the worldR…
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October 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hot Oregon startup news. Literally. Thanks to Mazama Energy. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/28/t...
There may be something to this whole "AI" thing. ConductorOne just raised $79M led by Greycroft with Accel and Felicis taking part, among others. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/28/c...
ConductorOne raises $79M led by Greycroft
I thought the VC stuff was supposed to slow down this time of year…? But honestly, I’ll take it. ConductorOne — a startup with a significant Portland presence — just raised a $79 million Seri…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
There may be something to this whole "AI" thing. ConductorOne just raised $79M led by Greycroft with Accel and Felicis taking part, among others. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/28/c...
Portland's LegitScript acquires Kompliant siliconflorist.com/2025/10/27/p...
Portland’s LegitScript snaps up Bay Area startup Kompliant
Acquisitions are always interesting. And nine times out of ten when I mention an acquisition around here, it’s a Portland startup getting snapped up by another company. But every once in a wh…
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October 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Portland's LegitScript acquires Kompliant siliconflorist.com/2025/10/27/p...
Worried you missed some important Portland startup news, last week…? Hang in there. I've got you. youtu.be/o5m9cPzBM5U
Oregon startup news (Oct 24 2025) @customerio ARR, BVC winners
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October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Worried you missed some important Portland startup news, last week…? Hang in there. I've got you. youtu.be/o5m9cPzBM5U
Apparently, Oregon's Agility Robotics was a potential acquisition target siliconflorist.com/2025/10/23/s...
SoftBank considered acquiring Agility Robotics at ~$900M valuation
I keep telling people that they should keep an eye on Agility Robotics in the Corvallis, Oregon, area. And it seems like I’m not the only one. The Information is reporting that SoftBank — yes…
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October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Apparently, Oregon's Agility Robotics was a potential acquisition target siliconflorist.com/2025/10/23/s...
$100M ARR is an incredible milestone for any company. Portland startup Customer.io successfully achieved it. Hear from cofounder and CEO Colin Nederkoorn about what this means. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/23/p...
Portland startup Customer.io reaches $100M ARR milestone
If you’ve ever talked to me about Portland startups, you’ve heard my bit about startups and founders that are “aggressively humble.” They don’t brag. They don’t …
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October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
$100M ARR is an incredible milestone for any company. Portland startup Customer.io successfully achieved it. Hear from cofounder and CEO Colin Nederkoorn about what this means. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/23/p...
Oregon Startup Center is looking to reboot its presence for Westside entrepreneurs siliconflorist.com/2025/10/22/o...
Oregon Startup Center reboots under new leadership
One of my favorite things about the Portland startup community is the number of organizations that are focused on helping entrepreneurs. But that doesn’t mean that those organizations aren…
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October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Oregon Startup Center is looking to reboot its presence for Westside entrepreneurs siliconflorist.com/2025/10/22/o...
North Bank Innovations coworking space at The VIC in Vancouver, Washington, is taking applications. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/21/l...
Looking for coworking in the Couve…?
Remember that new incubator and coworking space in Vancouver, Washington…? Well, they’re open for business and taking applications for folks who are looking for coworking space.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
North Bank Innovations coworking space at The VIC in Vancouver, Washington, is taking applications. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/21/l...
I shared some early returns last week about the Bend Venture Conference (BVC) 2025 winners. Now, I have the official list. And to save you a click, winners included Bold Reuse, MarineSitu, Photon Marine, Rapta, Inc., SokoLife, Toast Wear Inc., and Yak Tech. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/21/b...
Bend Venture Conference 2025: Official winners and check sizes
Last week, I got some early reports on a couple of winners at Bend Venture Conference 2025. Now, I have the complete list from the organizers. So I’m going to share it with you. Because you d…
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October 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I shared some early returns last week about the Bend Venture Conference (BVC) 2025 winners. Now, I have the official list. And to save you a click, winners included Bold Reuse, MarineSitu, Photon Marine, Rapta, Inc., SokoLife, Toast Wear Inc., and Yak Tech. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/21/b...
Always appreciate our senior Senator's work around the Internet and protecting our freedoms. This time, it surrounds a recent partnership between Amazon Ring and Flock. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/17/u...
Use an Amazon Ring doorbell…? Senator Wyden reveals that their partnership with Flock empowers ICE and other fed surveillance
I’ve written about Senator Ron Wyden any number of times. Not just because he’s our senior senator for Oregon, but because he’s one of the few people at the federal level with a d…
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October 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Always appreciate our senior Senator's work around the Internet and protecting our freedoms. This time, it surrounds a recent partnership between Amazon Ring and Flock. siliconflorist.com/2025/10/17/u...
Another promising Portland startup to keep an eye on: Knapsack siliconflorist.com/2025/10/14/p...
Portland startup Knapsack doubles funding total by raising $10M Series A
It’s been a quiet few weeks on the startup front. No doubt due to the other newscycle swirling around Portland as of late. But there’s still a bunch of startup activity in our midst. Li…
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October 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Another promising Portland startup to keep an eye on: Knapsack siliconflorist.com/2025/10/14/p...
Building a drone or drone-adjacent startup…? Oregon UAS Accelerator applications are open siliconflorist.com/2025/10/08/i...
I hate to keep droning on about this but… Oregon UAS Accelerator applications are open again
If you’re a startup working on drones or drone adjacent concepts, there’s no better place in the world to get mentorship and support for your pursuit than the Oregon UAS Accelerator in …
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October 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Building a drone or drone-adjacent startup…? Oregon UAS Accelerator applications are open siliconflorist.com/2025/10/08/i...