Portland startup news for this week includes a Portland startup apparently raising $70 million, Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Rose City Techies, Latino Founders Pitch Latino Bend 2024, The Oregon Beer Trail, and Built Festival 2024.

PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS
- Portland Retro Gaming Expo https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/
- Rose City Techies https://www.meetup.com/rose-city-techies/
     - Lumiro https://lumiro.app
     - Mebot https://mebot.ai
     - My Fit Check https://myfitcheck.ai
- Pitch Latino Bend 2024 https://latinofounder.com
- The Oregon Beer Trail https://www.theoregonbeertrail.com/
- Bult Festival 2024 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/built-festival-2024-tickets-1009971801847 

PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS
00:00 Portland startup news
00:30 Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2024
03:00 A Portland startup raised $70 million…?
07:07 Rose City Techies
13:11 Pitch Latino Bend 2024
15:24 The Oregon Beer Trail
17:54 Built Oregon Festival 2024

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------
For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.

ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------
Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). 

All because of a blog. Weird.

https://siliconflorist.com

#startup #entrepreneur #portland

Week ending Sep 27, 2024 - Portland startup news

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What a week in Portland Oregon startup news. One company secured more than $100 million in PE. Another secured $9.2M in VC. And there's still a ton of other Portland startup news to cover. As well as a secret story that I can't yet reveal.

PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS
Icon $9.2M https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-dea...
PayRange PE deal https://payrange.com/news/ridgeview-p...
Portland Business Journal on PayRange https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/...
Pitch Latino Portland 2024 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pitch-la...
TODOS Media    / @todosmedia  
Haasan Hates Portland ‪@JumptownTV‬ 
Bend Venture Conference https://bendvc.com
UpStart Collective https://upstartcollective.org

PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS
00:00 Crazy week in Portland startup news
01:19 ‪@iconsavingsplan375‬  raises $9.2M in venture capital
04:18 ‪@PayRange‬ lands a 9 figure Private Equity investment
08:02 Pitch Latino Bend and Pitch Latino Portland 
11:50 Portland Water
12:41 ‪@watchtodos‬ 
16:24 Bend Venture Conference
19:29 First Friday and Hacklandia
22:20 Big news for small business in Portland is coming Friday afternoon
24:45 Thank you so much for hanging out with me 🫶

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------
For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.

ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------
Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (   • An introvert's guide to networking | ...  ). 

All because of a blog. Weird.

https://siliconflorist.com

#portland #startup #entrepreneur


Week ending Oct 4, 2024 - Portland startup news

Jude 3 - In an age where ideas and information come and go at the speed of light, there is a deep need for timeless truths that transcend our present moment. In the Nicene Creed we find a summary of “the faith once for all delivered to the saints” and step into a tradition that unites us with Christians across time, geography and the various branches of Christianity. As we anchor ourselves in this ancient statement of faith this year, may God help us see who He is clearly in more of His mystery, beauty, and love. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 1 of our series "The Nicene Creed: The Ancient Theology of the Triune God"]

Questions for reflection: 1) Are you experiencing the ephemeral, quickly evaporating nature of ideas and information today? How does an ancient religious faith provide an antidote? 2) What has your relationship to the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed been like? How have you viewed them? 3) Why are summaries of the basics of the Christian faith important for us? What is uniquely important about the Nicene Creed as one of these? 4) Discuss the authority of the creed relative to the authority of Jesus and the Bible. 5) Do you see evidence of people experimenting with "remixed religion" in your friendships? 6) Why is it important that we build our theology in community with others? How does the creed play a part in this?

"We Believe" and the Need for an Ancient Faith

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This week in Portland startup news, $60.5 million raised by Portland startups, Pitch Latino Portland 2024 names a winner — the crema of the crop — and Bend Venture Conference 2024 companies get ready to take the stage.

(Sorry the video kept freezing. Like 5 different times. It's got a bit of a Max Headroom vibe going. At least the audio is solid.)

PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS
Latino Founders https://latinofounder.com
TODOS Media    / @watchtodos   
Crescendo https://crescendo.ai/
The Provenance Chain Network https://theprovenancechain.com
Fordje https://fordje.com
Bend Venture Conference https://bendvc.com
OVF Fast Pitch https://lu.ma/slycvjk3
(Not sponsored) Hat by Altitude https://altitudebev.com/

PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS STORIES
00:00 Pitch Latino Portland 2024
05:46 Crescendo raises $50 million  
08:26 The Provenance Chain Network raises $10.5 million
11:25 Fordje releases Code Clarifier
13:10 Bend Venture Conference 2024 competitors
19:00 Oregon Venture Fund Fast Pitch 

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------
For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.

ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------
Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (   • An introvert's guide to networking | ...  ). 

All because of a blog. Weird.

https://siliconflorist.com

#portland #startup #entrepreneur

Week ending Oct 11, 2024 - Portland startup news

Door of Hope Southeast is a church in Portland, OR.

More than mildly obsessed with Portland, Oregon, startups

Drake Lawrence (AKA d.lawrence, Benn Horne) is as an artist, producer, composer, and DJ originally from Los Angeles, CA but finds his new home in Portland, OR.
 
As Founder of Pretty Ready To Dance Records, he has released a collection of dub-infused techno/ambient/downtempo tracks since 2019, via Crossfade Sounds, Calm Coastlines, SubSensory, and Whiteline Music. Collaborating with a wide range of artists such as, FNDO and Saw Tooth Wave, he has been able to remix tracks across international borders and genres.
 
With his inspiration deriving from classic house, acid, techno, and ambient, d. takes dancers on a journey through the cosmos. With a subtle touch, he is able to seamlessly blend genres in order to create something entirely new and fresh.

Door of Hope Northeast is a simple church pursuing the risen Jesus in deep community in and for Portland, Oregon. This podcast collects our weekly teachings, key ministry updates, and other important news related to the life of our community.

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