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Week ending May 31, 2024 - Portland startup news
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This week, add $30M to the $70M from last week to get $100 million in venture capital raised by Portland startups in less than a week, @TiEOregon announces the finalists for the Columbia River Pitch competition, Demolicious needs demos, Dave Hersh heads to Portland to promote his Reignition book, @builtoregon mentorship program applications are due, Portland Startups Slack hits 1M messages shared, First Friday, Founder Coffee, and more. LINKS - Columbia River Pitch https://events.tie.org/Oregon/Columbi... - Demolicious https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-po... - Dave Hersh in Portland https://partiful.com/e/9cpMNWN5ULlbb6... - Reignition https://amzn.to/3wXchyH - Built Accelerator https://www.builtoregon.com/accelerator - Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com - Founder Coffee https://www.meetup.com/founder-coffee/ 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=Cj98m...). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com#startup
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