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Last night, I had the opportunity to sit down with three amazing startup founders to talk about the companies that they’re building — and how AI is playing a role in their lives. Best of all — thanks to the awesome folks at Rose City Techies — we got to have this conversation in front of a bunch of other folks.

Built Festival is an annual gathering of the consumer products community throughout Oregon, from the most well established brands to the earliest stage startups. And this year, the week long fest culminates with a main event that is also a celebration of sorts: Built Oregon is now 10 years old. So if you’re interested in engaging with folks in apparel, beauty, food & beverage, footwear, and more, there’s no better place to do it.

It seems like just yesterday that Pitch Latino was a Portland event. Now, it’s growing up. Being held in Seattle, Portland, and — for the first time — Bend, Oregon. So who’s taking the stage for the event on October 1, 2024…? As usual, the Latino Founder crew have managed to assemble an incredible group of Latine-led startups to take the stage.

TiE Women is a global competition designed to highlight promising women-led startups. Often, the initial parts of the competition occur at a city level, but this time around, it started at a regional level. And two Portland companies wound up runners up: Radious and For Bitter For Worse.

You know we have our fair share of pitch events in the Portland area. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t more room for pitch events throughout the state. And what better week to do another pitch event in Central Oregon than the week of Bend Venture Conference…? None better. That’s why there’s the High Desert Innovation Fest.