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title: 'Startup PDX: Challenge reveals first crop of startups selected for Produce Row coworking space'
date: '2013-05-29T12:57:07-07:00'
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# Startup PDX: Challenge reveals first crop of startups selected for Produce Row coworking space

Portland now has six new startups on the block. Literally. The [Portland Development Commission](http://pdc.us "Portland Development Commission") has revealed the winners of its first ever [Startup PDX: Challenge](http://www.producerowpdx.com/grow/startup-pdx-challenge/ "Startup PDX: Challenge").

What’s the Startup PDX: Challenge? Well, [Mike Rogoway at The Oregonian has a pretty good rundown](http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/05/pdc_picks_six_winners_for_1000.html "PDC picks six winners for $10,000 grants from Startup Challenge"):

> The PDC, Portland’s urban renewal agency, budgeted about $150,000 for the Startup PDX Challenge. It attracted about 240 applicants for the program, modeled on similar initiatives in Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio and Missouri.

> Applicants were judged by members of Portland’s investor and startup communities, including the Portland Seed Fund, the Portland Incubator Experiment, Rogue Venture Partners and Voyager Capital.

> The PDC also held a public vote to help evaluate applicants. It weighted the results lightly relative to the official judges, but the top three vote-getters all won grants.

So who gets free office space in [Produce Row](http://www.producerowpdx.com "Produce Row") for the next year?

- [ActivEd](http://walkabouts.org/ "ActivEd"): a dynamic online platform for movement-based education
- [Alum.ni](https://www.alum.ni/ "Alumni"): an easy and intuitive solution to keep track of your alumni, stay connected and engage in a smart way
- [ClutchPlay Games](http://clutchplaygames.com/ "ClutchPlay Games"): remnants of Stumptown Game Machine, formerly the Portland Studio of ngmoco
- [CoPatient](https://www.copatient.com/ "CoPatient"): medical billing advocates who find errors on your medical bills and appeal insurance denials
- [OnTheGo Platforms](http://www.otgplatforms.com/ "OnTheGo Platforms"): working with OEM’s, Brands and 3rd-Party Developers to create amazing user experiences and killer applications for smart glasses
- [Safi Water Technology](http://www.safiwatertech.com/ "Safi Water Technology"): develops products designed to bring safe, clean drinking water to people all over the world
For more information on the project, visit [Startup PDX: Challenge](http://www.producerowpdx.com/grow/startup-pdx-challenge/ "Startup PDX: Challenge").

*\[Full disclosure: I served on the selection committee for this project.\]*