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title: 'Good things come in threes: Portland blockchain startup Chroma gains momentum'
date: '2016-01-13T00:05:01-08:00'
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# Good things come in threes: Portland blockchain startup Chroma gains momentum

You know me. I always like it when good stuff happens for Portland startups. It’s like whatever the opposite of schadenfreude is. Like I get happy when they’re happy. Oh. Wait. Maybe that’s just called “being happy.” Anyway… I’m happy that Portland’s [Chroma](http://chroma.fund "Chroma") is happy. They’ve had a triple dose of good news, lately.

> We've got a handful of announcements! 1) Chroma was accepted as a finalist in the 2016 SXSW accelerator! [pic.twitter.com/CW9syX7THg](https://t.co/CW9syX7THg)
> 
> — Chroma (@chromafund) [January 12, 2016](https://twitter.com/chromafund/status/686983507424354304)

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> 2\) We were also accepted in the 1776 Challenge Cup Regional this February. <https://t.co/fRWxwmNf3L> [pic.twitter.com/GxzsnLiu7o](https://t.co/GxzsnLiu7o)
> 
> — Chroma (@chromafund) [January 12, 2016](https://twitter.com/chromafund/status/686983888485269504)

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> 3\) And finally, we raised our seed round in late December. (But whatever, don't cheer the round, just cheer us on while we put it to work.)
> 
> — Chroma (@chromafund) [January 12, 2016](https://twitter.com/chromafund/status/686984240173481984)

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Not a bad 2016, so far.

For more information or to invest in local startups, visit [Chroma.fund](https://chroma.fund/ "Chroma.fund").

*\[Full disclosure: Hoo boy. This one is a doozy. Are you ready? Chroma is an alum of Oregon Story Board. I am the cofounder of Oregon Story Board. I am a long-time advisor and judge for the SXSW Accelerator, although I had no hand in Chroma’s selection. Finally, I was the organizer of the 1776 Challenge Cup in Portland, but I had no say in the judges’ decision. For what it’s worth, I had absolutely nothing to do with their funding. So there’s that.\]*