Month: June 2023

Over the past two decades, Bend Venture Conference has quietly grown into one of the largest early stage startup pitch competitions in the Pacific Northwest, drawing Angels and Venture Capital investors from all over to hang out in Central Oregon for a few days to hear from a variety of startups. And if you’re one of those startups, your opportunity to take that stage in front of those investors is here. Bend Venture Conference 2023 applications are now open.

It’s been no secret that Mat Ellis — the founder of Portland startup success story Cloudability — was hard at work on something new. And those closest to the project knew that it was going to be something that used Artificial Intelligence to help people become more effective with time and contact management. But no one outside of the startup team really knew what it was eventually going to be until today. Meet Sixty AI.

Portland productivity tool Momentum started in the physical world of day planners, but made the leap to a digital version of their product during the pandemic. Since then, they’ve been rolling out a number of compelling features that make their product even more effective. The latest? Momentum’s Planning Area feature.

Portland is no stranger to coworking. At least in the before times. So as things start to come back, it’s nice to see some additional players recognizing the potential for coworking here in town. Especially on the eastside of town. New-to-Portland-but-not-to-coworking Kiln is nearing opening day and they’re hosting an open house for interested folks on June 28, 2023.

TiE Oregon has partnered with Oregon Venture Fund and Sustainabile Northwest to bring you the Sustainable Happy Hour. The event takes place at 5:30PM on June 28, 2023, and it’s free to attend.