Month: June 2024

Are you a woman startup founder looking to share your company on a global stage…? Well, you’re in luck. Because applications for TiE Women 2024 are currently open. Even better…? There are regional competitions that allow you to compete with local founders — which also provide great exposure and practice — before you take the global stage.

Slightly off topic. But honestly, not really. Because skating has had such a long history in Portland — from Cal’s to Burnside Skate Park. And it’s a sport that’s constantly innovating. Psyched to hear that this is coming to Portland in August.

(h/t Demi Lawrence)

Elevate Oregon 2024 Reel: Charting a Course to Redefine Venture Funding for Diverse Entrepreneurs from Elevate Capital on Vimeo.

Why…? Well, they’ve restructured the usual calendar so the summer cohort now starts in July. Which means you still have time to apply to Y Combinator. Applications are due June 13, 2024.

ecobadlandz, the Portland startup that simplifies EV travel in the Pacific Northwest, has been selected to participate in the 2024 class of the Cascadia Cleantech Accelerator, along with nine other startups in this cohort. Portland’s HumanKind Homes was also selected.

Today, TiE Oregon held there second of three pitch competitions occuring around the Portland metro area, Columbia River Pitch, a startup pitch competition designed to feature companies from Multnomah County, Oregon, and Clark County, Washington. (Westside Pitch, which focused on Washington County, was the first, and a Clackamas County pitch is in the works.) And when all the votes were tallied, the winners were…

EasyHome may not be a familiar name to some folks in the Portland startup community. But I’ve been lucky to spend some time with founder and CEO Sean Kennedy over the years. And during that time, I’ve watched him methodically and quietly grow a valuable company that solved a definitive need in the market. Clearly, I’m not the only one who saw that value. EasyHome has been acquired by Fixle.

Building a consumer product startup…? You know, maybe you came up with an amazing sauce that all of your friends rave about. Or maybe you you’re consistently selling out at farmers markets and local retail establishments so you’re thinking bigger. Or maybe, that new piece of apparel you designed has the potential to be a worldwide phenomenon. Whatever the case, if you’re working on a physical consumer product with the obvious traction, some revenue, and the potential for exponential scale, Built Oregon wants to talk to you. Like really soon.