- Category: Portland
Rose City Robotics makes battery recycling safer
Month: August 2024
People always ask me about startups that have spun out of Intel. Found one.
I get this question all of the time. But it’s a bit of a rarity, these days. What’s that…? Oh. Interesting companies being spun out of Intel. In fact, the last one I can remember off the top of my head was AppThwack. But I just found another one. So I wanted to let you know. Meet AheadComputing. (Not a typo. It’s old school concatenated camel case.)
Read MorePortland startup news for the week ending August 30, 2024
A new kind of backpack: Pacmodo
It only stands to reason that a region with a rich and storied history of thinking about backpacks — JanSport and Dakine immediately jump to mind — would be home to a modern-day, innovative rethinking of the backpack. PitchBlack-alum Pacmodo is doing just that by rethinking the way we use — and ideally reuse now — the common backpack.
Read MoreMeet fellow startup folks at Founder Fridays Portland
Interested in connecting with other startup founders in Portland? You might want to check out Founder Fridays Portland, a local rendition of the Founder Fridays events started by the This Week in Startups podcast from Jason Calacanis.
Read MorePitch Latino Portland 2024: Call for speakers and attendees
This year is flying by. It’s already time for another Pitch Latino here in Portland. I mean, they need speakers and attendees and stuff. But it’s on the books for October 10, 2024, at OMSI.
Read MorePortland startup Photon Marine partners with Port of Friday Harbor to secure $7M electrification grant
It’s always nice to see other folks recognizing the innovative concepts that Portland startups are pursuing. Especially when that recognition comes along with some nondilutive capital. Which is the case today. Portland startup Photon Marine has helped the Port of Friday Harbor, Washington, to secure $7 million in grant funding.
Read MoreGot startup questions…? Let’s get them answered
Sometimes, asking questions is harder than it should be. Especially startup questions. In an industry that’s overwrought you startup bravado and “I’ll figure it out myself,” putting yourself out there can be challenging and intimidating. That’s why I’m trying this new experiment.
Read MoreWhat if the Vatican was full of cats?
Portland-area startup and YC alum Depot raises $4.1 million Seed
Depot was a new name to me. So the news of them raising a sizable Seed Round was a surprise. (Also pleasantly surprised to see they were Y Combinator alums.) But one thing that wasn’t surprising was the their focus — which I always phrase as “engineers building tools for other engineers” — a historically strong Portland startup sweetspot. (Honestly, not sure if they’re in Beaverton (according to Crunchbase) or Portland (according to their press release)). But whatever the case, this Portland-area startup has raised a $4.1 million Seed Round, bringing their total funding to nearly $6 million.
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