Month: August 2024

If you’re among the folks in the Portland startup community awaiting more new on the Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub, get ready to be happy. The state-funded effort to create a wayfinding and connecting organization to facilitate innovation in our region has made significant strides over the past few weeks.

When I think of AI startups in Portland, Reclaim.ai is often the first one to jump to mind. They were starting to think about the potential applications of AI in helping folks manage their schedules before many of us knew how to spell AI. And before that pandemic thing. And clearly, that thinking hasn’t gone unnoticed. Reclaim.ai has been acquired by Dropbox.

Curious who made the cut for the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Angel Oregon Technology competition…? Well, you’re in luck. Because those details are now available.

Sometimes, simply making a decision where to go in Portland can be super difficult. Especially for locals who are spoiled for choice. So while the new app from Travel Portland — Near Me Now — is more targeted at tourists and visitors, I think locals could stand to benefit from it, as well.

It’s that time of year again. Oregon Startup Center has announced that applications are now open for the 10th annual Beaverton Startup Challenge. Applications close October 2, 2024, at 5:00PM Pacific Time.

What began its life as the Portland Independent Chamber of Commerce (PICOC) and then changed to Business for a Better Portland has changed its identity once again. This time opting for the more simple and straightforward Better Portland, a new identity which was launched at Autodesk’s Portland office on the evening of Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

If I’ve learned one thing about technology it’s this: no matter how miraculous and delightful any technology is, someone will find some way to do something with it that is often less than delightful and many times malicious. And with the rapidly changing and evolving world of AI and it’s ability to emulate real world folks, the concerns about the potential impact of deepfakes continue to grow. Which is what inspired Karnā.

Okay. Maybe it’s been a decade or two since you’ve exhibited at your last science fair. Or maybe you’ve never had the chance to participate in a science fair. Whatever the case, now is your chance to show off your science to an adoring public. With the AI Portland AI Science Fair.