Month: November 2024

Whether you’re working on a drone startup in the US — or somewhere else in the world — the premier startup accelerator to help you with your company is the Oregon UAS Accelerator in Pendleton, Oregon. Even better…? Applications are open for their 2025 cohort.

I’ve made mention of it here before that long-time community leader Mitch Daugherty has a moved to a role with Prosper Portland heading up the new Portland Office of Small Business. But it’s always nice to see his work being recognized elsewhere. Like his efforts at Lewis & Clark as an Entrepreneur in Residence.

If you haven’t been tuned in, Bluesky is most definitely having a moment. When it first opened up to the public, a bunch of early adopter types were quick to pick up the platform — a semblance of Twitter originally led by Jack Dorsey that was designed to be a far more open and less commercial product — but its growth was fairly incremental.

I’ve seen Fireproof around for a bit, here and there. But now the innovative — can I say “innovative”? — data storage solution from the Portland-based cofounder of Couchbase has been officially released.

As a startup founder, finding the support you need can often be challenging. That’s why it’s always nice to local programs focused on giving entrepreneurs access to benefits like mentorship and funding as they’re building their companies. Like the Beaverton Startup Challenge, which just announced its 10th cohort of companies.

Looking for other folks who like hardware as much as you do…? Get ready to be happy. There are a couple of meetups in rapid succession that could help you connect with a whole bunch of hardware enthusiasts from the Portland area in rather short amount of time.

Another week. Another interesting announcement from Agility Robotics. You know, the Oregon based robotics company that has created a humanoid bipedal robot that can work in warehouse environments…? Well, the news is that they have another customer who will be leveraging their technology: Schaeffler Group. Even better…? It also comes with an investment.

Demolicious has been doing a good job of spending time on both the westside and the eastside, this year. But I don’t want you showing up to the wrong place out of habit. So just a quick reminder that Demolicious is on the eastside, this month.