--- title: 'Most popular Portland startup stories on Silicon Florist in 2024' date: '2024-12-26T12:15:44-08:00' type: post word_count: 509 char_count: 4700 tokens: 662 categories: - Portland --- # Most popular Portland startup stories on Silicon Florist in 2024 A lot can happen in a year. Which is why I always like taking the opportunity to look back, review the stories of the year, and see which of those stories — if any — seem to resonate with folks. I’ve usually just done that with the blog. But this year, I’m also going to take a gander at what was popular on the [YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@turoczy_), the [podcast](https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/portland-oregon-startups), and the [newsletter](https://siliconflorist.substack.com/). Let’s get into it… Top 10 Silicon Florist posts in 2024 ------------------------------------ 1. [What I often referred to as “the best professional organization in town,” PDXWIT is forced to shutdown due to lack of ongoing sponsor support](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/02/06/what-i-often-referred-to-as-the-best-professional-organization-in-town-pdxwit-is-forced-to-shutdown-due-to-lack-of-ongoing-sponsor-support/) 2. [Portland is one of the top 50 cities in the world for VC… barely](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/04/19/portland-is-one-of-the-top-50-cities-in-the-world-for-vc-barely/) 3. [Jama Software acquired for $1.2 billion](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/03/18/jama-software-acquired-for-1-2-billion/) 4. [Want to make sure Portland is more connected and collaborative? Portland Metro Innovation Hub seeks Executive Director and Navigator](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/05/21/want-to-make-sure-portland-is-more-connected-and-collaborative-portland-metro-innovation-hub-seeks-executive-director-and-navigator/) 5. [Another prompt for Portland to return to making ridiculous decisions](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/05/21/another-prompt-for-portland-to-return-to-making-ridiculous-decisions/) 6. [Portland startup Hydrolix raises $35M in Series B from Oregon Venture Fund and others](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/05/22/portland-startup-hydrolix-raises-35m-in-series-b-from-oregon-venture-fund-and-others/) 7. [Venture Capital in Portland](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/10/24/venture-capital-in-portland/) 8. [With $10.1 million and hard earned industry expertise, Fairly looks to rethink vacation rental management again](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/12/10/with-10-1-million-and-hard-earned-industry-expertise-fairly-looks-to-rethink-vacation-rental-management-again/) 9. [Introducing Vanport Studio, a new offering to support local startups](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/07/16/introducing-vanport-studio-a-new-offering-to-support-local-startups/) 10. [Baker’s AI dozen: 13+ local Artificial Intelligence startups to watch](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/02/28/bakers-ai-dozen-13-local-artificial-intelligence-startups-to-watch/) In memoriam ----------- - [Ben Kihnel](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/03/28/rip-ben-kihnel-first-hire-cd-baby-made-after-moving-to-portland/) - [John Skelly](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/01/18/in-memoriam-john-skelly/) Top videos for 2024 ------------------- 1. [How “founder mode” became a startup meme](https://youtu.be/_KHkhsvDJOo) 2. [Portland’s best startup exit ever…?](https://youtu.be/A5a2XSuzNjg) 3. [Portland startups: Why bother…?](https://youtu.be/eWhyJD4AN3o) 4. [Portland startup raises $70M…?](https://youtu.be/4palwUFkO_c) 5. [17 years of blogging, Bend Venture Conference](https://youtu.be/-NrHzoUXuBA) Top podcast episodes for 2024 ----------------------------- 1. [October 11](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CL6XYl1lVbDT66F0hXpjF?si=Scyr5MbcSJyIp49imugIHg) 2. [January 19](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6d9hhwGkqA6jQSvNGbudno?si=pShLCa5sQgutHA3dRySFTQ) 3. [January 5](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6bLWr0K0y0HhYXiFjXlbNa?si=NACF3Wp2R5i_MiBcEsD3VA) 4. [February 2](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SrhYv6TTbD2eyVwclAFFK?si=jIcFDhB0QSihcwtobdqMOQ) 5. [November 29](https://open.spotify.com/episode/71kOw61xE8ysqFCy8HiH0f?si=WGDN3_IQT56hassmReupbg) Top email newsletters for 2024 ------------------------------ 1. [Drone demo day, Beer and Blog reunion (Issue 766)](https://siliconflorist.substack.com/p/silicon-florist-drone-demo-day-beer) 2. [Business Oregon seeks VCs, OVF PDX AI Demo Night (Issue 773)](https://siliconflorist.substack.com/p/silicon-florist-business-oregon-seeks) 3. [Bend Venture Conference and a bunch of other startup events (Issue 765)](https://siliconflorist.substack.com/p/silicon-florist-bend-venture-conference) 4. [Clackamas County Pitch, Chat with your Github repo (Issue 772)](https://siliconflorist.substack.com/p/silicon-florist-clackamas-county) 5. [Beaverton Startup Challenge, Bluesky (Issue 775)](https://siliconflorist.substack.com/p/silicon-florist-beaverton-startup-93d) See you in 2025!