This week in Portland startup news… why $300M in funding for Mercury matters to Portland, an event fail for the Portland startup community, a whole new Portland startup pitch event with a twist, a plant-based burger joint takes on McDonald’s, and more events and startup news. Let’s get into it… PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS
- Mercury raises $300M https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stoc…
- Portland startup community gathering April 8 https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…
- A rant on pitch competitions • Pitch competition rant, $1M Seed – Po…
- I Hope You Get Rich https://www.asianamericantown.com/pit…
- Portland Digital Corps https://calagator.org/events/1250481853
- Startup Open Coffee in the Couve https://calagator.org/events/1250481428
- Rose City Techies Book Exchange https://calagator.org/events/1250481784
- Startup Cafe @ The Hub https://calagator.org/events/1250481824
- Face Plant https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/…
- Chatham House Rule https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us…
- Four takeaways from a startup gathering https://siliconflorist.com/2025/03/26…
Portland startup news chapters
- 00:00 Portland startup news intro
- 01:50 Mercury raises $300M – and has a Portland footprint
- 04:35 Join us April 8 for a Portland startup community gathering
- 06:55 Secret behind the scenes info or my own private Fyre Festival
- 11:00 Already planning the July event, codenamed “Cookout”
- 12:25 Reflecting on my rant about pitch competitions
- 14:30 I Hope You Get Rich pitch event
- 16:33 Upcoming events next week
- 19:28 Face Plant takes on McDonald’s
- 23:50 Takeaways from an intimate startup gathering