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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending April 11, 2025'
date: '2025-04-11T09:06:18-07:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending April 11, 2025

Need a social media detox…? There’s a new Portland startup for that ([02:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=125s)). A drone accelerator application deadline approaches ([05:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=309s)). Tons of IRL events from AI gatherings to small business support to Portland Startup Week 2025. All that and more in Portland Oregon startup news this week.

- Save the date [https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2RUelhBT2FFNVI0SXh2XzQ1UTFJVFIyUDRBd3xBQ3Jtc0tranhocnFaNTFJVmxDZXFNMmVyc0lWa1hzYzd4eHRYelJGNE1qekN6QncxeF9zVTd6djBqUG5BSFVHRzVWRC1SVWdZZUFfN1JfM1Z4RndpbmxndTdrdnFmR1NLaGZLWjcwMF9lSmxVWWo1OWlDRjlnSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fpie-portland-startup-community%2Fevents%2F307183761%2F&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)
- Dayo [https://dayo.co](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVZtbGhYcWtVTlZ4aDVqTFIwNjQ5ekJCQU04UXxBQ3Jtc0tuSmZLM19Ea3dpVlR4bXk0MGRQNnhEM0g3bGQwaWhKNk16cGFIdlVZSFV4RTRub29TeDFhbGVZSzJLWUxFUkhyUjZyZWNHZEtxcHpYbGhlTUVsdzRjZHp6YVBPS1pOMlFMc1p5WUc0QlVZcFhQRE5WWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdayo.co%2F&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)
- Launch Party [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dayo-lau…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2Q0TEw1cTczTzh6UlZ1Q2I4TVpvNDVYM3gyUXxBQ3Jtc0trTDNmR3JaMzFTNG5NOHlMX3BrSTVTTmVzTF8xeThDZm1odndlMmF1VzVscEkwWWxZVFpyanNCYVdsdThndVdhZkhjWnV1VllVMlBDZFhEV2VjOU1yVWZNVjcyUDJSdktsRVIzUlhtV2dOQkhXeWlrUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fdayo-launch-party-90s-dance-jam-tickets-1295003964719&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)
- Dayo on Product Hunt [https://www.producthunt.com/products/…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjhBcjRvc3NleWJCUUZiZl9TS2o5TTRDLXJVd3xBQ3Jtc0tsX00wbjl0ZWNYSXI3RlNaWExjajJiNWtmSjZ1clhjSVZEMWQydXVyVHBBRENOTmF5cHJvSm90WFQzTEpFR1R5Q21Fd1NSZEhrWXFZSHZMeTV2dDBOZGo2a1VHTXNSdWpnRWlTZG5BR2owZWxRUTBRdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.producthunt.com%2Fproducts%2Fdayo-2&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)
- GeekWire on Dayo [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/get-pai…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1NPeHd4ZWlkUUVoUTNGRUhqY0R2TGlvZ1BMZ3xBQ3Jtc0trc1o0NlVlbFpvT3VxQ0tiREZtUy1Ec1lQWjJ0VTR1UFEycU1SdFh2d19CX0NjcWVvNTlLa1dROWE2QzJDLTdvclFBczRKOUNsclZyNmZSNDhBcVYyYTRlLWhKOFJNMDAyMmp5c0piS1d3dy1pa3M1TQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2025%2Fget-paid-to-limit-social-media-time-portland-startups-app-monitors-usage-and-gives-rewards%2F&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)
- Oregon UAS Accelerator application [https://www.einpresswire.com/article/…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHBrZ0ZsaHF6ZnFFellZR21PbHVFWTBNeHpud3xBQ3Jtc0ttdFozc2ZhSjZMWjFfYWZhbVdWNXJPLUNiLUY0ZzhuTm1GZmxqTHNNMUZ5cjhBOThFMnlKMWRvYk5NRnhiRFotT1BGWTlScVRzV2hFU3hBQzBtaVFBNjFvWVlzTHBjN01xRDktT1Q2dlFfVmdYVW1QOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.einpresswire.com%2Farticle%2F801430762%2Foregon-uas-accelerator-opens-applications-for-summer-2025-cohort&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)
- Portland Office of Small Business “Show Up for Small Business” [https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmlkYXJQUGo2Ny1uWFNxMV8xajVrc1hfcmdLd3xBQ3Jtc0ttMkwzajhidlp1eU1Lc2tPM0h5ZFdHVHZha2c5ZGtJTENhbU5RSWQ5bUc4bmpMYkhMX2xSV19KNkpIclpKUlBWamZoc3g2M2ttaFBFczBoQlRNRkRCa2FnSy1HWmFsTGNMd1FFYkVGT0R4QTkyakFjWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fpie-portland-startup-community%2Fevents%2F307221148%2F&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)
- Portland AI Engineers [https://www.meetup.com/portland-ai-en…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU9mWTREMzh6ekVJUkJxZnBqNVNrek9MbUFXZ3xBQ3Jtc0trUHhQZFhmTGN5OE1GeVFDWWkyTTBBXzNKV3lLUVZqQkZoYU44cFkyM2NYMHpOVl82ckY4OVU4RE4xUTBtWmlsTDFtVl9zb1RFYTFIdWNfNzJJLTU5WENvTURyWlA0N0ZTeWxWUUlPRjg1azVQNkUxMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fportland-ai-engineers%2F&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)
- Portland Startup Week 2025 [https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU5RSFIxN1M5eUoxTWZYenpJUENfRFJUVTl1QXxBQ3Jtc0tsV0l2NG4xd1ZzdUFsYmg1VFgtM3dIZ0ZfVDJWbjZGa25tWTYwYU1GVjRiZkNXY2ZNQVlMUURhSjJFRkRUaTZqWi1MRGJjOUZEbUpqZVNibGtNTnFqc2tzN3dkcG9jNmRuRGx6SkJBNUZraDRySW5rVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Flu.ma%2Fpdxstartupweek&v=mUqnbcBaCq4)

Portland startup news chapters
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- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4) Portland startup news intro
- [00:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=14s) Portland startup community gatherings new and old
- [02:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=125s) Social media detox with Dayo
- [05:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=309s)[‪ @OregonUASAccelerator‬](https://www.youtube.com/@OregonUASAccelerator) applications are due
- [06:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=402s) Show up for small business
- [09:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=596s) New AI meetup for Portland AI Engineers
- [12:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=732s) Portland Startup Week 2025
- [14:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqnbcBaCq4&t=853s) Celebrating AAPI founders and community leaders