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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending April 25, 2025'
date: '2025-04-25T08:07:04-07:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending April 25, 2025

PDX Startup Week 2025 ([06:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=415s)) is only 2 weeks away. Get the latest news on Portland Startup Week and all of the events, Portland startup raises $11.2M, some interesting guests in town, and a couple of startup applications that are due. Let’s get into it…

- Photon Marine [https://photonmarine.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa09uSUFHN0VPd3YyNzB3N1pXNlZjYVM3QUtDZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttcXFJRkNoNU1VUVR1M19teTJSTWJpNFBQd2JSV1poX0hWNmZWRzBxQVZpOWY5LWdqM2xBbjRZYVZvZ0xOZGJiOHRySDNSZ1JMSHBUSW1DZDlSa0xUZkRNblVuTFk4RXE0YjVMSU0wLUJmcWY2SDJZNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fphotonmarine.com%2F&v=niEa4alPD6s)
- Newlab [https://www.newlab.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3RQaV92cVJFRE5ZaEdzdEFWMEl4Nnk3bFp5d3xBQ3Jtc0trUzBzUDQ2cXB3YlkxLU91UTRCdmRGdGtrX1ExcTNuZGY0Rnl5N0dTdlBtQTFBTFNyb0JpYzJSN09DcVFfYTNrWTItc1RERkpjNGRmd1JXLWptNW1oelVRci1qZVhObkkzMHJscndYcDFwYTBOOFJ0aw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newlab.com%2F&v=niEa4alPD6s)
- Pitch Black Podcast [https://www.pitchblack.org/podcast/cl…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmNIMTBiUFY5cThGdkZnM1JELXkzV3ZTQkVmQXxBQ3Jtc0tuU1g4SDlBOWdSTEZJeURIX3JDNHhCQkhZZnZlOXJiTVdjX2dqcVdpSFBlY1lXbVVLbGUwaEVRYld6ejFxTk14SWFHQXlnMG4xU2tSdHBOeml1eVZwdURyVXZIcXBTS3VFYkc5RFVkWXRFR0JBamtqTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pitchblack.org%2Fpodcast%2Fclarence-bethea&v=niEa4alPD6s)
- Show up for small business (Ankeny Alley) [https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGRaMUpuVHlfMTZ4Y1hEVUluaVdMY08yZ0RQUXxBQ3Jtc0trNEN4NTR2bnBFb0lyT2NEemJtY182c01WMWFNelVWU0E4ZU1wVFpYZnZ2dHNRTFhHQ3dPSExvNDJRVDhiNHNORnVpQ0FBa3BEazRLTGFkNHFURGdHdnU0SUltaWJNclhIRG9jazRNd3pVdk84bi01RQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fpie-portland-startup-community%2Fevents%2F307221148%2F&v=niEa4alPD6s)
- Portland Startup Week 2025 [https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmlySk1TTWxpclhFMG9DZGpScW00ZzBsZThpZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttV212eGd1Vkt5Vzk0WldQTXNpclVJT1YzX1FyZUtpVGk1LTRCMXZ2OWJ0dmpmWUl2LVlwR0tlam03VkpsRnZZbUlrOWFPM2swYzZJWDJKbGt6enVCMzNYcGJ1MmhUa0trNDRiRTNiM0JITXFkYWsydw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flu.ma%2Fpdxstartupweek&v=niEa4alPD6s)
- Araceli Biosciences 
  - [https://www.aracelibio.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk9RTEdaREs4akoyOU5nSHdEQ2tGQzV5Vjg4Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsTWttN1hORDE2RTdPWnQ3VUFyeFp1eFBZSEhGcEFCS19ZVUwyM0dkNkE5YU9CaGhsVU43SVNWVVlVOTZOR0VOMlNsalkxR1NabjY3ZWFNLUgxd09YRHEzUHRuVXNnSlIzbnZscV84Q2tMZFdlc3Q0Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aracelibio.com%2F&v=niEa4alPD6s)
  - [Araceli Endeavor® High Content Screen… ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jvx0Kaupm4)
- Oregon UAS Accelerator [https://oregonuas.org/apply](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3RYbFBldGdQN0htN092azV4Q2ttWXlYTDhlUXxBQ3Jtc0tsZDhyOF9sTXBSdGVPdGlhUmFDaS1vcklGY3R5NjliRS1VYktuV05pekFyc1BrQldIYU54b21rSGJZbGpFZGJlWmZQZlQwdzRCd1hLN25vdVBvNHlfWVE3aXZXNnRPS180OE1TcmpveXhfajZCYk0yRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Foregonuas.org%2Fapply&v=niEa4alPD6s)
- TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch [https://www.tieoregon.org/pitch-orego…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBCUXQxMGFVSGdKNVVQOVBnR0VidEMycnBjQXxBQ3Jtc0traHh5UUJ6SnVhMHpvcWUwUlFPY3R0SzE3ZDh2Q1R1MWNZTHNVeXFBZFljMy1oWE15X3poSEJaOEZnb2hmenVUZllyaTM0dG93eG5RMjAxM21LOU01NlJ1b25TZkFlQm1NVzBVR1FpNmlBS2N4MGtlZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tieoregon.org%2Fpitch-oregon%2Fcolumbia-river-pitch&v=niEa4alPD6s)
- Portland startup news weekly newsletter [https://siliconflorist.substack.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGpHU0Z5aXA2VTBwVW9xLVpRLU9Za1pQLWpoZ3xBQ3Jtc0trRGM4S0wwLTlzQnJNRENaS1ZsVV9MR0VydVdHRzRPSzhseVJUcmFOOVhOWVdwOVprVFpLNFVra1ZhbURZZmpZUE1HRVQ3aGdaS05qYTRPQWx6ajluaHFUaUxPeGFvV0U1VlBZR0ZQSHBrODZGWVV5UQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsiliconflorist.substack.com%2F&v=niEa4alPD6s)

Portland startup news chapters
------------------------------

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s) Portland startup news intro
- [00:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=30s) Celebrating the small wins
- [01:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=73s) Shoutouts for Yalda, Caroline, Marcelino, and [‪Newlab ](https://www.youtube.com/@newlabplatform)
- [04:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=240s) Clarence Bethea of True Ventures on the Pitch Black Podcast
- [05:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=312s) A top secret bonus special thing especially for you
- [06:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=415s) Portland Startup Week 2025
- [12:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=741s) Araceli Biosciences raises $11.2M
- [13:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=827s)[‪@OregonUASAccelerator‬](https://www.youtube.com/@OregonUASAccelerator) applications due
- [15:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=906s)[‪@TiEOregon‬](https://www.youtube.com/@TiEOregon) Columbia River Pitch applications due
- [16:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=990s) Trivial fun fact
- [17:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=1047s) TiE Oregon Westside Pitch 2025 companies
- [18:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niEa4alPD6s&t=1139s) Daily Silicon Florist link arrangement