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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending May 16, 2025'
date: '2025-05-16T07:43:41-07:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending May 16, 2025

[Orca Security just acquired Opus](https://siliconflorist.com/2025/05/13/orca-acquires-opus/), Portland Startup Week 2025 draws to a close, [Columbia River Pitch applications are due](https://siliconflorist.com/2025/04/23/tie-oregon-opens-columbia-river-pitch-applications/), and [Demolicious heads north](https://siliconflorist.com/2025/05/15/demolicious-heads-north-to-seattle/). All this and more in Portland startup news. Let’s get into it…

- NedSpace in the Portland Business Journal [https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa09rTlFhenJKMG1pd3R4T2k5NGpNcmlWQWJQd3xBQ3Jtc0ttT3Z1ai1fVmRUQUdReU5qdDVRbXpoczREbVBxbGszczVFU05wU0ZMUzRfNGR0SjNFU1JiV21yQjE4WFFFOEg0NWtfb3R4cXd5UldSYnNwNndoUl9vTGJtaXRuaVpwamNobDR3NGE3RWNwaFpzTllrbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fportland%2Finno%2Fstories%2Finno-insights%2F2025%2F05%2F14%2Finside-portlands-reimagined-nedspace.html&v=sc-R7L9chMA)
- Mike Ulin leaves Paxton [https://pioneeringthoughts.substack.c…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXNXbHJRZms5WXdvUmIxMTdad0RhMWxhYTdVd3xBQ3Jtc0tsOGFHMEE3M1RiVHVYenkxajBsY1AzYTdNemMydF9ldEVKZ1VWM3g0X0o4OENMUEdYWFh4M1hfYUowNTZqV2hheVloMmZUNkdRM0ZBOHB0RHQ4TW9hTzFuZVdrQzVzZXBoVDZRcHlhQndhQUtMQXBBZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpioneeringthoughts.substack.com%2Fp%2Fturning-the-page-reflecting-on-paxton&v=sc-R7L9chMA)
- Columbia River Pitch applications are due May 20 (I said May 19) [https://www.tieoregon.org/pitch-orego…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa01meS1UVUxQT1FlTzQ4ZG5RREt3UWtzRmhaQXxBQ3Jtc0trWGFvS25iRVIwbmp5U0RBeFdxck0tNzB2Sk1xdlpEUHNqQTQ4MEVlMXVxTDR6U0pXbk9VcXpfVU9YY3ZDYnhja3VnQmRsUXdnWU84bXZTNkRvc1B0Wks5T0haeS1fano0LWxXazBadUxTb0J1bUZiRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tieoregon.org%2Fpitch-oregon%2Fcolumbia-river-pitch&v=sc-R7L9chMA)
- Demolicious Seattle [https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-po…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEdxY09ULW5xUXZXVmY3TjRCUkItTUxNR2l3UXxBQ3Jtc0tsTE1lcnZrYV9FQzB1eGVjRDd0M3dOdlNaTnM5NmJHT2dMOWJrUUsteDJ6RlpjRVlqWU1zZDNmc1JjYmZDY2FwZlhXU1Z1cGRvNnlDUm10M2lNbjNEZ0s4Yzc0NFc4V203NU1aSkhGT09UOWd4TVpvUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fdemolicious-portland%2Fevents%2F307831573%2F&v=sc-R7L9chMA)
- Chatting with Juan Barraza [ • Juan Barraza, Latino Founders – The L… ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIW_DF6rTW4)

**Jump to specific sections**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA) Unicorn Orca Security acquires Opus
- [01:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA&t=83s) Portland Startup Week 2025 ends
- [02:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA&t=165s) See you at the Portland Startup Week 2025 closing party…?
- [03:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA&t=189s) Celebrating AANHPI startup founders and community leaders
- [06:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA&t=367s) NedSpace featured in the Portland Business Journal
- [08:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA&t=495s) Paxton founding CTO is moving on to something new
- [09:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA&t=589s) Columbia River Pitch applications are due
- [10:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA&t=640s) Demolicious Seattle
- [12:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-R7L9chMA&t=760s) The Long Con with Juan Barraza