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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending May 30, 2025'
date: '2025-05-30T07:46:11-07:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending May 30, 2025

Gorge PitchFest 2025 event winners, another hackathon, Built Oregon news, Portland Office of Small Business, and more. Let’s get into it…

- Wild Wild Country [ • Wild Wild Country | Official Trailer \[HD\] … ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLS_OM6Puk)
- Portland Office of Small Business talks with Oregon Business magazine [https://oregonbusiness.com/tactics-mi…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjI4cjJIWlB2NzUxSzV3Mi1XNkxrUFR0QzBzd3xBQ3Jtc0ttaUlkR0ZJM0pCUUwxaG0weFJvcEVWMC11dEVldmVXUUJfZU9DT1hWaEY3WTBJVTRESUQ0Z1lNUjQxNVJHRDJMRHB5eXpWUXliaDEyaWEtYnhVbERaX19EalI3TDFJN0RJMVVfNVAxRWZ3ekJDZzluNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Foregonbusiness.com%2Ftactics-mitch-daugherty-opens-the-door%2F&v=zhrySbI7O2I)
- Portland Office of Small Business [https://pdxofficeofsmallbusiness.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHJjRGhKdy1WX2NkdUltc0dmTjZjNWlTLXdXd3xBQ3Jtc0ttekFNcUthMGZKdzJudUZVX1lTeHJCNjZXNld4Z3FqNFZkMUpSU0VBRHJHOUs3aWFEUXZGY0xydHktZVBUU0p3a0xHV1V5clNyQmxsYkJpZUdZTnVQOEpnRWVRRVN1NFBhSVBNZmJfMndZV0RaVWpiUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpdxofficeofsmallbusiness.com%2F&v=zhrySbI7O2I)
- Karmen Olson takes Built Oregon board chair role [ / built-oregon-announces-new-board-chair ](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUNobDhTZFFqUFVoc20yZVBTbmZJenVtVVdEUXxBQ3Jtc0tsV2tWM0dKYXFiUDZuemJxRlNtMnZhNUJHNzZ5WWJpWXNoRjlxZDluRFd3VkJIUndrYzBnaHVhMVJUVGlkLXFWWV9MZGwyMzN5RVpac2VuTExmN1Z2WTEycEhIS0lFbHV3YzBlU2xTbW5YNHZCZUc0aw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fbuilt-oregon%2Fbuilt-oregon-announces-new-board-chair-813342dcf588&v=zhrySbI7O2I)
- Where are they now? Pride edition [https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazJQM1NRUHJjQmpLejlBX29Mb3doTm81Y1ZzQXxBQ3Jtc0trMWxqUmRlOTRvZzhQbmVGVUwzN0hCbHRyWkhNZXRjNkZNMnQxLXIzLWs1LTczaF9mcTdfX3ZBQi1ZQXQ1YWJnaGt1NzFfQnlybWxqeEVRTURjT2lLWVAzT1RKeEJRYlpHNFBWTG82TEhabm5FQTVjNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fpie-portland-startup-community%2Fevents%2F307820658%2F&v=zhrySbI7O2I)
- The Long Con with Stephen Green [ • Stephen Green of Pitch Black on The Long C… ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALRCxWDQx8c)
- Health AI Hack and Back with CodyMD [https://siliconflorist.com/2025/05/28…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblB0aG15c1llQ2dja1k3NnhtVVQ0VmhCWTNVQXxBQ3Jtc0tsa1ZkcE15SUNEOW4yRzNXY3l2MG44Z0dvYUQ0MHYyOUFnM3ZJc3ZQQkdzQTQxVEFVZ1VqTElWUFljWnRvYTlQdlVvdzFrUURJc2xXNkIwRjN1dXNYalotMEl5NXp6NUpzek5WdDlCRk5RbTFpX0xuVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsiliconflorist.com%2F2025%2F05%2F28%2Fremember-how-i-was-just-saying-that-hackathon-energy-felt-like-it-was-coming-back%2F&v=zhrySbI7O2I)

**Oregon startup news highlights**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhrySbI7O2I) Breaking Oregon startup news
- [04:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhrySbI7O2I&t=298s) Portland Office of Small Business news
- [08:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhrySbI7O2I&t=504s) Karmen Olson named board chair of Built Oregon
- [10:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhrySbI7O2I&t=650s) Stephen Green on The Long Con
- [12:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhrySbI7O2I&t=737s) CodyMD AI Health Hack and Back

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