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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending June 6, 2025'
date: '2025-06-06T07:36:21-07:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending June 6, 2025

This week in Portland startup news, the Oregon UAS Accelerator graduates one class and brings in another, a Portland startup wins a Washington pitch competition, and Seattle worries about its unicorn population. Let’s get into it…

- Unicorns in Seattle [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattle…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVppX0psQ1hjWXNfODc5UE9aZVRod1Q5djUwd3xBQ3Jtc0ttZTJ1eXEtOWlHOTB6TEhNcGt3VFZTV2cxWFJ4NWRXVFNrOU9JUTg3MktsS0pPVi1nTG16UzhpbGhOTXp0SU9KZkpmRVJFdXZya0NSX2tXcm1tVGliUm1LYzhta0ktRml5bFVsQVJPaUNUeU13NzgtOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2025%2Fseattle-doesnt-have-many-unicorns-does-it-matter%2F&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- Oregon UAS Accelerator [https://oregonuas.org/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXNVOGtZd3VoSm15cG05NlZ0dS12WEVoOVJ2UXxBQ3Jtc0trbzd4alZVTy1PcEY5cm9HX29FZzJvTU1mYk5jREpid1FCTHkyMXliNFVZZ0wxRmdSTzBUTFNiV2o3d3dVMkRPZ3d2WFloU1VmV2I2R1I3U0c3YnZ4NFFpN2hheGJLeEVjbVlCQXBsRkNRd3VENzNwSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Foregonuas.org%2F&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- FanWagn [https://fanwagn.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1pwNm8xaXRvYjdhTmxtZF9OQmJwMXA5UEFkUXxBQ3Jtc0ttRUllNk1UQ1RQT3N1dDdCbXZhRmlvdXdjSkk1cFY2UUZGeUlUbTdpXzRNTjlwQVgycnVYQlRSbTRDd1M0TGphSWJIY21zRWlsaW1QZ204Y3Z4SzM1UThMV0VqblB1STlJRUcwYnhXdDZBOUNjcHBXUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffanwagn.com%2F&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- Where are they now…? [https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTdKTFdSNm9JNkYtaDN6VVVucnpiWG50YTBJUXxBQ3Jtc0trLUs3SE43MEUtQV9ETnlFWE43bUctMkwzeFBvU01yb2VmdDFxXzYxemJfWGlIR2NMVnFOcWRGa1Rqbkdta0ZfSm8ya3dZQUh6YnMtN1dDcVhGc09Ub0lBWTRRU3VHMWx0cnUwMTBHVVdOdDJSamhTSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fpie-portland-startup-community%2Fevents%2F307820658%2F&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- PDX AI Demo Night [https://lu.ma/zkxpywwp](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa19ELVBKbmxmZTVITXVEd2tGdFcyVjd6VTlJZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZEVFLTNhcVhEN19TdTh0T2JydlRhclpLbkp0UFU0al9HM3pkcG5IRGVBSHRPWFpCVlZ1TVRnaDZYcC1QT2I1QnJqVkxZRTFVSlVpc0V0RFdmUEdTMHR5Sm5rbkFGQ2RCMWdVV2NYS1JPYnhIVVFKVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Flu.ma%2Fzkxpywwp&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- Portland Startups Slack [https://pdxslack.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1I2Z1dpR1dmek1ON1MzM0hTM3ZaRHlTQTdHUXxBQ3Jtc0trOGd6SjQ5eUlORkJ2OXUyd1lKbjZQcnRocUZYTGg5Nm9qNWZpc2Zmb0FEQ19wUWp5RU82cmVuS0oxTGs5c1VWRnJkeU91NExONWp2bWY3OGtpemZKUjYzTkd1OHp4d1dybEVyRzRiSUJqRWR4dU9Ecw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpdxslack.com%2F&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- Demolicious [https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-po…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa240WXR1SkUzRnZoWkQtQWVud21QeWxoaGNnZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttMUJrX2lOZXFxOEViTnhiSlJBZVYxRzNWM0IyRHFocV9VMUxpVUMwOVROb1NQSm9XUzJHQzJPdVU0cjNlRFBQSGRWZERfSWc5WmhPT2JQUHRqS05PVmthTVNQVUo1SFU5YnMwd1ZCd0xqc2ZpcjI1bw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fdemolicious-portland%2Fevents%2F307788059%2F&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- Startup Cafe at The Hub [https://www.portlandmetrohub.org/even…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1JuMU5OOEppbUZOa0FSUW9COTZJZ0RIS2hIQXxBQ3Jtc0trUDJRdjBMWm5MOThuUHJhZFl0UTl0d3Vua1FCanhRZ2NUNkFPRnNUMmx6MFBpM2lRa0lhaWZ1ZDI5enF2MXhnZkxmS0Qyd2NDVnhsOHY3VXBpdzU2TU9zQk5scUtmMGFsSDJyZGh5bFh6ampBd21uWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.portlandmetrohub.org%2Fevent-details%2Fstartup-cafe-the-hub-june-13&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- Silicon Florist links arrangement [https://siliconflorist.com/?s=links+a…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU9aOXQxRnczcXRBSEtPZk9leHRJS01ZYmlVUXxBQ3Jtc0ttb0d3NnFNNERvd1Y0V0NMamR6Um43WHFnWWV0OVQtSEwwQUlrVXJhNDlWU0F3VmtjcnRadjZEZnBUWlpoaFNrc2dWTVlfZTUwUEdDamlkam50Sm1HU0ZiTWtrdFVCN1ZWYjF6b24wbzZkQlZfekgtOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsiliconflorist.com%2F%3Fs%3Dlinks%2Barrangement&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)
- Silicon Florist newsletter [https://siliconflorist.substack.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFBzZkNlVW41RzFQd1A4bjFkS1BicDhUXzM2Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttQnhfUFJkalpJemdISThkdER6UGpxMDgzWFVuZ0psc1ktdHpOVXpHWWdnWHRUVVNXcU54Y3NoSWRNSU5rVElQZ0JCQ2lhZFFHNndrNm9ZeFR2TVhuVHFDODZOdHhhLWlidTdrM3F5RlQ2THh0NlZhbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsiliconflorist.substack.com%2F&v=6CX5UxoRb1k)

**Portland startup news stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k) Portland startup news intro
- [01:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=60s) Seattle unicorn population concerns
- [03:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=205s) Oregon UAS drone accelerator x2
- [06:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=412s) FanWagn wins NextCycle competition
- [09:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=550s) Where are they now…?
- [10:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=619s) PDX AI Demo Night
- [11:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=699s) Social Beer
- [13:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=803s) Demolicious
- [15:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=900s) Startup Cafe at The Hub
- [15:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CX5UxoRb1k&t=948s) Silicon Florist links arrangement