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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending July 4, 2025'
date: '2025-07-04T09:32:44-07:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending July 4, 2025

One PDX startup event postponed, other events to attend, Pitch Black applications due July 7, a Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub navigator moves on, and more Portland startup news.

- Pitch Black Showcase [https://www.pitchblack.org/pitch-blac…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUNxVjJoRUhvVWpFRE5xaFJoYXZMeEtnV1lZUXxBQ3Jtc0tsMTRfTWtiMUhDR0xNRXZKTFhYUGdabzc0Wml1dnBwNHg2VXpEbnpaWk9UVC1HUFNLdmVXemRveE52SDkya21ibkZuTzVvaE5DbkNxNHhXcHZFd3hSd1ZsR0FTYjVtcl9SWjgxT1RndWJyWFIyN2MtYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pitchblack.org%2Fpitch-black-showcase&v=oqPncdpPGPI)
- Oregon startup folks [https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbndsV1g5OU1CaDB2UlBPMmhOZHo3b29wUDhQd3xBQ3Jtc0tsbjkzTmFpWW9JVDctNmpDM0tyUHJCVkx3TFZnUnN1U3ZDVDVSN2hCVlI5Z1RpQV9XYjhSY0VNc0ZYSjRTbjNtU2UtOE0wVTA2MURRc3Itekt4N2l0MkhzU2F3ZXpvNTU5ZzNDd3hSeEZGcVhzNmFCQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsflo.me%2Foregonstartupfolks&v=oqPncdpPGPI)
- founder.coffee [https://founder.coffee](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0M0YV9tMWVJcGU5ajdNd2wxV0hOcjViUzdCQXxBQ3Jtc0ttWEVTekE2N05oSEZFeWd6akRkY3hZNDVVQWo3YWNReUFiYUpobk85aDgwU3hibDFNeEpXVENXeDUzeGV0Y1dPTGRNeHAycUpLOFdJSFFNdVhWdVRHUTZXYWxmUEU3Y2xycHg1NU5DbnczVU5ocDE2Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffounder.coffee%2F&v=oqPncdpPGPI)
- Techworks on Tap [https://oregontechworksassociation.we…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkk5a3dLMEd3N3l1MWZ3MmZndXdfWG9VUUdZQXxBQ3Jtc0tudnBIcHNUdFY2V2xWMnRHdlBzUzlEalFnUjZsdUYyWkxIN0ZUVWl0U1pPYklIR3JIZ3ZmU1lVZzVUbVlYQkRYbkt4ZzZzcEFBS0M4VFFYWkw4VXhEYmFPRjJObXo2aEFWN3MwcDZHZ2VSRGFFbzMyTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Foregontechworksassociation.webflow.io%2Fevents%2Ftechworks-on-tap-2025&v=oqPncdpPGPI)
- TAO Party in the Pinot [https://www.techoregon.org/signature-…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkp1cGJoMmswbzhBV3BOSjJaaEJNTWlmbjdrUXxBQ3Jtc0trOUlqME16OFRTYkktU3BYLWEtbUJwTThYRzJtTUwtRy1NZzlsSXI2cXg4cTFRWEJ1cWMwR1g4Rkt1U0FoTlY4dDVOcnR4OGEzVUZFUkYzcWJ3MnFIQUQxMzl1WUtrcDVneXlWa2w1ei1jaWt5cjFURQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techoregon.org%2Fsignature-events%2Fparty-in-the-pinot&v=oqPncdpPGPI)

**Portland startup stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPncdpPGPI) Portland Oregon startup news
- [00:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPncdpPGPI&t=31s) Pitch Black Showcase applications due July 7, 2025
- [02:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPncdpPGPI&t=160s) Oregon startup folks database
- [05:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPncdpPGPI&t=305s) Portland startup community gathering postponed
- [07:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPncdpPGPI&t=435s) Pat Cheung moves on
- [08:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPncdpPGPI&t=520s) First half of 2025
- [09:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPncdpPGPI&t=574s) Secrets