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title: 'Oregon startup news for the week ending July 11, 2025'
date: '2025-07-11T08:09:56-07:00'
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# Oregon startup news for the week ending July 11, 2025

NVIDIA hits a $4 trillion market cap, new Portland startups to watch, Pitch Black tickets, apply to Bend Venture Conference, attend a bunch of PDX startup events, and more in Oregon startup news, this week.

- Oregon startup folks [https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1VQeGVsV2psZTZmUFRnX2N0aU12aTlZRU5Md3xBQ3Jtc0tuQWdWTGRHRHBSZk9VRHZTWWlGb3hLNTdrWS05NE9qdVpMa0Y0OUEtM2FTSXlzZ0xSZmtXN1pPb2xXNGdQX1Q5cFJiOVFLbTVCWUZ5dHliekNiVXZhV2czS1lpd3BYajk4T3NlY09KRkZvLXY0YmdPdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsflo.me%2Foregonstartupfolks&v=fd0vvY8W5cM)
- Submit your profile [https://sflo.me/oregonstartups-add](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG9iU0Zfeng2UXVOcjNDT2JqaVkxZ0xaR1RyUXxBQ3Jtc0trU1R1VTJDY3h6dkNtLUZVY1dUUi1WWnhpanBabnRQMkQtUk41VHhlMXdxR1AzYVR1THJhN3FmYlJDbDJGVHo5YXNLUGRRdEZzQkN2YzMyRkNsd1l2ckpVTGg0RVlBMS1qRGd5VkxFZzNETENKaU1DOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsflo.me%2Foregonstartups-add&v=fd0vvY8W5cM)
- Pitch Black Showcase 2025 tickets [https://www.pitchblack.org/pitch-blac…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmNORUdHZmVSRmNKZExVRFhQWUlGZFIzVHczd3xBQ3Jtc0ttT19wSU1SVXpMdHd0YjZYMExybm92VXZ0QlktX2F6d2w5Y3pZWWJwUU5fRjdoOXYybWtKUmNSUDNqS3ZRV1VrQi1yMDJQQnhGYnNaV0tfUjVEdVFQdGxuT1N1ZE9DV0t5U2d2U0Ruejk0LWs2cmNlQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pitchblack.org%2Fpitch-black-showcase&v=fd0vvY8W5cM)
- Apply to BVC [https://bendvc.com/apply](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUxWZUE1WGRvblJsNTlRNjYtX2ExYzV2dmg0d3xBQ3Jtc0ttUFYxTkxDYnNxSExVd3g3V0dSZXdQZGtjdmhIOWNpQk9GV1dlODNtM1dEQ3ZZMmR5NzVDNkk2Q0VpYVR0Sm5yNEhoRGFKRzZMSVZUT2ZUdUNWVEtNT3FIbHBqQ3E5LVI2bEdBTHQzR1ZVbTNNU01XRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbendvc.com%2Fapply&v=fd0vvY8W5cM)
- How to connect to the startup community [https://siliconflorist.com/2025/07/08…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDBzc085THpIMUYtMFFVbllXSl9XMjViX0ZMUXxBQ3Jtc0tseExtbGZoMmVmRU1iQW5DSmpXdEx3WWlHUklRdTNpWnRHLUpjakFDSkZFdXE2SkpJaTdMc2d5UnhaYW9TMURmTUZUd2luVy01UlhDdW5SbHlsWWl4d0gyS21JVXFhT1R0RkVQQ2Y2dnQ4SEstNnIwbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsiliconflorist.com%2F2025%2F07%2F08%2Fhow-to-connect-with-the-startup-community%2F&v=fd0vvY8W5cM)
- Portland startup events [https://lu.ma/PortlandStartupEvents](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa19VdG9FcU9tSDRWcXpsSVlCN3loYnJQVVhNQXxBQ3Jtc0tuNzZTaGlhRkRTVmtRd3h4LXNvb2dfU1dJMGJKcm1Va0JxWTBkQUQtVG9nMXVMa0NkVUJrSUlkM2EwMW5BWjlnMHc0ekQ1M01fY3pSeEVQMXhnRjd1MnZ1d01jUzNaMmZ1MkJXNnJoREZYa200N05wbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flu.ma%2FPortlandStartupEvents&v=fd0vvY8W5cM)
- Portland tech events [https://calagator.org](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG93VlRDem5XbWJ2ZTc3V2p2N2stSGtNU2NFUXxBQ3Jtc0tsWVVoMGdzakFxSEZaSXgzM1VhS1FGVG55QXBPWk5MU0VvRWpzTmpPUHZNeHliRWIzU1c5VkdzM0ZuaHNuSXR4cmtYMlB2QjQ0VVhDQmFEb2c3NVNIcEp5SmptZGVDbVNpLXRoX0RRY3JWcllCUTN1aw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcalagator.org%2F&v=fd0vvY8W5cM)

**Oregon startup stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1) Oregon startup news intro
- [00:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=55s) Oregon startup community profile
- [03:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=184s) NVIDIA $4 trillion market cap and…
- [04:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=292s) Portland startups to watch
- [08:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=506s) Pitch Black Showcase tickets on sale
- [09:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=573s) Bend Venture Conference 2025 applications are open
- [11:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=705s) If you’ve been laid off, here’s how to connect with startups
- [13:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=798s) Upcoming Portland startup events
- [14:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=895s) Most Portland-y vibe coding event
- [18:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0vvY8W5cM&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=1083s) Secrets