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title: 'Oregon startup news for the week ending July 18, 2025'
date: '2025-07-18T07:48:03-07:00'
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# Oregon startup news for the week ending July 18, 2025

This week in PDX startup news, a startup from Nike alums, big startup pitch events, Artificial Intelligence vs Human Intelligence, and an introduction to another member of the Oregon startup community — a technical founder who is looking for a cofounder. Let’s get into it.

- How to connect with the Portland startup community [https://siliconflorist.com/2025/07/08…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa050VnVwNURneHA1MFAxcUl2b1dkdzJGMEtod3xBQ3Jtc0trcDVDR0UxcWxRai1BVjl3YU5rWVB1M253U1dzRmw0S3Y4MEFmTVJ4RGU1NXFORWFNbUhFbXdCQmFvRlB1WW1ZbmQ1U0h4al9Ucl8zZVMtSndDVTRQZk5LaW5tSTZjYnRhd3lCMlZQZV9Ub0JEcFg2OA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsiliconflorist.com%2F2025%2F07%2F08%2Fhow-to-connect-with-the-startup-community%2F&v=Ii0YLi5RGAo)
- Share your profile with the Oregon startup community [https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWlJX0hYM24xZi1GMWJ4OUJNa0tEeHdUMGFqQXxBQ3Jtc0tscGtoQ2k0MVlmaXVRT2tpcXlvekRqOW9TMVltQzJ6eUNscHI0Smh4ZTFwaWdjR2hwTU1tUEozTWVZQlNQUzMtZllCV3g3RTl1Y1RfMmh1MjVwek9lQy13SGM1eHFkSEdaU2J1ZmJVOUw1TnR2VHZpUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsflo.me%2Foregonstartupfolks&v=Ii0YLi5RGAo)
- OEN Angel Oregon Tech 2025 [https://oen.app.neoncrm.com/np/client…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmw5d2ZmT1dCM193ZlBMVnVSOFpSYlQ5djFnd3xBQ3Jtc0ttYm1HbXdyQ0drNUJmcnMwSlBhbWE4TG81WXpxbkhJNUUydnRFT29vYm5LYjgzcHJoNDBRY1lFUTNGZmJSbkNIa2k2VVNzV0Rrd1ZxVWI0d0tCOENVYXVHcjhFbkQ4bkZ4TEtaMlJLay1ta3JjeGw3NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Foen.app.neoncrm.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Foen%2Fevent.jsp%3Fevent%3D170&v=Ii0YLi5RGAo)
- TiE Women regional 2025 [https://events.tie.org/Oregon/TiEWome…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbndEU0tkbVNucDc0dXZDRDJMMlNZaGlId2toUXxBQ3Jtc0ttZ2hGTUloQmYwWS1ndDFrNzFQT3NNa3FWU1kyWW5EeGZNdGlzMy1VRlRNei1TQXF4MVNmdy1mcE9OcjRKc2x5a3hUMmlJS0poYXFsRlhadkdaSzFuWXotUi1OdEwxYV9ZRHhSWWxTbFh6UUNOMXd4WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fevents.tie.org%2FOregon%2FTiEWomenPitchCompetition2025&v=Ii0YLi5RGAo)

**Portland startup community stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo) Portland startup news intro
- [01:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=117s) Nike alums fiveonefour raises $10.8M
- [03:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=187s) Meet Justin Su from the Oregon startup community
- [05:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=308s) OEN Angel Oregon Tech 2025
- [06:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=361s) TiE Oregon Women regional
- [08:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=491s) Demolicious July 2025
- [09:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=589s) Human Intelligence Institute
- [11:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=685s) Livmor
- [12:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=725s) Portland Digital Corps winds down
- [14:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0YLi5RGAo&t=876s) Secrets