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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending Sep 5, 2025'
date: '2025-09-05T07:41:47-07:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending Sep 5, 2025

This week, Bend Venture Conference semifinalists have been announced, Built Oregon host Built Festival, get your SXSW Pitch applications submitted, and more.

- FashioNXT [https://fashionxt.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbks2bU56WE5QNnBlSFRsUjZ0eVJCcEJSRTBBQXxBQ3Jtc0trb1N4UnNTaU9OVVdUYjd1ZWFlX1RLMzJHSl9HQmdtRnFIUkpDRlE5YVhaOWRGTDJQTk9qMEdkR3dob1daRVN0S0lRbDdmWTZjT0p5bEpvclN3eWxRbVB0SmhELTVMcFpTdzR5VXVfaGRDV1E5MWxjTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffashionxt.com%2F&v=8O5gILMdWjc)
- Minimus [ • Why Minimus? Ben Bernstein on Building Bet… ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooz0l8LIQC0)
- Submit your profile [https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVNhOE5pcDB2VjdwQ29yZ3FvcjB5SlVZVVVrQXxBQ3Jtc0ttdHZpczNRaUthaWN0cFp1eG9ZSm5XbXA4ZDlRT2pnS25SOVNZYTBkZU1GQ1BZelFlQnFWWmtOUnVxUmx0YWsxZVdhZXNYRDVwU05PWmdVZnVzNlF1YlJNOTZfZUJQTXdpNGpHSS1Rd0JwYVMtclpUOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsflo.me%2Foregonstartupfolks&v=8O5gILMdWjc)
- Bend Venture Conference [https://bendvc.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazNicVA0VnVSWlVOMlpoSFRLdzdLanlvVnliZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuT2Zad3FnLWUzV21saFlDNUUtdTlraUE5aURWNFdGc25PMjhNOVpsSGZOQnNjcHZRakF5QWFhMFN6ZjZMTnhnWHl3bWZ5d3hlLVdPUlFNM1hKczVOcnRMeGJvS1lqSDJfTjVjNkRiaFhJbXpmT0wzOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbendvc.com%2F&v=8O5gILMdWjc)
- Built Festival 2025 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/built-fe…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3ZSMmlvOEVIT1pBaFh3RHhBbzRmSnl5aTY4QXxBQ3Jtc0ttNjlJX204aExHNUFRZmlTdUNYRXMtWEQ4Q044a3A3MTlNLUZKazJQVnJxUXpqTUxsZjBTYWVVN2hDWXdiSzdJZ0JVMVVsT0l6cTRYeElQd0MxUXJwT0tDMzRMenhtOTQ5QmN2cVFma1FzZEZUQzlTcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fbuilt-festival-2025-tickets-1607373811339&v=8O5gILMdWjc)
- SXSW Pitch [https://sxsw.com/pitch](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHJ3d21CeFdiNjRaVkE3Mzh6T1dOdVlYeTlHUXxBQ3Jtc0tsbmlOVWoweWI0V1ZXa0MxWElIU3d3UWQzSU9qeEVwcHg4bGlJdEdIODN3WGtRbUppQ0Jvb09IM1JQZUtfek1qdWtZZWlFeFZqaUoxUmFyS0MtWTREaHVNOWdXcHlLUTJkdWhkdFNXZ0lVVzNxSDR0VQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsxsw.com%2Fpitch&v=8O5gILMdWjc)

**Portland startup stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5gILMdWjc&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1) Portland startup stories intro
- [01:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5gILMdWjc&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=80s) Meet Shannon Smith, founder of Yak
- [03:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5gILMdWjc&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=210s) Bend Venture Conference semifinalists
- [09:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5gILMdWjc&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=548s) Built Festival 2025
- [11:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5gILMdWjc&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=705s) University of Oregon startup event
- [12:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5gILMdWjc&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=756s) SXSW Pitch
- [16:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5gILMdWjc&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=972s) Secrets