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title: 'Oregon startup stories for the week ending Sep 12, 2025'
date: '2025-09-12T07:41:07-07:00'
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# Oregon startup stories for the week ending Sep 12, 2025

This week, a familiar Oregon Venture Fund face bids us farewell, Next Ventures closes a $60M fund, Bend Venture Conference reveals more startup semifinalists, and the Launch Oregon Summit gathers folks from around Oregon.

- Techmeme [https://techmeme.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbV96bkNRbWFNSUJYcG9KUG9UOGpQZzBvU1FGQXxBQ3Jtc0ttdlVHdWktZ3dkLXMxS2pPX2ZxTl8wRXotR3VsZHkzcHk5NFdBa0JDUWpkem1CNjM2VE1DZmJxNGFJWlVXeXV4dVozZVFHdmRuNF84Sl9DRmtzWlUtNndCekU1c2NNTlZXODMxYjBsRkxDX1RfZEhtNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftechmeme.com%2F&v=EgLqu7_mioQ)
- Scott Hanselman and Tyler Bushnell [ • The Ultimate Home Arcade with Polycade’s T… ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmCBpDw06wo&pp=0gcJCR0AztywvtLA)
- 4K4Community fun run [https://www.4k4community.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDVjVmg1dFJvY1M1OS1wdWptdDkxM1ZuZTBrQXxBQ3Jtc0tsSml2LVRTLXlPMXVDWkk4MGhEUFo0a0JrV0tuaG1wWnZrVTZRbkk3N08ycE52SF9GVlJLS09OVDN2R2Z6QXVWU1hmb2wtZlpIVmlYMWFJcXFMdHRaWm1USTl1U1kwTWEwc0lDaF9uYUVEQm5BRlBtNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.4k4community.com%2F&v=EgLqu7_mioQ)
- Pre [https://www.buildwithpre.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDBIV21MNE94dDhGdGdxLVJpU2toUURtSW9HZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsMC1hamw1bE5aUEloU1hBVWRiMmpDSTR0LTZYYi15WFlEc1E2blBKZ08xTFpHRmhMbXQ0ZmpCQ3hwcnB3akx1WWhOb2dNZTExN0tYY3FTcThFLXhIR25YS2pTMzF4Y2xyWFktWk8zaEF6Sms2REFtZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buildwithpre.com%2F&v=EgLqu7_mioQ)
- Curser [https://curser.bubs.co/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGk2SnlBb2Jib2ZyMnFMaGV1dXRuREQ5YWR6UXxBQ3Jtc0ttVUotclJua2ZKMlZBV3FWVWo0aVRLeDVETnNYMjFYaVdLa25nb1h1WlJVTlhUamJ5Ym56TXJYQlVlTWh4cmtHVWZZTkdqRkI5MDNoMnRvX3dPMlFGTVJNcm9TUUdZNFBWVDVGc19BQ24yaHJYTHpvOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcurser.bubs.co%2F&v=EgLqu7_mioQ)
- Portland hell avatar [https://rhythmic-mercury-8426.vibesdi…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG9tOE53bzZsR01uQko5bVdCM191OGFSc2tPd3xBQ3Jtc0tsQUYxUkRlSWpTYlZyMFRmckUtd3Vvanc3eERYTVZ6OU5JWWR4MWJIb1FwOVVnZTdBb3Ftb250TWQzUkhiNkNuTnNRcGp2R04xcFZPWTVKbVVzUEZEUUdWNVl0QXRzWWRvZmRVU0Y1SDJUUUZ3Z1VKaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Frhythmic-mercury-8426.vibesdiy.app%2F&v=EgLqu7_mioQ)
- Hieronymus Bosch avatar [https://bright-bridge-3457.vibesdiy.app/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGJFbjNDS01NV0xjTkFPQzloU3VBSlBFV3VvQXxBQ3Jtc0tsVFdlX295aWF3NjRYYU5GWmFRMG5mdTVFOVplM2p2M0NhT2tZZGI0YUM1XzJZMEhYUWxNb1B6dXp6RXh5X2E2VE9wLVJlYTVNcnd6b25TeDdhT2pVWDExUEMxZ3Jxam1xRG50SEtFTVVza25tUlBESQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbright-bridge-3457.vibesdiy.app%2F&v=EgLqu7_mioQ)

**Oregon startup stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLqu7_mioQ&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1) Oregon startup news intro
- [03:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLqu7_mioQ&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=235s) Jon Maroney moves on from Oregon Venture Fund
- [07:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLqu7_mioQ&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=420s) Three pitch events in one day
- [09:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLqu7_mioQ&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=580s) BVC early stage semifinalists
- [15:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLqu7_mioQ&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=913s) Next Ventures closes $60M fund
- [18:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLqu7_mioQ&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=1125s) Launch Oregon Summit in Eugene
- [21:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLqu7_mioQ&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=1264s) Curser
- [23:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLqu7_mioQ&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=1415s) Secrets