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title: 'Oregon startup news for the week ending Sep 19, 2025'
date: '2025-09-19T07:24:19-07:00'
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# Oregon startup news for the week ending Sep 19, 2025

This week, Nvidia invests in Intel, Intel alums garner investment, Ciara Pressler raises an important question about Oregon economic development and startup support, Tender Loving Empire launches a WeFunder, a new contact for Oregon Venture Fund, and more.

- Oregon needs an audit of orgs that help companies scale [ / ciarapressler\_oregon-needs-an-honest-audit… ](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnU4Uy1wOFl5VDlaNzVtd3pEZDdidnlUc1c4QXxBQ3Jtc0ttNW1sT0dydWJfWExQc2JqYlQtTlhIbl9rOXphTzRzQjQ5SzMySmhZMWlMcVo5Wjhnbmx2dE9TOVhVRV8wS3huR1FIZ0xKTF8xSVVPUXFGWnN1QnNCLTN4T1JUX2hJNDMwUkFudUZfS1MzMWY5SmFzOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Fciarapressler_oregon-needs-an-honest-audit-of-its-ability-activity-7374195213952741376-rfPz&v=0zn389FqGoE)
- Tender Loving Empire WeFunder [https://wefunder.com/tenderlovingempire/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblRlS1V1WHJvd2lvZGhtR0RQdXhQbWpKOWFUZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttR0RNamNXQWRhZFI4YUxtendJY2c5OWV5Sk1NTDk1UVJjM2c1TUc1c0EtVzlHcl9SdzFqWXZPNm0zYVhRNDJOcWczOFRHTTV2VjZfa2dhTUNlMEZqVlJ1Y0tBbWRYUjlTT1VYdndwNTJ6SnpHZGZvVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwefunder.com%2Ftenderlovingempire%2F&v=0zn389FqGoE)
- Vooks [ / @vooksstorybooks ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGfA6UdZEmpIwBZ4btAKkgA)
- Techstars on startup community vs entrepreneurial ecosystems [ • Season 2, Episode 2 | There’s No Shortcut … ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYX8B0d-44o)
- Overcommitted podcast [ • Ep. 25 | Developer Advocacy with Annie Sexton ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhB9LGLUpCk&t=454s)
- Vibes DIY [ • I Ruined Everything, But I Didn’t Give Up ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbwqffzC-nY)

**Oregon startup stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE) Oregon startup intro
- [00:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE&t=20s) Nvidia invests in Intel
- [02:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE&t=120s) Intel alums starting startups
- [06:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE&t=360s) Ciara Pressler asks for receipts
- [11:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE&t=690s) Tender Loving Empire launches WeFunder
- [14:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE&t=843s) Deepthi Madhava is the new OVF contact
- [16:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE&t=990s) Vooks reaches 1M subscribers
- [19:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE&t=1185s) Good YouTube content I found this week
- [28:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn389FqGoE&t=1730s) Secrets…