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title: 'Oregon startup news for the week ending Oct 3, 2025'
date: '2025-10-03T20:03:44-07:00'
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  - Portland
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# Oregon startup news for the week ending Oct 3, 2025

Portland, Oregon, is the top story in the Portland startup news this week. For all of the wrong reasons. But startups in Oregon…? Startups in Portland and Bend in Oregon and Vancouver Washington are still going strong. Despite what you may have heard.

**SPECIAL THANKS: Stephen Green, special war correspondent, for the recent footage of what downtown Portland Oregon is actually like**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbHj1yPzsA&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1) Portland Oregon startup news intro
- [01:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbHj1yPzsA&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=75s) PSA: Portland Oregon is just fine
- [02:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbHj1yPzsA&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=132s) Quick startup news bytes
- [06:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbHj1yPzsA&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=360s) Pitch Latino Portland at OMSI
- [07:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbHj1yPzsA&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=430s) New [‪@northbankinno‬](https://www.youtube.com/@northbankinno) coworking
- [08:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbHj1yPzsA&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=519s)[‪@GeekWire‬](https://www.youtube.com/@GeekWire) 200
- [11:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbHj1yPzsA&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=705s) Secrets

**Oregon startup links**

- Positively Portland Bluesky posts [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ksjf…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm9PZlNoNFJWNExsLTRCTVhwNmI1dzhXdE9SQXxBQ3Jtc0trQXpwSnlxa0NjUURjNzNiR1BzWlVNOFlGZTgtY0g3UzlPNWlNbUhuTkgxdEZOOFFwUFVuNnRvekx1U2toeEJFMDc5MllFekJqR01paXpDd1dKZkFHdnpRRmdLdXN3d0JMZzRJV2VrU2xuSFBTRk5Qdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Aksjfbxar6io3y6vcheex2cj4%2Ffeed%2Fpositively-pdx&v=zQbHj1yPzsA)
- MicroConf US 2026 [https://microconf.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazlhRnBYZk85VnF1YzhDV1IzaDIyNmJSMFhKZ3xBQ3Jtc0tubXlnYzFKMFI0NkJwbkY4ZFN0ekdvai1IU0JibVFVMENSck91bEdDV3NkbmVTYWpPU2JTZ1Q2RXlORzFWWXI3cnZIbEpmUGgyVjhOR1NwbmhiY3JxV0luck9JNUhSZmN4Z2NBV3BrX3ZpSVpNRjV2VQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmicroconf.com%2F&v=zQbHj1yPzsA)
- Pitch Latino Portland 2025 [https://latinofounder.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUN5RFV6cEtMSnpyaVpwSUFBUjZoT05aM19Id3xBQ3Jtc0ttSkZVVFQ5SlVRVkRCZm1FTVFIOGRFVEM1OTNzTlNPWkNkLWY1a1RWWEplODlpQm5qNTluTW1xX1pIY05hOVpMbFJXWkV2dDM3NkRlZWw2M2pKUmNEM2xURWM0VFhDQldkNjlqWlVNSWQ0Uy1EWmNKYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flatinofounder.com%2F&v=zQbHj1yPzsA)
- North Bank Innovations coworking at the Vic [https://thevicwa.com/sw-washington-st…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjNGcjRJMkNzd2tHVmNCSEh2bjB3YTRQYzl3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsMk9uQ0txR29KUWxDMm9XTmZMX3RsSTVmdllFc2VEc3BDbGw1WXVHcHN4RXpsNnpJMTZ1R1oxbWJJUWRsOGlwWmdKa2FqTUxER25meUFXcFpWMDFvakR0ZnJjMmhtOEg3Tk1JSXowaDUya2tmOTZ4VQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthevicwa.com%2Fsw-washington-startups-get-an-incubator-at-thevic.html&v=zQbHj1yPzsA)
- GeekWire 200 [https://www.geekwire.com/geekwire-200/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnB6Q0RPMFl6U3RWOUQtczR6cmRaV25wRmxUd3xBQ3Jtc0trYmhlck5iNlA1ckZUUGwyT1J3ZHJ0YnNnWGZ4UjU5bzBubDVMbUNZd2doRHE5SmNSNE5FUkJTWFhmX2RBajlEZncyQm9vX0E2NThCdGtqMk9CMDluRHVCdENSclZJNGEzWkhCNGVCTnp3N0c5ZUF3Yw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2Fgeekwire-200%2F&v=zQbHj1yPzsA)