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title: 'Oregon startup news for the week ending Oct 10, 2025'
date: '2025-10-12T09:34:21-07:00'
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  - Portland
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# Oregon startup news for the week ending Oct 10, 2025

This week Portland Oregon startup news, BVC (Bend Venture Conference [‪@BendVC‬](https://www.youtube.com/@BendVC) ) happens next week, [‪@LatinoFounders‬](https://www.youtube.com/@LatinoFounders) Pitch Latino Portland 2025 names a winner in front of a sold out crowd, Brad Heller joins [‪@brittanyellich‬](https://www.youtube.com/@brittanyellich) on the Overcommitted podcast, and a way to tell if Portland is burning. Let’s get into it…

**Oregon startup stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg) Portland Oregon startup news intro
- [01:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=105s) Is Portland Oregon burning…? (h/t [‪@flitePDX‬](https://www.youtube.com/@flitePDX) )
- [03:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=213s) Contribute to [‪@JimmyKimmelLive‬](https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyKimmelLive)[\#showmeyourhellhole](https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/showmeyourhellhole)
- [07:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=458s) High Desert Innovation Week 2025
- [09:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=595s) Bend Venture Conference 2025
- [11:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=705s) BVC early stage startups
- [13:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=816s) BVC growth stage startups
- [15:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=949s) Pitch Latino Portland 2025
- [18:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=1090s) Brad Heller on the Overcommitted podcast
- [20:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_FE0QSNcg&t=1200s) Secrets

**Oregon startup links**

- Is it snowing in Portland Oregon…? [https://isitsnowinginpdx.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnhLaUsxOS1kS2dQRFctdW5KdFRUM3NsYlFJQXxBQ3Jtc0ttSVpDdFB6NjJxMld3VFhIZ2xsU1hwT0VVd3A1ek9HbnV6cVFhc1R0VVBPOFVobktjTXlUTE9yR2xja3plcklfakJJQXBPV3RrRi1GRHJNS3RBaDFLUjFneWRfdklFR0VaZklKOFY2cHFOaG00bHF4TQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fisitsnowinginpdx.com%2F&v=V0_FE0QSNcg)
- Is Portland Oregon burning…? [https://isportlandburning.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkxRb1EwLU82ekVmODhaeE9WTUNvZlF2eXBqZ3xBQ3Jtc0trRkZZbHQ0dS1VVXgtSlQ3YzFSb1NENFVMUXFuRDhmT1NvVWpsaFp3WHNwOEFCcnl3dGdZWnRlZjBNX2tmekpVNUg3RFlueXRhZGJwSWVwc1pXYjZ6ektFdzlySzVkdXpTXzBMSjA3aW80VU45aC1sbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fisportlandburning.com%2F&v=V0_FE0QSNcg)
- [‪@OregonUASAccelerator‬](https://www.youtube.com/@OregonUASAccelerator)[ https://oregonuas.org/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazFaODdUTlpoU0dPRHBLZGJ0SVprcUw3OTFUUXxBQ3Jtc0tuN0ZsSmY1YTZGVWVEeEJZcnQtM1M4SkEyU1lyTGlDbEFVcEhJc2ZoaXpSZ2xCQWFzMTZ6NHM3UHMyQno2SWc0M3FrZF94clVsckx6NnVxNkdudTRJdWtBM1hDQU1SSnBESFE0WTdRcnJ6Q1o4Z2dqOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Foregonuas.org%2F&v=V0_FE0QSNcg)
- Oregon Venture Fund PDX AI Demo Night [https://luma.com/une9ep3c](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUFIQ2VYTFFLYkV2b285VGxxNXFtMlF5Q2REd3xBQ3Jtc0tsNTlkMVNuVE9hVXc1aFV2Y2V3VFpfd1lfampsSzMyOHE0ZXE2dE9GQ2JTb0Fpb094ZDBxMEhlSlVNRjZsMGhSY2JHT09XUTVGLWNrVGpaUVRXSzQ4VERsaTJtdV9DcUR0cmFuMEpYMHpSWEJEOFZYQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fluma.com%2Fune9ep3c&v=V0_FE0QSNcg)
- Portland AI Engineers [https://calagator.org/events/1250482221](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWhWYVM2OG5ZY21TWXFzQXRYNnhXNlNrb3R0QXxBQ3Jtc0trSkl0RHh6c0dGdERwOWlPYk92YkVCVDhjZWd5dVAxYmNWend6V1ZrOVJqcV9fOHRpYkliUmZJTmtXY3llSEpoa0RGZEJHdjVkakFoWmFHLXZWQ2ZhazVxZE1icTB4VzdaelViemJLalN4SllwaG1VRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcalagator.org%2Fevents%2F1250482221&v=V0_FE0QSNcg)
- High Desert Innovation Week [https://www.hdinnovationweek.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU41U2c3TnVRdmUtMDBIX3BVR0tUeWFQQ0RVZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttMjh5b3NuVHNUOTJFQ3dLbWp4M2dIZ2pLU2ZPOThnNDhZRF90aFd6N3pEMWhTWVE0WllqbEVPYkk0bHlZSTg2Y2pGeGhmay1zMUh0a0RybXJHZzNpQUdROF9STGxsellqN1hMMnIxMEgyazNIUE5Faw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hdinnovationweek.com%2F&v=V0_FE0QSNcg)
- Bend Venture Conference [https://bendvc.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkc4RWttWjFfTllONm1EQy0ycUtrSVNjVDVYd3xBQ3Jtc0tuU3dybnJOVHZUOExpZ3BmT2NmQURpbF9Hd1gtU1ZrYzk5SDBSRWlEbWRXOEVMbHh1RXYyNEVwdXkxcnVJVl9zakdjU2pIS3B4VVZVVHVRWllyOHlCSjN3RkkyNktFbXF0Y1czS1dSLTJzZ3JTSU5Jcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbendvc.com%2F&v=V0_FE0QSNcg)
- Brad Heller on the Overcommitted podcast [ • Ep. 28 | From Engineer to Entrepreneur wit… ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2G2wDaSpes)