--- title: 'Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 21, 2025' date: '2025-10-21T13:35:20-07:00' type: post word_count: 702 char_count: 7092 tokens: 913 categories: - Portland --- # Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 21, 2025 Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today: [Meet Caravel: Pioneering a New Era of Biotechnology with the First Unified Platform for Protein Discovery and Delivery](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meet-caravel-pioneering-a-new-era-of-biotechnology-with-the-first-unified-platform-for-protein-discovery-and-delivery-302585999.html?tc=eml_cleartime&utm_source=GeekWire+Newsletters&utm_campaign=5f1caf94ed-daily-digest-email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e93fc7dfd-5f1caf94ed-233284353&mc_cid=5f1caf94ed&mc_eid=a3a0105c11) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caravel Bio, the first joint platform for protein discovery and delivery that enables new applications of synthetic biology, today announces its selection for a $7.8 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP). The award assembles a team of world-class engineers to create tools for building proteins with novel chemistries, train more advanced machine learning models on the resulting datasets, and develop new, innovative products across industries. [Demystifying MCP – Tips, Tricks, and How to Use It at Scale · Luma](https://luma.com/ugdp3f7v) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We’ll hear from folks using MCP in production and learn what it unlocks for developers building connected, context-aware systems. Expect real-world lessons, demos, and insights from those working hands-on with the tech. [Portlanders mock Trump for calling their city ‘war-ravaged’. But they’re clear-eyed about its problems | Portland | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/portland-oregon-residents-trump-housing-drugs) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olivia Katbi, co-chair of the democratic socialists of America Portland chapter, said she still believes “Portland is the best city in the country”, despite its challenges. “And, Portland as a city has problems in the way that every large American city has problems.” [November Happy Hour · Luma](https://luma.com/wuor43sk) ------------------------------------------------------- ​Whether you’re brand new to Climate Curious, or have been with us for a while, this mixer event is a great way to connect. [Claude Code on the web](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-on-the-web?utm_source=tldrai) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now in beta as a research preview, you can assign multiple coding tasks to Claude that run on Anthropic-managed cloud infrastructure, perfect for tackling bug backlogs, routine fixes, or parallel development work. [Fresh Developments in the Fediverse | Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/posts/fresh-in-137854330) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As David put it, “We want to make Mastodon billionaire proof.” Your contributions help us prove that social platforms can be sustainable, innovative, and user-focused without depending on surveillance capitalism or billionaire owners. [Letter to a Young Person Worrying About AI – Commoncog](https://commoncog.com/letter-to-a-young-person-worrying-about-ai/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This was written as a post in the private Commoncog members forum, as a response to a young person worried about AI making young knowledge workers obsolete. [My Programming Career is a Historical Artifact · Paul Payne](https://payne.io/posts/historical-artifact/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ok. I’m calling it. My entire 30 year programming career is a historical artifact. My current work with AI has convinced me that, in a few short years, humanity will look back and think how funny it was that people once actually programmed machines. [Portland consumer sentiments in Q3 – Portland Business Journal](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2025/10/21/morning-consult-consumer-sentiment-q3-data.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=PO&ana=e_PO_me&j=42100347&senddate=2025-10-21&utm_term=ep4&empos=p4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer sentiments brightened in the Portland metro area in the third quarter, but they are still lower than most places in the country. [Break – It! : Founder App Testing & Feedback Session, Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 11:30 AM | Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/portland-new-in-town-entrepreneurs-group/events/311573967/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze_canvas&utm_campaign=mmrk_alleng_event_announcement_prod_unfiltered_v7_en&utm_term=promo&utm_content=lp_meetup&dispatch_id=68f17c3c7a872ab56efee05ef41b71af) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Break – It! brings Portland founders together to stress-test each other’s applications and get honest feedback before launch. [Caravel nets $7.8M award from National Science Foundation – Portland Business Journal](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/fundings/2025/10/16/careavel-bio-protein-discovery-national-science.html) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caravel creates tools for building proteins with novel chemistries, according to the announcement. The startup fuses every phase of protein discovery and delivery into a single, end-to-end platform, rather than separate challenges, the traditional approach.