Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Food cart pod planned near Oregon Convention Center – Portland Business Journal
The cart pod is planned for 910 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., across the street from the Convention Center and the newish Hyatt Regency Portland hotel. It’s a high-traffic spot for visitors to the city who are often looking for “Portland things to do.”
Voltaic Marine nets $3M for – Portland Business Journal
“Oregon has a lot of good stuff going on,” he said. “But we had to go out and look at all the pockets of the country that could support a company focused on reindustrializing the maritime sector in the U.S., and some were very quick to act.”
Mercury’s Path to Product-Market Fit — Do the Hard Part First
Serial founder Immad Akhund shares what he’s learned about finding product-market fit from his fourth act, Mercury.
Exclusive | Mercor, the AI Startup Fueling ChatGPT’s Expertise, Is Now Valued at $10 Billion – WSJ
Founded in 2023 by three college dropouts, Mercor recruits humans to train chatbots, a new industry gold mine
Security software company ConductorOne hiring after Series B – Portland Business Journal
The startup has around 100 employees with about 30 based in the Portland office. ConductorOne has much of the first floor at the former Washington High School building at 1300 S.E. Stark, Bovee said, noting that the company has developed an in-office culture for those who live in the metro.
A tale of two Seattles in the age of AI: Harsh realities and new hope for the tech community – GeekWire
Seattle is looking to celebrate and accelerate its leadership in artificial intelligence at the very moment the first wave of the AI economy is crashing down on the region’s tech workforce.
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