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title: 'Portland Oregon startup news for the week ending October 31, 2025'
date: '2025-10-31T20:28:58-07:00'
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# Portland Oregon startup news for the week ending October 31, 2025

This week in Portland startup news, Nvidia is worth $5T, ConductorOne raises $79M, Newberry, Oregon, is hot — geothermally, SXSW Pitch applications are due, and Portland folks step up to help SNAP recipients. Plus, this channel hits 1000 subscribers and there’s a gift for you. And of course, a few secrets at the end.

**Portland startup stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfO0M5RYC8&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1) Portland startup news intro
- [00:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfO0M5RYC8&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=50s) Celebrating 1000 subs with a gift for you
- [02:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfO0M5RYC8&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=120s) ConductorOne raises $79M
- [05:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfO0M5RYC8&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=300s) Nvidia is worth $5T
- [07:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfO0M5RYC8&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=455s) Mazama Energy in Newberry, Oregon
- [09:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfO0M5RYC8&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=584s) SXSW Pitch applications are due
- [11:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfO0M5RYC8&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=715s) Support for SNAP recipients
- [16:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rfO0M5RYC8&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=980s) Secrets

**Portland startup links**

- SXSW Pitch [https://sxsw.com/pitch](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3NPdWU4NVBhUHFCT2ZBZ2UtaVpaUW9YczQ3Z3xBQ3Jtc0trMUZobjk3akU0NHdDNm8weXdRZWVNV1M3SnhiQ3FibC1FcTJVa3dsNnNNSTdoWjB1alpzYml1Z2RKdDA1UnBMVURKZ0NlX2hpcXpJOEpaLUQtbGNLME02LVJXVVN6U0hHeW5LUFFiSEF4cmVfSEJZSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsxsw.com%2Fpitch&v=9rfO0M5RYC8)
- Help for SNAP recipients [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3BrZm9IaHhuNlBZVFZuQkw4ZXdsbWdfYV9TQXxBQ3Jtc0tsTFNFcWxIbEY3d0tKTEt0ZHNaNE5Sa1ZyTWhwWjUycHhzQVZLU2JQb3hMeGQ0b1JEZmxNUHdNSnRFRm1kUEZqeDAyS3phMkFkQWh3Q1d3ZUN2bmdLeXVXRE1KODNFNHZzN1l0OVExTmVYTE5MWlFvZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1xE344KkfzqCZ1DU7qq0cOE4y3V18YK9f4tSvFC3dtH0%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=9rfO0M5RYC8)
- Sylvia Salazar of TonoLatino on SNAP [ • Will we have SNAP benefits in November? fo… ](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pwc-QSNPRnM)
- Jeremy Tanner on Mildly Interesting People [ • Jeremy “@Penguin” Tanner – Mildly Interest… ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcxWXrF1pEw)
- Let me interview you on this channel. Please…? Pretty please…? 🥹 [https://forms.gle/Yea6YE2A3smia1eYA](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUhEWnpTNm43SzRHUHc2c3pwNTVqcXg1NWpLUXxBQ3Jtc0ttMzN5ckRRcVM0QXFVeHV1MnIzLWc1SDlCLUdrb0xiXy05OWFNazhvZHlPbXczQl9zMWJiTjRDam9qNnFBMk1SQlJsSmNCUUtSVjlSOTdOUWZodmRJem9NU0lKMDRYOEpVQW5wXzNZbGM3TFd2OTNuOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FYea6YE2A3smia1eYA&v=9rfO0M5RYC8)