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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending Nov 7, 2025'
date: '2025-11-07T20:52:34-08:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending Nov 7, 2025

This week in Portland startup news, AskNicely’s founder has a new Portland startup, DevSwarm launches a new AI product for developers, Expensify helps the Brooklyn Nets, and an upcoming startup Ask Me Anything session.

**Portland startup stories**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doBOhhz0M0) Portland startup news intro
- [00:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doBOhhz0M0&t=11s) SXSW Pitch deadline extended
- [02:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doBOhhz0M0&t=148s) AskNicely founder has a new startup called Huckleberry
- [06:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doBOhhz0M0&t=384s) DevSwarm holds a product launch party
- [12:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doBOhhz0M0&t=761s) Expensify lands the Brooklyn Nets
- [14:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doBOhhz0M0&t=863s) Myth of the Magical Money Fairies
- [16:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doBOhhz0M0&t=1017s) Startup Ask Me Anything <https://youtube.com/live/dRATtXuSYLg>
- [21:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4doBOhhz0M0&t=1267s) Secrets

**Portland startup links**

- SXSW Pitch [https://sxsw.com/pitch](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2FVUjJNRHFmV3E5YlFUdVREbVk2WnhucjlHUXxBQ3Jtc0ttdlVDR3FOMm1PN2hXSHJkNlprb21NTzl2LVpNU0czX2VfNmtZZG81cFloS2V2c0d5eVFVeTJNUGV5UE1vTTNYeTRBcV9LNTdXMFZZQjJiSmFSYU80MHVreVZKZ2JuTTNkVzZSdTNqeWRiQ0NGYUNYSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsxsw.com%2Fpitch&v=4doBOhhz0M0)
- The Myth of the Magical Money Fairies [https://siliconflorist.com/2025/11/05…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFdBSGgxWUVPdzRETkk3VlpuaGt4alAtS3hsd3xBQ3Jtc0ttWmx5ZkV1bVpGYjh2S3dEZHk3VjQ3UktlMHhPVXAwaVVVVXlzaE5sdG1DRHZoVWxaRXJiOFUzcng0UmYwU2tsUXhSMWxjT0UzR0hPRjFETlE2N2VYWU1xY2V5MjVlaldOMTgtRUJ4VllaS1B5TWNNVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsiliconflorist.com%2F2025%2F11%2F05%2Fsilicon-florist-links-arrangement-for-november-5-2025%2F&v=4doBOhhz0M0)
- Overcommitted podcast [ • Ep. 32 | Navigating the Startup Landscape … ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhjEqpYpCiE)