Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Orphaned Startups: The Saddest Crisis in Venture Capital That Nobody’s Solving | by DC | Medium
Judie Alvarez recently posted something on LinkedIn that stopped me mid-scroll. She highlighted a growing phenomenon called “Orphaned Startups” — companies stuck between Seed and Series A with nowhere to go. Great products. €500K to €1M in revenue. Founders who still have some passion left, but are watching it drain away week by week.
The Trump Administration Is at War With Itself Over AI Regulation | WIRED
Donald Trump killed an executive order to regulate AI. Now, administration officials and AI executives are trying to figure out if there’s anything left to piece back together.
Code.org rebrands as CodeAI, solidifying its shift to AI education – GeekWire
Founded in 2013 by twin brothers Hadi and Ali Partovi, Code.org’s mission has always been to expand computer science education to K-12 students. Backed by nearly $60 million in funding from Microsoft, Amazon, Google and The Ballmer Group, the platform today counts 150 million students and 3 million teachers, with 232 million projects created by students around the world.
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network June PubTalk
Our June PubTalk on Wednesday, June 10th, hosted by Willamette University MBA, brings together founders, educators, and industry leaders to share practical perspectives on building with AI. The conversation will explore common challenges such as reducing bias, protecting user data, setting clear accountability, and making thoughtful choices without slowing momentum.
The Four Stages of AI Adoption — And What Separates the Companies That Get It Right | C1
Every organization is on an AI adoption curve right now. Not hypothetically, not in a planning phase — right now. Employees are using AI tools to draft emails, summarize documents, generate code, and automate workflows. Some of this is sanctioned. A lot of it isn’t.
M/I Homes deploys Prophetic AI for land acquisition – Portland Business Journal
M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO), a nationwide homebuilding firm, has fully deployed Prophetic’s technology at a time when homebuilders across the country want to quickly build more housing but face challenges in selecting and acquiring the right parcels of land for development.
PDX Code & Coffee @ DeadStock Beaverton, Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 9:00 AM | Meetup
Code and Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. Drink some coffee, bring your laptop, and have engaging conversations. This is a great opportunity to learn from others, share your knowledge, and possibly collaborate on side projects, online courses, or even your day-to-day work tasks.
The Smörgåsbord Standard: Sweden Startups and Why the Rest of the World Should Be Taking Notes
Sweden is a country of 10 million people that has produced the three-point seatbelt, dynamite, Bluetooth, the implantable pacemaker, Skype, Spotify, Minecraft, and Klarna. That is not a list of coincidences; that is a pattern, and patterns have causes. If you want to understand what a genuinely productive startup ecosystem looks like at a structural level (one that generates real value and not just pitch competitions), Sweden startups are worth studying carefully.
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