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title: 'ICYMI: Goodbye, Portland Startup Week'
date: '2026-08-11T13:29:16-07:00'
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# ICYMI: Goodbye, Portland Startup Week

Not sure if you’ve heard, but [Portland Startup Week is no more](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7490078589049036800-aVSM?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAZTPABpzOAcnIrkYOlK0XhArMoD_BVprE). Lead organizer Josh Carter has decided that it’s time to shut it down. I hear you. “What…? Right now…?!!? It was having a total resurgence following the pandemic. How could this happen…?” Well turn that frown upside down, gentle reader. This seemingly bad news has a distinctly silver lining. Meet [Oregon Startup Week](https://www.oregonstartupweek.com/).