--- title: 'Interested in connecting with other Portland startup types…?' date: '2026-08-24T09:10:20-07:00' type: post word_count: 847 char_count: 6774 tokens: 1102 categories: - Portland --- # Interested in connecting with other Portland startup types…? Well, you’re in luck. I’ve gathered a smattering of events that are taking place this week. While I don’t expect you to attend every single one, maybe pick out one or two that look interesting. As always, I put out a list like this every week in the [Silicon Florist newsletter](https://siliconflorist.substack.com). Happy event attending! Or something. And stuff. **Monday (Aug 24)** - [Code & Coffee – Beaverton](https://www.meetup.com/portland-code-coffee/events/pqckztyjclbgc/) — 9:00am **Tuesday (Aug 25)** - [Startup Business Essentials: From Chaos to Clarity: Systems, Automation & AI for Founders](https://oen.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/oen/event.jsp?event=591) — 8:30am - [Data Prepper Triage Meeting \[OpenSearch Portland\]](https://www.meetup.com/opensearch/events/hkppztyjclbhc/) — 9:00am - [Bridgespace Coworking X ATPROTO PDX | Open Coworking in Sellwood](https://luma.com/p5eh3imf) — 10:00am - [Development Backlog & Triage Meeting – ml-commons \[OpenSearch Portland\]](https://www.meetup.com/opensearch/events/313510686/) — 10:00am - [The Current – Midterm Elections & Climate Action](https://onpurposeoregon.org/events/the-current-asbn-midterms) — 12:00pm - [Cascadia Builders Club (Aug Demo night)](https://luma.com/nl2e027o) — 5:00pm, Vancouver - [AI for Java Developers \[PDXJUG – Portland Java User Group\]](https://www.meetup.com/pdxjug/events/315597761/) — 5:30pm - [Portland Geek Dinner – Hillsboro! \[PADNUG – Portland Area .NET User Group\]](https://www.meetup.com/padnug/events/315076124/) — 5:30pm - [Coding Club \[Westside Coding Club\]](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/xvldztyjclbhc/) — 6:00pm - [RainSec – PDX Information Security Meetup \[RainSec\]](https://www.meetup.com/rainsec/events/gkvtktyjclbhc/) — 6:30pm **Wednesday (Aug 26)** - [LFDT Mentorship: Talent Angels – MVP Presentation \[LFDT Oregon (Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust)\]](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/316078878/) — 8:00am - [Search Community Meeting – Triage and Backlog Discussion \[OpenSearch Portland\]](https://www.meetup.com/opensearch/events/315695654/) — 9:00am - [(CS)²AI Online™ Symposium: ICS/OT Cyber Security for Oil & Gas Sector \[Portland Cyber Security for Control Systems\]](https://www.meetup.com/portland-cyber-security-for-control-systems/events/316104812/) — 10:00am - [Marketing Meetup at SnowMoon Cafe Beaverton](https://www.meetup.com/westside-marketers-meetup/events/315792764/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events) — 12:00pm - [Virtual Lunch & Learn: Patent Pitfalls: The Early Mistakes That Come Back to Bite You](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oregonbioscienceincubator/2338052) — 12:00pm - [Drafting Hours](https://luma.com/qraojhkt) — 1:00pm - [Bronze, Gold, Then Silver: Contract-First Data Products in SQL Server \[Portland Microsoft Fabric & Power BI User Group\]](https://www.meetup.com/portland-fabric-power-bi-user-group/events/312615160/) — 5:30pm - [Portland Happy Hour \[Veterans in Technology\]](https://www.meetup.com/veterans-in-technology/events/316023225/) — 6:00pm - [PDXOSGeo August Meetup – Gamifying GIS: From OpenStreetMap to Steam](https://pdxosgeo.org/) — 6:30pm - [You Coming or What? The End-of-Summer Mixer](https://luma.com/btk7rre1) — 6:30pm **Thursday (Aug 27)** - [ZK Learning Group: Introduction to ZkSync \[LFDT Oregon (Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust)\]](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/315989954/) — 9:00am - [Better Futures Club](https://betterfutures.club/) — 1:30pm - [AIDataTech Connect: Global Virtual Networking Event for AI, Data & Tech Pros \[AC PDX (Agile Community Portland)\]](https://www.meetup.com/ac-pdx/events/gdfnrtyjclbkc/) — 5:00pm - [AI for UX Pros \[Portland Design Thinkers\]](https://www.meetup.com/portland-design-thinkers/events/315920556/) — 5:30pm - [Vantechy Happy Hour](https://luma.com/ok7dmso8) — 5:30pm, Vancouver - [PDX Founders Poker](https://luma.com/event/evt-hv7oI5JBNUn96Ut) — 6:00pm - [Data Engineering Happy Hour Portland – August 2026 \[Data Engineering Happy Hour Portland\]](https://www.meetup.com/data-engineering-happy-hour-portland/events/316004820/) — 6:30pm - [Digital Creatives “Drink-N-Draw” at Rose City Book Pub! \[Digital Dabblers\]](https://www.meetup.com/digital-dabblers/events/316202107/) — 6:30pm - [PDX DevOps \[Portland DevOps Groundup\]](https://www.meetup.com/portland-devops-groundup/events/315421278/) — 6:30pm **Friday (Aug 28)** - [Prompt to Profit Bootcamp](https://luma.com/event/evt-gvhCHbLnnFZnscS) — 12:00am - [PNW CoffeeOps \[Portland DevOps Groundup\]](https://www.meetup.com/portland-devops-groundup/events/pzprgtyjclblc/) — 8:00am - [Abundance – Office Hour](https://luma.com/event/evt-xONgOEV4tGyVYZs) — 10:00am - [Friday Happy Hour at Beermongers \[Code Freeze Fridays\]](https://www.meetup.com/code-freeze-fridays/events/vplrvtyjclblc/) — 12:00pm - [Tech Talk | Building a Standout Developer Portfolio with Annie Bombanie \[The Tech Academy\]](https://www.meetup.com/techacademy/events/316090376/) — 1:00pm - [Coding Club \[Westside Coding Club\]](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/xvldztyjclblc/) — 6:00pm - [PDX Neurodivergent Tech Workers Online Meetup! \[PDX Neurodivergent Software Engineers\]](https://www.meetup.com/pdx-neurodivergent-software-engineers/events/315940972/) — 6:00pm - [Silicon Florist watch party](https://luma.com/lpcgqwpm) — 9:00pm **Saturday (Aug 29)** - [Combat Bots Showdown](https://luma.com/lutapcan) — 10:00am - [Beginner Friendly App Building for Innovators](https://luma.com/sbs4l21e) — 1:00pm, Vancouver **Sunday (Aug 30)** - [Digital Creatives and Coffee! 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