Top 10 Silicon Florist posts for August 2026

I never assume you have the time to keep up with every single thing I post around here. I barely do. And I’m the one writing them. So consider this our cheat sheet. These are the most-read Silicon Florist stories from August 2026, as decided by you, the readers. That way none of us has to pretend we caught every last one of them the first time around. And I can remember what I actually wrote.

Here’s what you read the most in August 2026.

1. For transparency, here is what I told the Teconomy team assessing Oregon’s 10-Year Innovation Plan
2. Inc. features the 10 fastest growing Portland companies
3. Panthalassa rides the AI wave to a purported $2B valuation
4. Last year as a teenager: Silicon Florist is now 19 years old
5. Portland Startup Week is no more
6. Insitu gets acquired… again
7. TIME ranks OSU Advantage Accelerator among best startup accelerators in the US
8. Bluesky feed & AT Proto startup Graze acquired by Flipboard
9. Oregon UAS Accelerator welcomes 17 startups to its Fall 2026 cohort
10. No rest for the OEN crew: Angel Oregon opens up all three flavors for new startups

Honorable mentions

• Highlight or maybe lowlight: Josh Carter on Portland’s startup problems
• Rose City til batteries die: Rose City Robotics lands Lithium-Ion recycling prize
• Oregon electeds at the Federal level carve out ~$6M to support startups
• Portland has definitely slipped among tech communities — but at least we’re still registering
• Digs raises $25.3M through strategic partnership
• QSBS: The plot thickens