--- title: 'Portland startup and tech events this week' date: '2026-10-19T10:31:09-07:00' type: post word_count: 744 char_count: 6213 tokens: 968 categories: - Portland --- # Portland startup and tech events this week Looking to connect with community…? There are a wealth of options to connect with startup and tech type, this week. And every other week. But I’m only going to list this week. **Monday (Oct 19)** - [Code & Coffee – Beaverton](https://calagator.org/events/1250482672) — 9:00am - [Discover the Metro Region Innovation Hub – Online Info Session](https://www.portlandmetrohub.org/event-details/discover-the-metro-region-innovation-hub-online-info-session-15) — 12:00pm - [Show & Tell + Beyond Text: Image, Video & Music on Your Own Machine — Full Stack Devs PDX](https://www.meetup.com/full-stack-dev-pdx/events/316767323/) — 7:00pm **Tuesday (Oct 20)** - [☕️ AI in the AM: Coffee with AI Portland](https://www.meetup.com/ai-portland/events/315644252/) — 8:30am - [Angel Oregon Technology Pitch Day](https://oen.org/2026-technology/) — 10:00am - [Pitch, Please: October](https://oen.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/event-detail?event=691) — 11:00am - [Better Futures Club](https://betterfutures.club/) — 1:30pm - [Portland Data + AI October Session](https://www.meetup.com/portland-data-ai-meetup/events/316660206/) — 5:00pm - [Portland Geek Dinner – Portland!](https://www.meetup.com/padnug/events/cfllmtyjcnbbc/) — 5:30pm - [Coding Club](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/qnrbbvyjcnbbc/) — 6:00pm - [PDXCPP – Monthly Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/pdxcpp/events/fvprbtyjcnbbc/) — 7:00pm **Wednesday (Oct 21)** - [Beyond Permissioning: Bank-Grade Enterprise Blockchain Privacy](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/316843978/) — 7:00am - [(CS)²AI Online™ Seminar: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reporting & Remediation](https://www.meetup.com/portland-cyber-security-for-control-systems/events/316909604/) — 10:00am - [Angel Oregon Consumer Packaged Goods Pitch Day](https://oen.org/2026-angel-oregon-consumer-packaged-goods/) — 10:00am - [Learning with a Porpoise: Pumpkin Spice and Brand Advice](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-with-a-porpoise-pumpkin-spice-and-brand-advice-tickets-1999282233981?aff=ebdsoporgprofile) — 12:00pm - [North Bank Vancouver Tech Crawl](https://luma.com/event/evt-SicIfr3lyW5hQJ2) — 4:30pm - [Agentic AI Multimodal MonthlyMixer – Where Agents Minds Meet](https://www.meetup.com/ac-pdx/events/ptkqrtyjcnbcc/) — 5:00pm - [End-to-End Database DevOps: Building Automated CI/CD Pipelines for Azure SQL](https://www.meetup.com/portland-azure-user-group/events/312643339/) — 5:30pm - [In Dialogue with AI: The AI Culture (Night 2)](https://luma.com/event/evt-6ZVrr2Eb4zGVGLw) — 6:00pm - [Exploit Workshop](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/exploit-workshop-2026-10-21) — 6:30pm **Thursday (Oct 22)** - [Free AI Office Hours – Beaverton, OR](https://www.kaneda-consulting.com/events/ai-office-hours-beaverton-or-oct-22) — 9:30am - [Angel Oregon Life Science/Bioscience Pitch Day](https://oen.org/2026-angel-oregon-life-bioscience/) — 10:00am - [Free AI Office Hours – Portland, OR](https://www.kaneda-consulting.com/events/ai-office-hours-portland-or-oct-22) — 1:00pm - [Thursday Professional Networking Happy Hour](https://www.meetup.com/casual-networking-pdx/events/316638253/) — 4:30pm - [The Workplace Has Changed. Have We?](https://cvent.me/qYrawV) — 4:30pm - [AIDataTech Connect: Global Virtual Networking Event for AI, Data & Tech Pros](https://www.meetup.com/ac-pdx/events/gdfnrtyjcnbdc/) — 5:00pm - [Free AI Office Hours – Vancouver, WA](https://www.kaneda-consulting.com/events/ai-office-hours-vancouver-wa-oct-22) — 5:00pm - [Velocity to Market: Market Strategy to Help Founders Succeed in the Chaos of the Moment](https://eventship.com/event/velocity-to-market-lessons-from-innovation-leaders-on-how-founders-innovators-can-succeed-in-the-chaos-of-the-moment) — 5:30pm - [You can build and launch software](https://www.meetup.com/portland-design-thinkers/events/316784073/) — 5:30pm - [EcommNW: Fall Happy Hour](https://www.meetup.com/ecommerce-northwest/events/316771690/) — 5:30pm - [PDX DevOps](https://www.meetup.com/portland-devops-groundup/events/316187825/) — 6:30pm **Friday (Oct 23)** - [PNW CoffeeOps](https://www.meetup.com/portland-devops-groundup/events/pzprgtyjcnbfc/) — 8:00am - [Friday Happy Hour at Beermongers](https://www.meetup.com/code-freeze-fridays/events/snsbztyjcnbfc/) — 12:00pm - [Tech Talk | Blocked: A Survival Guide with Mindi Weik](https://www.meetup.com/techacademy/events/316900919/) — 1:00pm - [Coding Club](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/qnrbbvyjcnbfc/) — 6:00pm - **🌹 [Silicon Florist watch party](https://luma.com/event/evt-Zz83cxtS2CCgVZB)** — 9:00pm **Saturday (Oct 24)** - [Coffee and Code](https://www.meetup.com/pdx-women-coders/events/316906238/) — 9:00am - [Hack for Humanity: Portland, Oregon](https://luma.com/event/evt-3BvL5S4AvzBGBAE) — 10:00am - [Work Party+Open House](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/work-party-open-house-2026-10-24) — 12:00pm - [BSidesPDX Afterparty](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/bsidespdx-afterparty-2026-10-24) — 5:00pm - [Brews & Books](https://macabremamabooks.com/) — 6:00pm **Sunday (Oct 25)** - [The Final Frontier: Star Trek Night!](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/the-final-frontier-star-trek-night-2026-10-25-1) — 5:00pm .sf-patreon-card{border:1px solid #EEE;background:#fff;border-radius:8px;padding:24px 28px;margin:24px 0;text-align:center;font-family:inherit;} .sf-patreon-card .sf-patreon-kicker{font-size:.95rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#777;margin:0 0 6px;} .sf-patreon-card .sf-patreon-count{font-size:1.35rem;color:#222;margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.45;} .sf-patreon-card .sf-patreon-btn{display:inline-block;background:#f96854;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:1.1rem;padding:13px 26px;border-radius:6px;} .sf-patreon-card .sf-patreon-btn:hover{background:#e0503f;color:#fff;} .sf-patreon-card .sf-patreon-free{font-size:1rem;color:#555;margin:12px 0 0;line-height:1.4;} Silicon Florist on Patreon Join **137** patrons supporting Portland startup coverage [Want even more?](https://patreon.com/turoczy)Includes an absolutely and totally **FREE** tier