What’s bigger and better news than a Portland startup raising a bunch of capital…? That’s easy. A Portland startup landing a major customer that has the potential to result in substantial revenue. Which is exactly what happened this week with Prophetic and namebrand customer DR Horton.

When it comes to adopting technology in the public sector, there are any number of challenges. That’s why it’s good to hear that we’ve got a seasoned professional in that regard returning to Oregon to help with that effort. Alex Petit, former Oregon CIO, is now returning to the state to head up digital transformation.

• Monday (Nov 10) Dorkbot
• Tuesday (Nov 11) Demolicious
• Wednesday (Nov 12)
  • You’ve got an idea for a startup…
  • Pitch Club
• Thursday (Nov 13)
  • 2025 Oregon Entrepreneurship Awards
  • Portland SIMposium 2025
  • Advanced AI use in production
• Friday (Nov 14)
  • Startup Couve Coffee
  • Tech Talk
• Sunday (Nov 16) Portland Linux/Unix

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

Glow & Gather: A Holiday Happy Hour for Portland’s Women in Tech, Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 4:30 PM | Meetup

We’re closing out the year in style with Glow & Gather — a festive happy hour that brings together Portland’s vibrant women-in-tech community to celebrate confidence, community, and another year of accomplishments. Come ready to shine and sparkle in your festive attire.

I was going to say “VCs shovel cash into Digs” for the pun, but that didn’t quite sound right. So let’s just keep it on the up and up. Vancouver, Washington, based Digs has raised an additional $5 million.