Built Oregon has named the twelve consumer-products companies joining its Fall 2026 accelerator cohort. The lineup runs from spice blends and Tibetan dumplings to fermented hot sauce, artisanal popcorn, ancestral skincare, and premium pet gear.

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Portland is more known for its recycling ethos than its robotics prowess. But that may be changing. Because this news has a foot in each of those camps. Portland’s Rose City Robotics just announced that they have been named among the winners of the US Department of Energy’s Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize Breakthrough Contest.

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

VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why   | TechCrunch

For the report, published online in June, researchers built a database of tech founders and companies who faced civil and criminal securities fraud prosecutions from the SEC and DOJ between 2000 and 2023.

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Still working on consuming my first pot of coffee, but this one woke me up. Portland Startup Week has been officially retired. In its place…? A brand new shiny Oregon Startup Week.

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Monday, Aug 3

• PDX Code & Coffee – Beaverton @ Fly Chai — 9am
• Final women in product meetup! — 4:30pm

Tuesday, Aug 4

• Bridgespace Coworking X ATPROTO PDX | Open Coworking in Sellwood — 10am
• CORAL Chats: Community Organization Roundtable – Ask A Lawyer — 12pm
• Better Futures Club — 1:30pm
• Portland Geek Dinner – Beaverton! — 5:30pm
• Coding Club — 6pm

Wednesday, Aug 5

• Search Community Meeting – Triage and Backlog Discussion — 9am
• (CS)²AI Online™: Engineering Expertise-Core Skills for ICS/OT Cybersecurity — 10am
• Drafting Hours — 1pm
• After the Idea: 10 Week Program — 2pm
• TechConnect: Global Virtual Job & Networking Event for Data, AI, and Tech Pros — 4pm
• 2026 Aug Meetup — 5pm
• Making CRDTs Byzantine Fault Tolerant — 6pm

Thursday, Aug 6

• Storage Triage and Backlog Review — 8am
• Ai for Nonprofits – Portland — 11am
• Brand Storytelling Workshop — 1pm
• NextNW Rooftop Party at Migration Brewing — 4pm
• 8-6-26 Accelerate Biotech Happy Hour — 5:30pm
• Vancouver Veteran Meetup — 6pm

Friday, Aug 7

• PNW CoffeeOps — 8am
• Abundance – Office Hour — 10am
• AnalyticsCLUB JobExpo Virtual Business, Data & Technology Job Expo — 11am
• Friday Happy Hour at Beermongers — 12pm
• Coding Club — 6pm

Saturday, Aug 8

• PDX Code & Coffee – Happy Valley @ Peet’s Coffee — 10am
• HTML Day Portland — 1pm

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

Kotek strikes blow to Salem data center project – Portland Business Journal

The governor’s move came before Verrus had formally begun the land use process. The company revealed its plans earlier this month as rumors of a data center project were swirling in Salem. A discussion of the project at a Salem City Council meeting on Monday brought forth an overflow crowd of people overwhelmingly opposed to the project.

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As you may have heard, Business Oregon created an Oregon 10-Year Innovation Plan (PDF) in 2021. Since we’re halfway through the plan at this point, they’re looking for your feedback. And response are due August 15, 2026.

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