I’m always more than a little giddy when the traditional media pick up on Portland startup stories. And when it’s on the teevee? That makes me even more giddy. Read More
Big Urban Airship announcement gets a little love from KGW
Category: Startups
Cozying up: Instrument and Urban Airship alum Matt King joins Cozy as they open a Portland office
It’s a good time to be in Portland. And while our homegrown startups are knocking it out of the park, we’re attracting startups from elsewhere, too. Take Cozy, a Bay Area startup that just hired Portland-native Matt King—an alum high-powered local shops like Instrument and Urban Airship—and opened up a Portland office. Read More
How high is up? Urban Airship lands another $25 million in funding, led by August Capital
Portland has seen an upswing of funding for startups in recent months. And it’s showing no signs of slowing. The latest announcement? Push-notification juggernaut Urban Airship has secured an additional $25 million in funding—led by August Capital—bringing UA’s total funding up to $46.6 million. Read More
Heading to SXSW? Don't miss Urban Airship's Mobile Saturday
If you’ve been to an event at Urban Airship‘s Portland headquarters, you may be familiar with a giant metal dirigible that sits alongside the meeting space in the building. What you may not know is that contraption was slated to be part of a big SXSW event, last year. If it hadn’t rained most of the time. Read More
New look for Portland's Digital Trends
Somebody started their spring cleaning a little early this year. Digital Trends, the most popular blog in Portland, has launched a redesign of their site—and a renewed editorial focus. Read More
Something to celebrate at Portland Lunch 2.0: New Relic lands $80 million in funding
While Portland Lunch 2.0 is always a great excuse to get together, it’s always nice to have something to celebrate. And this month’s hosts just announced some big news: New Relic has secured $80 million in funding led by Insight Venture Partners. Read More
Portland's Visere acquired by Jawbone, putting the Rose City at the center of Quantified Self hardware
Another Portland company just got snapped up. And now Jawbone has a Portland office—bringing the agency that collaborated with Jawbone on UP into the mothership. Read More
Nothing 2-bit about it: Uncorked Studios adds Anne-Marie Harbour to team
Portland contextual-design agency Uncorked Studios—which was founded by former Wieden+Kennedy folks—has added another W+K alum to their roster, Anne-Marie Harbour. Read More
Is that a FlatLight in your pocket or are you just unhappy to see me?
It’s crazy how minuscule technology is getting these days. And how the smaller-and-smaller hardware form factors are enabling people to rethink common tools.
Take the FlatLight, a Kickstarter campaign from Portland’s Tater Tot Designs. Read More
What makes the Portland startup scene special? Mat Ellis of Cloudability has a few ideas
You get to hear me blather on and on about the awesomeness that is the Portland startup scene. And perhaps unfortunately for you, I have no plans of stopping any time soon. But it is nice to hear what other folks think. Enter Mat Ellis, cofounder and CEO of Portland startup Cloudability. Read More
