Puppet to be acquired

Rick Turoczy on April 11, 2022

I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure of covering Puppet since Reductive Labs relocated to Portland in 2009. It’s been among the most interesting journeys of a company in the Portland startup community. And it’s been great to be part of that journey of observation. And even collaboration, as PIE, the organization I run, had the opportunity to work with Puppet, 2019-2020. But as with many journeys, they come to an end. As this begins to, today. Puppet is on the path to being acquired by Perforce.

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Dearest founders, please take care of your mental health

Rick Turoczy on April 8, 2022

If you’re a founder, you know. For all of the veneer and hype, it’s incredibly draining to be the founder of a startup — or any company for that matter. It’s lonely. It’s grueling. It’s emotionally and mentally challenging. And it’s nearly impossible to manage everything you have to do.

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Rick Turoczy on April 7, 2022

Airship: Meet MAX

No matter how your company approaches mobile app experience, there’s no question that MAX is becoming the digital center of the customer experience universe. In fact, mobile apps are becoming the preferred destination where the exchange of value between customers and brands is most respected and rewarded.

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Kivo: Local serial entrepreneurs raise a $3 million round with local investors

Rick Turoczy on April 7, 2022

You know what I always say. No. Not that. The other thing. The thing about serial founders. You know, the thing about how the Portland startup community needs to get to a point where it’s not burning out founders so much that they never start other projects. How we need more serial entrepreneurs and folks with startup experience starting new things. Again and again. That thing.

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Rick Turoczy on April 6, 2022

North American Startup Investment Fell 11% In Q1

Altogether, investors put $82.8 billion into seed through growth-stage technology investments in the first quarter of 2022—down 11 percent from Q4 of 2021… but seed funding was up.

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Applications are now open for the Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator

Rick Turoczy on April 6, 2022

Working on technology that will help with climate change or reducing environmental impact? First off, thank you. Second, there is a Pacific Northwest startup accelerator program designed especially for your startup. And applications for the program are currently open. Meet the Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator.

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Building a web3 startup? Join Madrona for lunch during ETH Portland

Rick Turoczy on April 6, 2022

It’s always nice to have investors from outside of town engaging with the Portland startup community. And Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group has been engaged in that sort of activity longer than most. Now, they’re interested in getting better connected with web3 startup community here in town. And ETH Portland seemed like a great opportunity to do so. That’s why they’re inviting web3 founders to lunch.

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Rick Turoczy on April 5, 2022

Overwatch raises $11M for airborne imaging systems with built-in artificial intelligence

Overwatch Imaging, an Oregon venture that makes airborne imaging systems for piloted aircraft and drones, has closed on an $11.15 million investment round led by Squadra Ventures and Shield Capital. Other participants in the round include the Portland Seed Fund and two strategic investors, L3Harris and Bridger Aerospace.

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Rick Turoczy on April 4, 2022

Edify’s State of Engineering Operations in 2022 Report

Engineering Operations is transforming the software engineering industry, helping companies scale faster. Through surveys and interviews, Edify set out to discover how Engineering Operations practitioners enable teams, respond to changing business needs, and help accelerate grow.

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Rocket science: Portland startup Kubos sells assets to Redmond-based Xplore

Rick Turoczy on April 4, 2022

With the advent of the fully remote world brought on by the pandemic, it’s difficult to tell what even constitutes a “Portland startup” these days. But given that the CEO and cofounder of Kubos lives here in town, I’m counting it. Which is why I was happy to see that Xplore has announced they’re acquiring Kubos’ Major Tom mission and flight control software platform for satellites and other assets.

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