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(Cue up “Been down so long“) The latest Venture Monitor data from PitchBook and the NVCA just dropped. Portland metro: $69.7 million across 15 deals in Q1. Down nearly 65% from Q1 last year. Statewide: $74 million across 23 deals. The lowest first quarter since they started tracking in 2016.

I know, I know. I’ve been talking a lot about Graze and how excited I am but the work they’re doing with Bluesky. But just to prove I’m not offer my rocker — about Graze at least — I wanted to share a lengthy write up on TechCrunch describing what this Portland startup is doing.

I apologize if this is the first you’re hearing of this. JOhn Rokos reached out to let me know about the passing of Ben Kihnel, who was the first person hired — and the second hire overall — when CD Baby relocated to Portland back in the day. He also spent time at local music startup Rumblefish. He was 48.