The upcoming public offering for Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company Absci reflects a soaring IPO market and adds to the growing prosperity of Pacific Northwest biotech companies. The company’s success also… Read More
New funding: Portland, Ore.-based startup Candid raised $2 million to help retailers and other businesses run their wholesale efforts online. The tech: Candid’s subscription-based service allows customers to bring wholesale-related… Read More
Portland, Ore.-based firm Elevate Capital has raised $26 million as part of its $40 million Fund II. Elevate focuses on backing underrepresented entrepreneurs, including women and minorities. The firm launched… Read More
Buy from a brand, get some of their stock. That’s the pitch from Bumped, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that launched its app today after a year of beta testing. Bumped… Read More
Portland, Ore.-based startup Eclypsium raised $13 million to help expand its enterprise hardware security technology. Founded in 2017, the company helps detect, analyze, and prevent security threats at the firmware… Read More
Portland, Ore.-based startup DeepSurface Security raised $1 million to help companies analyze vulnerabilities on their enterprise networks. Led by security industry veterans, the 3-year-old startup sells software that assesses potential… Read More
The Portland City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed a groundbreaking ban prohibiting use of facial recognition in privately-owned places accessible to the public such as stores, banks and hotels, as… Read More
Portland, Ore.-based cloud automation company Puppet today announced a $40 million funding round from BlackRock. Founded 15 years ago, Puppet helps customers develop cloud-based infrastructure that automates various parts of… Read More
The latest digital health company to land funding is Conversa, a Portland, Ore.-based telehealth startup that announced a $12 million Series B round. Founded in 2014, Conversa sells various platforms… Read More
Fintech startup Sila just raised $7.7 million to help developers add banking and payment capabilities to their products. Madrona Venture Group and Oregon Venture Fund led the large seed round.… Read More
Ride Report announced a $10 million investment round to fuel growth of its data platform that helps city governments manage shared mobility fleets. The Portland, Ore.-based startup serves 60 cities… Read More
Publicly-traded healthcare company HealthStream has acquired NurseGrid, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that develops software and apps for nurses. HealthStream paid approximately $25 million in cash as part of the deal,… Read More
Portland still seems on pace to impose a dual ban prohibiting facial recognition use by both government agencies and private entities such as retailers and other businesses. But a City… Read More
New funding: Healthcare software startup GrowthPlug raised a $1 million round led by Elevate Capital. It also announced today that it has relocated from the Bay Area to Beaverton, Ore.,… Read More
Publicly-traded home services giant Frontdoor has acquired Streem, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that develops augmented reality technology for home improvement technicians. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Frontdoor bought… Read More
Portland is one step closer to a facial recognition ban. But the city is taking its time. Portland’s data governance workgroup on Tuesday unveiled a draft ordinance prohibiting city government… Read More
Marketing verification startup SheerID just raised $64 million of fresh funding in a round led by CVC Growth Partners with participation from existing investors Centana Growth Partners and Seattle firm… Read More
Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach in the vacation rental industry and fuel growth of a… Read More
Koan, a startup founded by former Jive Software executives, has raised $3 million to build software that helps business leaders keep their teams on track. The company plans to use… Read More
Some lawmakers and concerned citizens want Portland to blaze a facial recognition ban trail by outlawing private use of the technology. But the city’s mayor has signaled that even a… Read More
Brave Care is attracting so much investor attention that it didn’t even need to pitch at Y Combinator Demo Day. The Portland startup announced another $5.2 million in funding today… Read More
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty wants to adopt what could be the most far-reaching ban on facial recognition technology in the country. Later this month, the city council is… Read More
The Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio announced its first class on Tuesday. The new public-private program is designed to support startups developing blockchain products for businesses. R/GA Ventures, the investment arm… Read More
Rigado, a nine-year-old Portland, Ore. startup that builds commercial IoT products and services, sold a portion of its business to Swiss wireless company u-blox. Rigado sold off its Bluetooth Module… Read More
Update: Vacasa finalized its purchase of Wyndham Vacation Rentals on Oct. 23 — see more details here. Vacasa is expanding its vacation rental industry footprint in a big way. The Portland,… Read More
PORTLAND, ORE. — Lawmakers in Portland unanimously passed a privacy resolution on Wednesday they hope will lead to more ethical and equitable city data gathering and use. Portland, like many… Read More
Bumped is picking up momentum with its unique app that gives users free stocks if they spend money with certain brands. The Portland startup reeled in another $5 million as… Read More
Security will always be one of the top concerns of any major company doing business on the internet, and Palo Alto Networks announced Wednesday that it will acquire Portland-based Twistlock… Read More
At a time when lots of enterprise tech companies founded around open-source projects are reconsidering their approach, Puppet is doubling down on its open-core philosophy. That’s the approach that new… Read More
OpenSesame, a startup that operates a marketplace for corporate learning programs, has raised a $28 million round to fuel growth. Founded in 2011, the Portland, Ore.-based company runs a marketplace… Read More