‘Dream of the 90s’ is alive in Portland for SEOmoz: It just bought another Rose City startup

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In a recent episode of Portlandia, Fred and Carrie are sent on a mission to Seattle to evangelize the goodness of Portland. Maybe they knocked on the door of SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin. After all, Fishkin’s fast-growing Seattle software startup has made not one, not two, but three acquisitions in Portland in the past 12… Read More…

Janrain lands $33 million for social sign-in technology

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In what’s being described as one of the largest venture capital rounds in a Portland startup, Janrain has reeled in $33 million in fresh financing from the likes of Millennium Technology Value Partners, Salesforce.com, Epic Ventures, DFJ Frontier and others. Total funding now stands at about $53 million. The Oregonian’s Mike Rogoway notes that the $33… Read More…

Founder of McAfee living in Portland after fleeing Belize, says money makes ‘you end up like Bill Gates’

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Portland is the new home to a software legend who was running from authorities in Belize and now will have a movie produced about his ridiculous story. John McAfee, founder of antivirus giant McAfee, will settle in the northwest for the next 18 months after being sought out for murder in Belize and deported from Guatemala. Yes,… Read More…

Find your ‘Golden Tweet’ and everything else of significance you Tweeted this year

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It’s that special time of year when people reflect, looking back on the accomplishments of the past. But in an era of information overload and short 140-character Tweets, it can be difficult to actually sift through the clutter of what really happened. Never fear. Twitter has partnered with Portland-based Vizify to create a personalized timeline,… Read More…

Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel joins the board of Elemental Technologies

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Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel isn’t wasting much time taking on new roles. Patel, who announced late last month that he plans to step down from the storage company he created 12 years ago, has joined the board of Portland startup Elemental Technologies. A previous angel investor in the company, Patel said he’s excited to lend… Read More…

Taplister helps beer-lovers find what’s on tap

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In the Pacific Northwest, breweries are about as common as the rain. Yet for some dubious reason, GQ left out both Portland and Seattle in its list of the five best beer cities in the country. Perhaps the GQers had a bit too much to drink while ranking the cities. Yelp lists 43 breweries near downtown… Read More…

Seattle vs. Portland: Which city is more hip?

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UPDATE, Sept.25 1 p.m.: Forbes.com listed Portland’s Pearl District as the fifth-most hip neighborhood and Seattle’s Capitol Hill as the eighth-coolest. —– Portland has the beer. Seattle has the coffee. Portland has bacon maple bars. Seattle has flying fish. Portland has bridges. Seattle has skyscrapers. The debate between the two city-siblings can go on for as long as… Read More…

Honest Buildings opens door on new cash, launches in Portland

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Honest Buildings, a 6-month-old real-estate startup with operations in Seattle and New York City just announced the completion of its first round of financing, led by RockPort Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures. The amount of investment and the terms were not disclosed. The company also just launched in Portland, with information for more than 37,000 buildings in… Read More…

Act-On Software lands $16M

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Act-On Software, a Portland-area startup that helps companies automate marketing campaigns, just scored $16 million in venture capital financing. This latest round, led by Silicon Valley’s Norwest Venture Partners, doubles Act-On’s VC total to $32 million, The Oregonian reports. Trinity Ventures, US Venture Partners and Voyager Capital — all existing Act-On investors — also chipped… Read More…

NADAC Systems turns off the lights, and more, to save energy

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Portland-based NADAC Systems has developed technology that saves energy by switching off unoccupied spaces. That recently earned the company a semifinalist position in the 2012 Pacific Northwest Cleantech Open. I met up with NADAC’s CEO, Miodrag Ognjenovic, to find out more. How is NADAC Systems going to change the world? “Our building control system is… Read More…