When Mowgli Holmes moved back to his home state of Oregon in 2013, the cannabis industry was beginning to take off in a big way — but as a molecular and evolutionary biologist, Holmes… Read More
Elevate Capital, a new venture capital firm based in Portland, today unveiled its first funds. The firm announced that it closed both a $10 million Elevate Capital fund, as well… Read More
Portland-based Cozy today announced an $8.45 million funding round that will help the startup grow its property rental management platform. American Family Ventures, the VC arm of American Family Insurance, led the Series… Read More
RADAR today announced that it has spun out of Portland-area cybersecurity incident response company ID Experts. The new company, also based in Portland, on Tuesday also announced a $6.2 million funding round. RADAR helps protect clients in… Read More
Amazon wants its new downtown Seattle campus to be green and sustainable, and one part of that is capturing and retaining one of the more abundant resources in the Pacific Northwest,… Read More
Portlanders now have a new option to get convenience store items delivered to their door. Philadelphia-based startup goPuff today launched in Portland, its 11th city, offering 30-minute delivery of more than… Read More
BMW will launch its ReachNow car-sharing service in Portland on Sept. 19, the car-maker announced today. Earlier this month, BMW said it would bring ReachNow to Portland, but today the company… Read More
Jaguar Land Rover’s technology hub in Portland is expanding. The carmaker first opened its Portland-based “Open Software Technology Center” in July 2014 and later unveiled a startup incubator in the city this past… Read More
Portland now has a bike-sharing program, thanks to a little help from the hometown shoe giant. BIKETOWN debuted today in Portland, offering folks another way to get around town via one… Read More
Tred is expanding to Portland. The Seattle startup is now operating in The Rose City, offering its mobile dealership service to car owners looking to sell their vehicles. Tred’s platform… Read More
If the success of services like Yelp, Wikipedia, and YouTube prove one thing, it’s the power of user-generated content. But actually getting enough data from users to provide a useful tool… Read More
Eight business leaders from the Pacific Northwest — building companies in areas as diverse as pizza, collectible toys, cloud computing, biotechnology, glass votives and money transfers — were named 2016 regional award winners Friday night at… Read More
Odava, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that provides software tools for the cannabis industry, has raised $170,000, according to a recent SEC filing. Odava is seeking an additional $130,000 as part of… Read More
Josh Reich regularly hosts executives from other companies who want to learn how his startup creates a healthy culture and work environment that drives innovation. After seeing the ping pong tables, the kegs, and… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. — Recruiting. Coaching. Training. Fans. Retail. Photography. Media. Immersive virtual reality technology may impact the sports industry in more ways than you might think. HeadcaseVR co-founder Lucas Foster gave… Read More
A handful of residential buildings in Portland now have a new option for gigabit internet. Wave Broadband announced today that it now offers its Wave G gigabit service to 1,200… Read More
Collexion, an online marketplace for collectables, won the first place prize of $252,600 at the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s Angel Oregon Showcase this week. The Portland-based startup beat out 48 other growth-stage startups and… Read More
Portland-based startup Brandlive just raised a $3.2 million funding round to help fuel growth of its e-commerce live video streaming platform. Archivist Capital — a firm founded by Portland software… Read More
Vacasa today announced a $35 million funding round — the largest of any Portland-based company in nearly two years. The vacation rental website had bootstrapped since launching in 2009, but now… Read More
Fleet today announced a $4 million investment round to help fuel growth of its online marketplace that lets shippers assess and accept quote requests from freight forwarders. Hunt Technology Ventures led the round,… Read More
CrowdStreet’s commercial real estate investment platform continues to find success and the Portland-based startup today announced a $3.5 million Series A funding round to help fuel growth. Rally Ventures led the… Read More
Zembula today announced a $1.1 million seed round it will use to further develop its enterprise marketing platform. The Portland-based startup, one of 14 companies that presented today on stage at The Launch Festival and… Read More
Ground Kontrol is expanding. Portland Monthly reported late Wednesday that the popular Old Town bar/arcade in PDX is doubling in size with plans for a 4,000 square-foot expansion. It will take over… Read More
Poached Jobs, a Portland, Ore.-based job board and hiring platform for bars and restaurants, has raised $2.25 million in funding, roughly two-thirds of a planned offering amount of $3.3 million. The funding consists… Read More
New Relic is closing the company’s downtown Seattle office in an effort to consolidate its Northwest cohort. The publicly-traded San Francisco-based app analytics company is shutting down its small Seattle office… Read More
Portland-based Kannact has more funding to help fuel development of its at-home diabetes management platform. The 4-year-old startup recently closed $3 million in investment, bringing total funding up to $8.5… Read More
Cedexis just raised a substantial investment round to continue helping companies deliver optimal end user experiences with websites, mobile apps and streaming video. The Portland-based startup today announced a $22 million Series… Read More
Airbnb is opening its first engineering center outside of San Francisco. The Bay Area hospitality company announced today that it is expanding its existing office in Portland to include product… Read More
Entrepreneurs in Oregon — including those among underrepresented groups — have a new option to finance their startups. Elevate Capital launched today and is led by Managing Director Nitin Rai, a… Read More
More than 10 years after launching and three years after its most recent investment round, Janrain is raising a substantial amount of cash. The Portland-based startup, which develops technology that lets companies enable… Read More