Citing national security concerns, President Trump will not allow a private-equity firm backed by Chinese investors to acquire Lattice Semiconductor, a maker of chips used in industrial equipment, data centers,… Read More
Yo, Portland peeps: Join us next week as we travel south to host an after party at one of Portland’s biggest tech events, the PDX Tech Crawl. Next Thursday, Sept.… Read More
Thunder, a digital advertising startup based in San Francisco, just opened a new office in Portland as it expands its footprint in the Northwest. The company has three people working… Read More
Simple is cutting staff as it shifts its focus to building better technology. The Portland-based company slashed about 10 percent of its staff on Wednesday, including several executives, according to… Read More
The tragic events over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, continue to have an impact on the tech industry, and prominent Donald Trump supporter Brian Krzanich, CEO of iconic chipmaker Intel,… Read More
Security software developer McAfee has laid off an undisclosed number of employees in marketing-related roles based in its Portland office, GeekWire has learned. Although it’s not clear how many people… Read More
Bright.md is raising more cash for its tech-fueled virtual healthcare service that aims to improve care for patients and reduce healthcare costs for clinicians. The Portland-based startup today announced a… Read More
Calling all Portland entrepreneurs, engineers, marketers, recruiters, and everyone in between: The Portland Tech Crawl is back for another fun night of great networking, tasty food, and cold drinks. One… Read More
Seven Peaks Ventures plans to raise $30 million for its second fund and will invest in 20-to-25 startups across the West Coast. The Bend, Ore.-based venture firm has already raised $15… Read More
Portland-area security company SureID has laid off more than 100 people, mostly in engineering, after failing to retain a key contract with the U.S. Navy. A source familiar with the… Read More
Jive Software, one of the bigger enterprise-collaboration software providers of the pre-Slack era, has been sold to a private equity group six years after going public. The company announced Monday… Read More
Twistlock has raised $17 million in new Series B funding to fuel future growth, and it plans to make that money go as far as it can by searching for… Read More
The city of Portland wants to get out ahead of the coming autonomous vehicle trend by opening up its streets to companies that want to test their technology. Portland Mayor… Read More
Over the last fifteen years or so, there were two seismic shifts in computing: from desktop to mobile, and from my servers to your servers (otherwise known as cloud computing).… Read More
Elemental Technologies is now AWS Elemental. The company today officially announced its name change, which reflects Amazon’s $296 million acquisition of the Portland video processing company two years ago. “This new… Read More
Portland-based Lumen Learning today announced a $3.75 million Series A investment round and a new partnership with Follett to expand the distribution of its open digital education course materials. Follett, which… Read More
Uber is announcing a new program to support and encourage the use of electric vehicles in Portland, similar to an intiative it has piloted around the world. This is Uber’s… Read More
SheerID is having a good run. The startup, based in Eugene, Ore., makes software that helps companies verify the identity of certain customer groups, and it just reeled in another $2.9… Read More
ImpactFlow is raising more cash to help businesses manage multiple events at once. The Portland startup just reeled in $2 million from previous angel investors, along with additional new backers.… Read More
A Portland startup that wants to help plan your next outdoor adventure just raised some fresh cash to build out its platform and expand across the country. Outdoor Project today announced… Read More
Given its early-stage investments in companies like Facebook, Slack, and Dropbox, if your company raises money from Accel, it’s probably a good sign. Opal, a marketing collaboration startup based in Portland, today… Read More
What started as an open source software project more than five years ago has turned into a legitimate startup that just raised a hefty seed round. Sensu, previously known as… Read More
Smart kiosks featuring free Wi-Fi, charging ports and 55-inch touch screens may soon be coming to Portland. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Dan Saltzman announced Wednesday that the city… Read More
Seattle-based Avalara, a cloud-driven tax automation startup, announced today that former Microsoft and T-Mobile exec Jeremy Korst will join the company as its new chief marketing officer and executive vice president. Korst… Read More
Opal is raising more cash. A new SEC filing reveals that the Portland startup, previously known as Opal Labs, has raised $12 million of a larger investment round. Opal CEO Steve… Read More
ReachNow is expanding in the Northwest. BMW’s car-sharing service today announced the addition of more vehicles and an expansion of the “Home Area” in both Seattle and Portland. In Seattle,… Read More
UberEats launches in Portland today. Uber’s restaurant delivery service will be available starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, with more than 100 Portland area restaurants on the platform like Whiskey Soda Lounge, Pok… Read More
Vacasa has raised another $5 million to help fuel growth of its vacation rental platform. The Portland startup pulled in a $35 million round this past April, and on Monday announced… Read More
Event management can be a real pain, and Hubb wants to help. The Vancouver, Wash.-based startup today announced a $3 million round to help grow its software platform that automates the… Read More
Shazam, which has attracted more than 120 million monthly active users with its music recognition app, is getting into video. The company inked a deal this week with Portland-based startup Vadio to… Read More