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Portland

Dec 8, 2014, 11:36 AM

Beyond Pricing launches in Portland to help Airbnb hosts make more money

Airbnb hosts in Portland now have access to a new tool that can help maximize their profits. Beyond Pricing today launched in… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 10:45 AM

Q&A: Starbucks Digital Chief Adam Brotman on mobile ordering, delivery and international availability

PORTLAND, Ore. – Is Starbucks a tech company or a retailer? That was the question I posed to Starbucks Chief… Read More

News Brief
Nov 13, 2014, 5:58 PM

Energy-saving chip maker Indice Semiconductor raises $6M, moves HQ to Oregon

Indice Semiconductor, a company that builds energy-saving chips, has raised $6 million in a round led by Pixelworks co-founder Allen Alley.… Read More

Nov 13, 2014, 2:46 PM

SheerID raises $2M to help retailers verify veterans, college students for special offers

SheerID, a Eugene, Ore.-based startup that develops verification technology for retailers, has raised $2 million in an over-subscribed round from existing angel… Read More

Nov 13, 2014, 10:10 AM

Energy-efficient battery maker from Portland wins $135K at Seattle Angel Conference

A Portland-based company building efficient battery technology took home a $135,000 first place prize at the Seattle Angel Conference on Wednesday. Energy… Read More

Nov 12, 2014, 1:58 PM

Uber launches in four Oregon cities, but still stays away from Portland

Uber today announced that it is debuting in four more Oregon cities — but not Portland. The on-demand company will offer… Read More

Nov 11, 2014, 12:56 AM

App analytics company New Relic files for $100M IPO

New Relic, a San Francisco-based company that builds software and app monitoring software, filed for a $100 million initial public offering… Read More

Oct 30, 2014, 3:43 PM

Startup Spotlight: Stand In helps mobile designers without coding skills create complex motions, interactions

Stand In wants to redefine how mobile apps are designed. The Portland-based startup, currently in the Techstars Seattle 2014 class,… Read More

Oct 28, 2014, 6:00 AM

Drones on tour: Portland startup SkyWard teams with NASA to demonstrate value of aerial robots

SkyWard, a Portland, Ore., startup that makes software for running networks of drones, is teaming with NASA to conduct demonstrations of… Read More

Oct 27, 2014, 10:08 AM

Vadio raises $2M, partners with Vevo for platform that matches music videos with streaming audio

Back in 2012, four entrepreneurs from Portland knew that both digital audio and video consumption was on the rise in… Read More

Oct 22, 2014, 9:39 AM

Urban Airship raises $12.1M, looks to help more developers market mobile apps

Portland-based mobile marketing startup Urban Airship has raised another $12.1 million from existing investors in a Series D follow-up round.… Read More

Oct 16, 2014, 12:49 PM

Skip the coffee shop line: Starbucks to test pre-order mobile feature in Portland this year

Coffee drinkers in Portland, Ore., will be the first to test out Starbucks’ new mobile pre-ordering feature. Starbucks announced today… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 7:58 AM

Urban Airship names former Citrix president Brett Caine as new CEO

Urban Airship today named former Citrix president Brett Caine as its new CEO. Caine previously spent nine years at Florida-based Citrix,… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 2:05 PM

Why this VC is so bullish about Portland’s red-hot startup scene

Portland, Ore., is clearly an up-and-coming startup city with plenty of fast-growing companies sprouting up in recent years. Some have… Read More

Oct 3, 2014, 10:00 AM

Opal raises $8M to help big brands manage social media campaign production

Opal Labs, a Portland-based startup that helps businesses streamline the production of social media campaigns, today announced a $8 million… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 10:59 AM

How Urban Airship recovered after founder was accused of sexual assault

It’s been quite a tumultuous summer for the folks at Urban Airship. With big events like the World Cup and… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 1:25 PM

Medical bill savings startup CoPatient moves back to Boston after raising $3.6M

After a temporary stay in Portland, the folks at CoPatient have returned to Bean Town. The 3-year-old startup, which helps… Read More

News Brief
Sep 24, 2014, 7:00 AM

Rover expands ‘premier’ dog-sitting service to Portland

Rover, the Seattle-based startup that connects dog owners with people to care for their pooches, announced today that users in… Read More

Sep 24, 2014, 4:00 AM

Code Fellows programming bootcamp that guarantees $60K salaries after graduation expanding to Portland

Code Fellows is heading south. The Seattle-based programming bootcamp that guarantees its students a salary of at least $60,000 after graduation is… Read More

News Brief
Sep 23, 2014, 5:00 AM

U.S. travelers can now build their itineraries with Utrip, the AI-based trip planning service

People looking to take a trip in the Western U.S. have a new tool to help them find where to… Read More

Sep 23, 2014, 4:30 AM

CrowdStreet raises $800K seed round for crowdfunding real estate marketplace

Portland-based CrowdStreet announced today that it has raised an $800,000 seed round to fuel development of the company’s commercial crowdfunding… Read More

Sep 22, 2014, 4:26 PM

Longtime Jive Software CEO Dave Hersh now heading up new data transfer startup RipFog

Dave Hersh spent six years in Portland helping lead Jive Software as its founding CEO. Now, the entrepreneur is working on another… Read More

Sep 12, 2014, 10:46 AM

Portland’s Attensa raises cash to help companies use internal information more effectively

Attensa, a Portland-based startup that helps companies consolidate and disperse relevant information to employees in real-time, has raised $6 million according… Read More

Sep 11, 2014, 9:39 AM

MobilePaks raises $2M to help sales teams improve real-time productivity

MobilePaks, a Portland based startup that helps marketing and sales teams bolster real-time productivity, has raised $1.7 million of a $2.3 million… Read More

Sep 4, 2014, 8:49 AM

Here are the 6 companies in the newest PDX Startup Challenge class

A science kit creator, a syrup maker, and a subscription service for local artisans. These are three of six unique… Read More

Aug 28, 2014, 7:54 AM

Urban Airship launches cross-platform interactive notifications service

Interactive push notifications are going to increase in use this year, with Apple announcing that users will be able to interact… Read More

Aug 26, 2014, 7:51 AM

Instacart arrives in Portland, offering grocery delivery from Whole Foods and Costco

Portland folks now have a new way of ordering groceries to their door. Grocery delivery service Instacart today launched in the Rose… Read More

Aug 25, 2014, 10:50 AM

As eBay’s Portland office pushes past 200 employees, Kevin Hurst is named general manager

EBay has tasked Kevin Hurst with getting the word out that it’s aggressively hiring in Portland. As part of the announcement,… Read More

Aug 22, 2014, 10:39 AM

‘Coolest Cooler’ inventor explains how he raised $9 million on Kickstarter

Ryan Grepper tried raising $125,000 on Kickstarter last year for his geeked-out cooler, but fell just short. He decided to give… Read More

Aug 20, 2014, 10:12 AM

Uber, Lyft not a top priority for Portland leaders, official says

On a conference call with reporters Tuesday to discuss the hiring of expert campaigner David Plouffe, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick… Read More

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