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It’s not odd that venture funds go quiet from time to time. As they need to cycle through their own fundraising and whatnot. But it’s always nice to see them starting to make noise again. And...

https://siliconflorist.com/2024/04/25/portland-seed-fund-trifecta-new-venture-partner-new-fund-and-new-investments/

Whether you’re old enough to remember the screeching tones of a modem followed by a cheerful “You’ve got mail!” or not, you’re still likely to recognize the impact that AOL had on our a...

https://siliconflorist.com/2024/04/25/us-house-entrepreneurial-caucus-encouraged-to-double-down-on-entrepreneurship/

The trend continues. Another month, another handoff for the Demolicious belt. This month, Fanwagn managed to snag the win from the March 2024 title holder Ecobadlandz. Miss attending this one…?...

https://siliconflorist.com/2024/04/25/fanwagn-fans-lead-to-a-demolicious-win/

Even if it there wasn’t a whole bunch of nostalgia wrapped up in this post, I would still be recommending Reignition, a new book written by Dave Hersh. Part memoir, part collection of case stud...

https://siliconflorist.com/2024/04/24/startup-feeling-stuck-maybe-dave-hershs-reignition-would-help/

Granted, in a remote-first world it can be difficult to accurately define an “Oregon” company, but given that the CTO lives here, Portland Seed Fund participated in this round, and they went ...

https://siliconflorist.com/2024/04/24/former-magic-leap-folks-building-trace-close-2m-round/

Having worked in the tech industry for as long as I have, I’m super familiar with noncompete agreements. You know, the idea that because you learned something at a place you worked, you’re no...

https://siliconflorist.com/2024/04/24/will-eliminating-noncompete-agreements-spark-more-startup-activity-were-about-to-see/

Whenever anyone talks about AI in the Portland startup community, Reclaim.ai immediately jumps to mind. They’ve been at this AI thing longer than most. And they’ve been using AI to resolve a ...

https://siliconflorist.com/2024/04/23/reclaim-ai-continues-to-streamline-meeting-scheduling-and-rescheduling-with-smart-meetings/