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Absci’s IPO reflects booming biotech market and growing PNW life sciences industry

The upcoming public offering for Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company Absci reflects a soaring IPO market and adds to the growing… Read More

Portland startup Candid lands $2M to help brands and retailers run their wholesale business online

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based startup Candid raised $2 million to help retailers and other businesses run their wholesale efforts online.… Read More

Elevate Capital raises $26M for second fund to invest more dollars into minority-led startups

Portland, Ore.-based firm Elevate Capital has raised $26 million as part of its $40 million Fund II. Elevate focuses on… Read More

After $30M round, Bumped launches app that gives people free stock after spending with brands

Buy from a brand, get some of their stock. That’s the pitch from Bumped, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that launched… Read More

Portland-based hardware security startup Eclypsium raises $13M

Portland, Ore.-based startup Eclypsium raised $13 million to help expand its enterprise hardware security technology. Founded in 2017, the company… Read More

Portland startup DeepSurface Security raises $1M to help companies assess vulnerabilities

Portland, Ore.-based startup DeepSurface Security raised $1 million to help companies analyze vulnerabilities on their enterprise networks. Led by security… Read More

Portland’s facial recognition ban: Why businesses — including Amazon — fought the groundbreaking law

The Portland City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed a groundbreaking ban prohibiting use of facial recognition in privately-owned places accessible… Read More

Portland cloud infrastructure automation startup Puppet raises $40M

Portland, Ore.-based cloud automation company Puppet today announced a $40 million funding round from BlackRock. Founded 15 years ago, Puppet… Read More

Virtual care provider Conversa raises $12M as investors bet big on digital health startups

The latest digital health company to land funding is Conversa, a Portland, Ore.-based telehealth startup that announced a $12 million… Read More

Led by Simple co-founder, Portland startup Sila raises $7.7M to grow fintech infrastructure platform

Fintech startup Sila just raised $7.7 million to help developers add banking and payment capabilities to their products. Madrona Venture… Read More

Ride Report raises $10M to help cities manage data from shared scooters and bikes

Ride Report announced a $10 million investment round to fuel growth of its data platform that helps city governments manage… Read More

HealthStream pays $25M to acquire Portland startup NurseGrid, maker of a mobile app for nurses

Publicly-traded healthcare company HealthStream has acquired NurseGrid, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that develops software and apps for nurses. HealthStream paid… Read More

Rift emerges between regulators and businesses over Portland’s proposed facial recognition ban

Portland still seems on pace to impose a dual ban prohibiting facial recognition use by both government agencies and private… Read More

Healthcare startup GrowthPlug raises $1M, becomes latest company to relocate from Bay Area

New funding: Healthcare software startup GrowthPlug raised a $1 million round led by Elevate Capital. It also announced today that… Read More

Home services giant Frontdoor acquires Portland augmented reality startup Streem

Publicly-traded home services giant Frontdoor has acquired Streem, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that develops augmented reality technology for home improvement… Read More

Portland unveils draft ordinance that bans government use of facial recognition tech

Portland is one step closer to a facial recognition ban. But the city is taking its time. Portland’s data governance… Read More

SheerID raises $64M to help marketers offer online deals to students, teachers, military members

Marketing verification startup SheerID just raised $64 million of fresh funding in a round led by CVC Growth Partners with… Read More

Vacation rental platform Vacasa raises huge $319M round — here’s how it differs from Airbnb

Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach… Read More

Former Jive execs raise $3M to bring ‘Karate Kid principle’ to management teams with Koan

Koan, a startup founded by former Jive Software executives, has raised $3 million to build software that helps business leaders… Read More

Portland mayor says ‘exceptions can be made’ for potential widespread facial recognition ban

Some lawmakers and concerned citizens want Portland to blaze a facial recognition ban trail by outlawing private use of the… Read More

Y Combinator grad Brave Care raises another $5.2M for tech-fueled urgent care service for kids

Brave Care is attracting so much investor attention that it didn’t even need to pitch at Y Combinator Demo Day.… Read More

Portland officials want to ban private use of facial recognition technology, citing ‘accuracy problems’

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty wants to adopt what could be the most far-reaching ban on facial recognition technology… Read More

Meet the 6 startups joining the Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio

The Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio announced its first class on Tuesday. The new public-private program is designed to support startups… Read More

Commercial IoT startup Rigado sells Bluetooth tech to Swiss wireless company u-blox

Rigado, a nine-year-old Portland, Ore. startup that builds commercial IoT products and services, sold a portion of its business to… Read More

Vacation rental platform Vacasa will pay $162M to acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals

Update: Vacasa finalized its purchase of Wyndham Vacation Rentals on Oct. 23 — see more details here. Vacasa is expanding its… Read More

Portland lawmakers pass privacy resolution to guide policies for facial recognition, other data use

PORTLAND, ORE. — Lawmakers in Portland unanimously passed a privacy resolution on Wednesday they hope will lead to more ethical… Read More

This app gives customers free stock in companies that they buy products from

Bumped is picking up momentum with its unique app that gives users free stocks if they spend money with certain… Read More

Palo Alto Networks shells out $410M for Portland’s Twistlock and its container security technology

Security will always be one of the top concerns of any major company doing business on the internet, and Palo… Read More

Interview: Puppet CEO Yvonne Wassenaar on her first 100 days, the shift to the cloud, and open source

At a time when lots of enterprise tech companies founded around open-source projects are reconsidering their approach, Puppet is doubling… Read More

Portland startup OpenSesame raises $28M to expand corporate training marketplace

OpenSesame, a startup that operates a marketplace for corporate learning programs, has raised a $28 million round to fuel growth.… Read More