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Portland passes permanent laws to legalize Uber, Lyft

Uber and Lyft will now operate under permanent transportation laws in Portland. The Portland City Council today voted 3-2 to… Read More

Here’s how much Amazon paid to acquire Portland’s Elemental Technologies

Now we know how much Amazon paid to acquire Elemental Technologies. In an SEC filing posted on Friday, Amazon revealed that it… Read More

Same story, different city: New data shows Uber, Lyft displacing taxis in Portland

In less than six months, Uber and Lyft have taken over the for-hire transportation market in Portland. The Portland Bureau… Read More

SheerID raises $5.3M to help retailers verify customers who qualify for special offers

SheerID, a Eugene, Ore.-based startup that develops verification technology for retailers, has raised a $5.3 million round to help scale the company’s… Read More

Portland Incubator Experiment closes accelerator, but still focused on helping startups

After graduating four classes of young startups, Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) is shutting down its accelerator — but it still wants to help… Read More

Amazon to acquire video processing startup Elemental Technologies

Amazon has agreed to acquire Portland-based video processing startup Elemental Technologies. Founded in 2006, Elemental helps big media entities like HBO and ESPN… Read More

Here’s Nike’s ‘cooling hood’ that U.S. track star Ashton Eaton wears for recovery

If you caught any of last weekend’s World Track Championships, you have noticed American decathlete Ashton Eaton donning headgear that… Read More

Cozy raises $3.4M from Slack co-founder, others for property rental management platform

Cozy is raising more money to help fuel development of its property rental management platform. The Portland-based startup has raised… Read More

NYT science reporter John Markoff: We shouldn’t worry about robots attacking us

Last month, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Steve Wozniak and hundreds of others wrote a letter that detailed their concerns for… Read More

Entrepreneurs explain why virtual reality is part of a new technology revolution

Some people aren’t yet convinced that virtual reality is the next big thing. Others say it’s going to be a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Provata Health helps employees get healthy with results-based wellness program

Dozens of employee wellness startups have emerged in the past decade as companies become more enlightened about the value of… Read More

Portland Development Commission launches $3M fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs

The Portland Development Commission today launched a new $3 million fund that will invest in startups founded by underrepresented groups.… Read More

Portland real estate startup HouseHappy raises more cash, taps new CEO

Househappy has a new CEO and fresh funding to help continue development of its real estate listings portal. The Portland… Read More

Heads up, Portland: Join GeekWire at the PDX Tech Crawl After Party next week

Attention Portland entrepreneurs, geeks, and everyone in between: Team GeekWire is headed to PDX. We are hitting the road next week… Read More

ImpactFlow raises $5.7M to simplify how companies, employees donate to non-profits

ImpactFlow wants to help non-profits and businesses work together more effectively, and now it has a good chunk of funding to… Read More

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Portland cloud computing management startup Cloudability raising more cash

Portland-based Cloudability is set to raise a large round of fresh cash, according to a pair of SEC filings. First… Read More

Cloud computing startup Cloudability buys RipFog in all-Portland deal

Cloud computing management startup Cloudability today announced the acquisition of stealthy data transfer startup RipFog in an all-Portland deal. Founded last year… Read More

Bright.md raises $3.5M to help physicians provide remote care online in 2 minutes

Bright.md is raising cash to help you visit the doctor virtually. The Portland-based startup today announced a $3.5 million Series… Read More

Portland mobile transit ticketing startup GlobeSherpa acquired by RideScout

RideScout and GlobeSherpa are teaming up to solve the “last mile” transportation problem and help people move around cities. RideScout, an… Read More

PayRange raises $12M to install new payment technology in old vending machines

PayRange wants to help you buy items from a vending machine without cash or coins. The Portland-based startup today announced… Read More

Social media engagement company Tigerlogic moves HQ to Portland

Tigerlogic, a publicly-traded company that operates a social engagement platform and a mobile development studio, is re-locating its headquarters to… Read More

Pandora continues to grow in Seattle and Portland, focusing on ad sales rather than engineering

Pandora has recently expanded its presence in both Seattle and Portland, trying to take a bite out of the billion-dollar… Read More

Crowd Supply raises cash from MIT director Joi Ito for hardware-focused crowdfunding site

Crowd Supply is raising more cash for its “highly-curated” crowdfunding site. The Portland-based startup added an additional $350,000 to its second seed… Read More

Android tops iOS in push notification engagement, Urban Airship finds

Android users are more than twice as likely as iOS users to open an app after receiving a push notification, according… Read More

Vadio raises $7.5M for music video streaming platform, taps ex-Sony president as COO

There are thousands of digital music streaming platforms on the market, from traditional radio stations that air content online to newer companies… Read More

Portland’s top startup execs explain why they love building companies in the Rose City

PORTLAND, ORE. — Seattle and San Francisco may get all the attention when it comes to West Coast startup hubs, but… Read More

Portland’s top startups honored at the Oregon Technology Awards

Some of Portland’s most up-and-coming startups were honored at the Oregon Technology Awards program on Thursday evening. Hosted by the… Read More

Flywheel taxi app enters Portland, lets people pay for ride with phone after hailing cab

Portland peeps have another new option to get around town that isn’t called Uber or Lyft. Flywheel, which develops a hailing… Read More

Skyward raises $4.1M to build a network for commercial drone operators

Skyward, a Portland company that’s building network infrastructure for commercial drone operators, today announced a $4.1 million round. GeekWire reported on the… Read More

Instagram for product design: Augmented reality app Spaceview wins $240K at Angel Oregon

A Portland-based startup that uses 3D technology to help people envision how new products may fit in a particular room won $240,000 the Oregon… Read More

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