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Uber is legal in Portland: Lawmakers approve 120-day pilot program

Uber is back in Portland — legally, this time. The Portland City Council today voted 3-2 and approved a 120-day… Read More

Make money off your driveway: This Portland startup wants to be the Airbnb for parking

Thanks to the “sharing economy,” you can make money off your home, off your vehicle, and now, your driveway. A… Read More

CenturyLink acquires Portland-based Orchestrate to bolster cloud services

CenturyLink acquired another Pacific Northwest startup on Monday, swooping up the 10-person team at Orchestrate, a Portland-based company that helps developers… Read More

Portland proposes law that lifts fare restrictions for taxis, legalizes Uber and Lyft

Over the past year, Portland Commissioner Steve Novick has maintained that he wants taxis and companies like Uber competing on a level… Read More

Fresh off a $6M round, Portland-based Nvoicepay expands B2B payment platform

The electronic payment industry for consumers has certainly shifted over the past few years, with the advent of smartphone apps like… Read More

Portland lawmakers delay vote on legalizing Uber despite prior agreement

One month ago, Uber was feeling “really optimistic” about operating again in Portland. Now, probably not so much. After a… Read More

WeWork expands to Portland, will open co-working space in September

WeWork is coming to Portland. The six-year-old New York-based company, which runs co-working spaces in 13 other cities worldwide, is opening up… Read More

Crowd Supply raises $580K to develop ‘highly-curated’ version of Kickstarter

A new Portland startup wants to be the highly-curated, more reliable version of Kickstarter — and now it has more… Read More

SkyWard raises more cash to build enterprise software for drones

SkyWard is raising more cash to help develop software for running networks of drones. The Portland-based startup has raised $3.3 million of… Read More

Meet the 10 startup grads from the Portland Seed Fund

A new crop of startups from across Oregon graduated today from the Portland Seed Fund. The companies just completed a… Read More

Wells Fargo awards $1M to environmental startups for new ‘innovation incubator’

Wells Fargo is funding startups that are developing technologies to benefit the environment and today it announced the first set of companies… Read More

Google opening Portland office, expanding presence in the Northwest

Google already has a large presence in Seattle. Now it’s looking to do the same in Portland. The company has inked… Read More

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Accela acquires Springbook Software, plans to expand presence in Portland

Accela, a San Francisco-based company that develops civic engagement technology, today announced the acquisition of Portland-based Springbook Software. Springbook is… Read More

Portland task force publishes draft regulations to allow Uber, Lyft and others in the city

Uber and Lyft will be able to return to Portland under a new set of proposed regulations unveiled by the… Read More

Bigleaf Networks raises $1.5M to help businesses manage multiple Internet connections

Bigleaf Networks, a Portland-based Internet redundancy and optimization service, has raised a $1.5 million Series A round led by Oregon… Read More

Lumen Learning raises $2.5M to help college students save money with open courseware

Lumen Learning, a Portland-based startup that offers college students access to open courseware, today announced that it raised a $2.5… Read More

Portland’s Jama Software raises $20M to help companies with product development

Portland-based Jama Software today announced that it has raised a $20 million round to fuel development of its platform that… Read More

Uber ‘really optimistic’ about resuming operations in Portland next month

Good news for Portland residents that like taking an Uber ride: You’ll likely be able to do so next month.… Read More

Portland startup 38 Zeros raises $800K to help ‘smart buildings’ manage data delivery

Portland-based startup 38 Zeros has raised a $800,000 funding round to help fuel growth of its hardware/software solution that helps… Read More

Airbnb faces massive fines as Portland registration deadline looms

Airbnb and other short-term rental marketplaces are risking massive fines as a deadline looms in Portland. Last year, the city… Read More

Instacart inks deal with Natural Grocers for one-hour delivery in Portland

Those who like shopping at Natural Grocers now don’t need to leave the house in order to have their pantry stocked. Instacart announced… Read More

Zapproved raises $15M to help legal departments manage, analyze data

For the past five years, Monica Enand has built a successful business selling legal software to Fortune 500 companies. But now… Read More

Led by computer whiz Tsutomu Shimomura, Neofocal raises $9M for ‘smart LED’ technology

Two decades ago, Tsutomu Shimomura made headlines for helping the FBI track down computer hacker Kevin Mitnick. Today, Shimomura is… Read More

This video shows why Portland is America’s next great startup city

After watching the video above, Portland seems like a perfect place to start your next company — or, at the very… Read More

Meet Project 529: A bike security software startup led by Xbox co-founder J Allard

J Allard knows first-hand how miserable it can be to try and recover a stolen bicycle. Now the Xbox co-founder… Read More

Elemental raises $14.5M from Australian telco giant Telstra, European broadcaster Sky

Portland-based Elemental Technologies today announced a $14.5 million Series D financing round led by Telstra, the largest telecommunications and information… Read More

In the shadow of Seattle’s retail giants, Evo’s ski and snowboard business is killing it online

Most retailers hate bad weather, which can keep packages from being delivered on-time, and stop customers from visiting stores. Evo is praying… Read More

Online banking company Simple inks sponsorship contract with Portland Timbers

Simple, the Portland-based banking startup that was acquired by BBVA for $117 million in February, has signed a unique multi-year… Read More

Belden pays $710M for veteran Portland cybersecurity company Tripwire

Belden, a St. Louis-based publicly-traded communications equipment company, today announced the $710 million acquisition of Portland-based cybersecurity company Tripwire. Tripwire is one… Read More

Portland files lawsuit against Uber, asks company to stop operating illegally

The Uber vs. Portland showdown continues to progress, with the city filing a lawsuit on Monday afternoon against the transportation… Read More