This week in Portland Oregon startup news, a Portland startup raises $10M more, Oregon senior Senator Ron Wyden calls out Flock on the heels of an Amazon Ring partnership, Bend Venture Conference 2025 is in the books, a bunch of upcoming startup and AI events, and more. Let’s get into it…PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland Oregon startup news intro00:50 Unofficial winners of the Bend Venture Conference 202502:25 Portland VC investments double in Q303:45 Senator Ron Wyden calls out Flock06:00 Knapsack raises $10M08:10 Two AI events 09:40 Maxwell Folley starts something new10:55 Startup applications due14:33 Portland Retro Gaming Expo17:25 SecretsPORTLAND OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Senator Wyden’s letter to Flock https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-slams-surveillance-tech-company-for-ineffective_protections-for-oregonians-against-abuses-by-federal-agencies-and-out-of-state-law-enforcement- TiE Oregon Collegiate Competition https://www.tieoregon.org/pitch-oregon/collegiate-startup-challenge- Y Combinator https://www.ycombinator.com/apply- Oregon UAS Accelerator https://oregonuas.org/pages/oregon-uas-innovation-challenge- Portland Retro Gaming Expo https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/ FIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- Portland startup news on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-oregon-startup-news-silicon-florist/id1711294699- Portland startup news Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmLDH8wrPdNMS2qtTnhcy?si=H627wrGOTvStxxKWRlRGLQ- The Long Con on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-con/id1810923457- The Long Con on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/48oglyT5JNKxVH5lnWTYKA- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/- https://pdxslack.comABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

This week Portland Oregon startup news, BVC (Bend Venture Conference ⁨@BendVC⁩ ) happens next week, ⁨@LatinoFounders⁩ Pitch Latino Portland 2025 names a winner in front of a sold out crowd, Brad Heller joins ⁨@brittanyellich⁩ on the Overcommitted podcast, and a way to tell if Portland is burning. Let's get into it…PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland Oregon startup news intro01:45 Is Portland Oregon burning…?03:33 Contribute to ⁨@JimmyKimmelLive⁩ #showmeyourhellhole07:38 High Desert Innovation Week 202509:55 Bend Venture Conference 202511:45 BVC early stage startups13:36 BVC growth stage startups15:49 Pitch Latino Portland 202518:10 Brad Heller on the Overcommitted podcast20:00 Secrets PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Is it snowing in Portland Oregon…? https://isitsnowinginpdx.com/- Is Portland Oregon burning…? https://isportlandburning.com/- ⁨@OregonUASAccelerator⁩ https://oregonuas.org/- Oregon Venture Fund PDX AI Demo Night https://luma.com/une9ep3c- Portland AI Engineers https://calagator.org/events/1250482221- High Desert Innovation Week https://www.hdinnovationweek.com/- Bend Venture Conference https://bendvc.com- Brad Heller on the Overcommitted podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2G2wDaSpes FIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- Portland startup news on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-oregon-startup-news-silicon-florist/id1711294699- Portland startup news Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmLDH8wrPdNMS2qtTnhcy?si=H627wrGOTvStxxKWRlRGLQ- The Long Con on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-con/id1810923457- The Long Con on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/48oglyT5JNKxVH5lnWTYKA- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/- https://pdxslack.comABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

Portland, Oregon, is the top story in the Portland startup news this week. For all of the wrong reasons. But startups in Oregon…? Startups in Portland and Bend in Oregon and Vancouver Washington are still going strong. Despite what you may have heard.SPECIAL THANKS: Stephen Green, special war correspondent, for the recent footage of what downtown Portland Oregon is actually likeOREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland Oregon startup news intro01:15 PSA: Portland Oregon is just fine02:12 Quick startup news bytes06:00 Pitch Latino Portland at OMSI07:10 New @northbankinno coworking 08:39 @GeekWire 20011:45 SecretsOREGON STARTUP LINKS- Positively Portland Bluesky posts https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ksjfbxar6io3y6vcheex2cj4/feed/positively-pdx- MicroConf US 2026 https://microconf.com/- Pitch Latino Portland 2025 https://latinofounder.com - North Bank Innovations coworking at the Vic https://thevicwa.com/sw-washington-startups-get-an-incubator-at-thevic.html- GeekWire 200 https://www.geekwire.com/geekwire-200/FIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- Portland startup news on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-oregon-startup-news-silicon-florist/id1711294699- Portland startup news Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmLDH8wrPdNMS2qtTnhcy?si=H627wrGOTvStxxKWRlRGLQ- The Long Con on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-con/id1810923457- The Long Con on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/48oglyT5JNKxVH5lnWTYKA- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/- https://pdxslack.comABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird.https://siliconflorist.com#pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur #warzone #warravaged #wartorn