Oregon BEST Funding Will Speed Cross Laminated Timber Manufacturing in Pacific NW
PORTLAND, Ore. At the Wood Solutions Fair, Oregon BEST today announced a new round of commercialization funding that will team southern Oregon-based DR Johnson Lumber Co. with Oregon State University researchers to determine how a new engineered building material made from lumber might catapult Oregon wood products to the forefront of construction innovation and […]
Bend Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Startup Secures $3M with Help from Oregon BEST, ONAMI
PORTLAND, Ore. Two of Oregon¹s signature research centers, Oregon BEST and ONAMI, today announced $400,000 in commercialization funding for Bend, Ore.-based startup Onboard Dynamics, Inc. The funding secures a $3-million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy¹s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which invested an initial $1 million in the project two years ago.
“LilyPad” Stormwater Treatment Wins Funding
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon BEST has awarded a second round of commercialization funding to help advance a floating, solar-activated stormwater treatment device that can be deployed in retaining ponds and ditches to keep contaminants from reaching streams.
Portland State University’s DesignMedix Closes Second Angel Round of $1.5 Million
DesignMedix, Inc., a biotech startup with ties to Portland State University, has closed a second round of angel funding from investors in the Northwest. Investors include Portland Seed Fund, as well as members of Bellingham Angels, Oregon Angel Fund, Seraph Angel Network, Willamette Angel Conference, Keiretsu Angel Forum and Tacoma Angel Network.
Inpria, an Oregon ONAMI gap project, raises another $1.5 million from OAF
Inpria, one of the first of now 40 ONAMI Gap Fund startup companies, has just announced that it’s raised $1.45 million from the Oregon Angel Fund.
Oregon BEST supports OSU-Industry collaboration on filter technology
PORTLAND, Ore. A new round of commercialization funding from Oregon BEST is helping a Portland company collaborate with Oregon State University researchers to advance a biochar-based filter system that utilizes waste biochar from lumber mills to remove heavy metals from stormwater.
OHSU Funds Venture Firm to Raise $100M Life Sciences Seed Fund
Oregon Health & Science University is collaborating in a new venture capital fund that’s the only one in the state focused on health care and life sciences. OHSU is paying Allegory Venture Partners up to $1.2 million over a two-year period to support the fund’s launch and operation. Allegory is attempting to raise at least […]
Oregon BEST commercialization fund puts $25K into electric farm vehicle start-up
Oregon BEST has announced a new round of commercialization funding that is helping electric farm vehicle startup Rogue Rovers, LLC collaborate with Oregon Tech to design, test and build a semi-autonomous, all-terrain electric vehicle that can be used in specialty farming applications to improve pest management, reduce fertilizer waste and make it safer to operate […]
New Venture Fund In Portland To Focus On Social Impact
Carolynn Duncan is not your typical venture capitalist. No Harvard MBA. No Stanford pedigree. This music-major from Brigham Young University is marching to the beat of her own drum and making a difference while she’s at it. Duncan is launching a $20 million venture fund, Northwest Social Venture Fund, to invest in technology startups with […]
Portland Development Commission Puts $30K Into Six University-born Companies
The Portland Development Commission is seeding six fledgling university-born companies up to $30,000 to help them succeed in the marketplace. The PDC launched the University Startup Commercialization Grant Program this year as a way to strengthen the relationship between Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University and the city’s startup community.