Portland Seed Fund touts third round of start-ups, raising a second fund
Portland Seed Fund Funding: $3 million from private and public sources, including $800,000 from the city of Portland, $250,000 from Hillsboro and $500,000 from the Oregon Growth Account (funded by state lottery dollars). The plan: Seed two dozen companies over two years with initial funding of $25,000 apiece. Follow up with additional funding for the […]
GlobeSherpa, a Portland State student-led venture, moves forward in convenient transit application
Riding TriMet buses and trains in Portland may soon become a paperless, machine-less and generally more convenient experience ifGlobeSherpa has anything to say about it. The 2-year-old company has created a mobile system that lets riders buy tickets on their phones. The completely paperless platform would also give TriMet an easier way to manage operations and even provide […]
Portland Seed Fund graduates nine companies
Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) June 07, 2012 The Portland Seed Fund graduated nine companies after completing a 90-day intensive start-up boot camp. They presented at Demo Day on Wednesday to an invitation-only audience of West coast angel and venture capital investors.