Portland Startups List
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Portland.
Brian Vierra
Investor
Founder @phat-tire-ventures, @embers-asia • Investor @netriver
Evan 'Rabble' Henshaw-Plath
Investor
CTO of Neo.com - First employee & lead engineer at Odeo.com (Created twitter)
Nate DiNiro
Founder VivaPhi, HIBCtv, @code-for-health • Worked at @earth-class-mail, @visual-networks • Studied at @life-university
http://blog.unclenate.com
Raven Zachary
Created apps for Obama, Starbucks, Amazon, etc. Founder of iPhoneDevCamp. Sold my company to Walmart and am now doing mobile product management for ‘Fortune 1’.
Soren Macbeth
Chief Data Scientist @yieldbot. Co-founder of @stocktwits. I like hacking, startups, dataviz, machine learning, entrepreneurs, building and learning new things.
http://dopeness.org
Robbie
Worked at @heroku, @red-gate-software • Studied at @university-of-glasgow
Kit Cody
CMO @chinook-book • Founder @concrete-media, @trustys-com • VP product @bolt-com • Advisor @aarp, @huddlebot • MS @columbia-university, BA @hampshire-college
Michael Long
Serial Entrepreneur
Tony Rieker
Founder @pbnation (acquired) • Senior Dev at @cloudability • Early Engineer @cloudengage-1
Terry St. Marie
I'm an Entrepreneur & Startup Investor, who loves to write about & practice more human leadership. Co-founder of @sobcon, Prez of @socialmediapdx
Renny Gleeson
Investor
Co-founder of the PIE accelerator & Global Dir., Interactive Strategy at Wieden + Kennedy. Stints at Carat, @nba. Founder iTurf. Yalie.
http://www.rennygleeson.com
Steven Wagner
CEO of @dealer-ignition and Dealy, Strong sales and Marketing, Product Development and Architecture.
http://saasceo.me
Mauhan M. Zonoozy
Founded @bubbl-3 | @collegecraig | @RangeProductions
Invested @YASCapitalPartners | @insite Fellow
Studied @GeorgetownLaw @StanfordIgnite
Avoids @socks
Danielle Alexander
Growth and Innovation Consultant
Lateef Jackson
Investor
Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-charlotte
Bernd Petak
Consultant. Investment Professional. Advisor. Mentor.
Opportunities Evaluated, Innovation Managed, Problems Solved, Ideas Developed Into Businesses.
Robert Berdahl
Worked at Association of American Universities (President 06-11) @uc-berkeley (Chancellor 97-04), @university-of-texas-at-austin (President 93-97) •
Pat McCarthy
SVP @appnexus • Founder @fantuition • Former VP at @yahoo, @right-media • Studied at University of Oregon
http://conversionrater.com/
Michael Taus
Investor
VP Marketing @abodo. Founder + advisor @crowdstreet @cinephiled @founderspad @aquo @rent.com. Aspiring polymath. Ciderist. Hiker. Skier. Diver. Husband + dad.
Jennifer Jordan
Investor
Managing Director @golden-seeds. Founded @reed-college-start-up-lab. Worked at @massventures
Andrew Saunders
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Vidya Spandana
Investor
Founder, Principal at Neppalli
Joe Stump
Co-founder of @sprint-ly, @simplegeo, and @attachments-me. Former Lead Architect at @digg.
Nick LaFond
Investor
Connecting great Ideas with Money.. @WasteLessLiving @Empress_Secret VC @nlfventures | Investor | Entrepreneur | Startup Advisor | War Veteran | Thought Leader
Lucas Carlson
Investor
CIO at @centurylink, Founder & CEO @appfog, Acquired in June 2013
http://www.craftsmanfounder.com/
lee muhl
CEO of @bonzerdarg. Co-founded 4 funded startups. Worked at Growthink, Pollock, Bloom & Dekom, LLP and @icm in media financing. @university-of-california-los-angeles Law, JD.
Rhyan Reid
I work hard, play hard, and am entertained by the oddities of life. Dropped out of college to start a company, finished college, back at the startup fountain.
Adrienne Smith
Studied at @dixie-state-college, I recently worked at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center as a Surgical Technologist. Over the course of my professional life, I developed and practiced many valuable skills which serve my capacity as an advisor.
Nathan McDonald
Investor
CEO @keiretsu-capital President @keiretsu-forum-northwest with over 300 angel investor members. Studied @university-of-washington, President @university-of-washington Entre Alumni Net
Dan Evans
Jeff Brown
Worked at @marriott-international, @kimpton-group • Studied at @university-of-massachusetts-amherst
Brendan Ward
Social good extraordinaire, looking to work for and with exceptional, idealistic startups.
Bethany Londyn
Catalyst & CEO of @fitaddikt.
Founder @shopaddikt • Studied at @portland-state-university
Hank O.
Privacy and Data Protection Specialist with over 5 years technology start-up experience ✪ B2B + D2C + Star Trek ✪
Ryan Cooper
Investor
Proven leader in the interactive entertainment space. Executive Producer at Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft. Adviser to @dash.
Sunil Jain
Investor
Sr Mgr @ Intel, Co-Chair @ NFC Forum SIG, ex-Founder/CEO Span. Innovation & passion drive me. To me action is eloquence and perseverance is genius
http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2012/10/26/three-nfc-news-items-caught-my-attention-periodicals-by-sunil-1-0
Sarena Regazzoni
Director of Marketing and Communications at OEN
http://community.oen.org/blogs/oen_blog
Justin Boucher
Angel Investor
Brent Kitts
Investor
Worked at @graham-allen-partners • Studied at @university-of-notre-dame, @university-of-oregon
Michael McTiernan
Principal of McTiernan Software Services, LLC; Formerly Chief Architect of Loyalize and Director of Engineering at Viggle.
Renee Butler
Business Consultant, Financial Analyst, CFO, Strategy Consultant, @exeter MBA, Over 12 Years Experience in Financial Management and Business Planning
http://lscocpa.com
Scott K. Crabtree
We all deserve to be happy at work. Happier people do better work. I am a student and teacher of the science of happy brains. I offer workshops and coaching.
http://www.happybrainscience.com/category/hbs-blog/
Robert Scott
Charles Radley
Trying to save civilization before it is too late
Andrew Mui
Startup Technologist, Tech Advocate and Tech Mentor for SoftLayer's Catalyst Startup Program.
Colin Son
Resident neurosurgeon, blogger. Previously Medscape. Interested in mobile health and social media in healthcare.
http://www.residencynotes.com
Rob Elam
Energy, tech and sustainability entrepreneur & executive. CEO Propel Fuels.
http://www.robelam.com
Adam Arthur Bier
Founder of Bier Legal, P.C. High-touch, efficient corporate and IP counseling and deal execution for entrepreneurs, technology companies, investors, and foreign businesses in the U.S.
Nels Paine
Investor