Portland Startups List
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Portland.
Lucas Carlson
Investor
CIO at @centurylink, Founder & CEO @appfog, Acquired in June 2013
http://www.craftsmanfounder.com/
Nate DiNiro
Founder VivaPhi, HIBCtv, @code-for-health • Worked at @earth-class-mail, @visual-networks • Studied at @life-university
http://blog.unclenate.com
Jennifer Jordan
Investor
Managing Director @golden-seeds. Founded @reed-college-start-up-lab. Worked at @massventures
Brian Vierra
Investor
Founder @phat-tire-ventures, @embers-asia • Investor @netriver
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’.
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
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
Evan 'Rabble' Henshaw-Plath
Investor
CTO of Neo.com - First employee & lead engineer at Odeo.com (Created twitter)
Mauhan M. Zonoozy
Founded @bubbl-3 | @collegecraig | @RangeProductions
Invested @YASCapitalPartners | @insite Fellow
Studied @GeorgetownLaw @StanfordIgnite
Avoids @socks
Michael Taus
Investor
VP Marketing @abodo. Founder + advisor @crowdstreet @cinephiled @founderspad @aquo @rent.com. Aspiring polymath. Ciderist. Hiker. Skier. Diver. Husband + dad.
Tony Rieker
Founder @pbnation (acquired) • Senior Dev at @cloudability • Early Engineer @cloudengage-1
Kit Cody
CMO @chinook-book • Founder @concrete-media, @trustys-com • VP product @bolt-com • Advisor @aarp, @huddlebot • MS @columbia-university, BA @hampshire-college
Danielle Alexander
Growth and Innovation Consultant
Robert Berdahl
Worked at Association of American Universities (President 06-11) @uc-berkeley (Chancellor 97-04), @university-of-texas-at-austin (President 93-97) •
Bernd Petak
Consultant. Investment Professional. Advisor. Mentor.
Opportunities Evaluated, Innovation Managed, Problems Solved, Ideas Developed Into Businesses.
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
Nick LaFond
Investor
Connecting great Ideas with Money.. @WasteLessLiving @Empress_Secret VC @nlfventures | Investor | Entrepreneur | Startup Advisor | War Veteran | Thought Leader
Lateef Jackson
Investor
Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-charlotte
Joe Stump
Co-founder of @sprint-ly, @simplegeo, and @attachments-me. Former Lead Architect at @digg.
Pat McCarthy
SVP @appnexus • Founder @fantuition • Former VP at @yahoo, @right-media • Studied at University of Oregon
http://conversionrater.com/
Robbie
Worked at @heroku, @red-gate-software • Studied at @university-of-glasgow
Vidya Spandana
Investor
Founder, Principal at Neppalli
Michael Long
Serial Entrepreneur
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
Charles Radley
Trying to save civilization before it is too late
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
Brent Kitts
Investor
Worked at @graham-allen-partners • Studied at @university-of-notre-dame, @university-of-oregon
Hank O.
Privacy and Data Protection Specialist with over 5 years technology start-up experience ✪ B2B + D2C + Star Trek ✪
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.
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/
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.
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.
Brendan Ward
Social good extraordinaire, looking to work for and with exceptional, idealistic startups.
Justin Boucher
Angel Investor
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.
Dan Evans
Rob Elam
Energy, tech and sustainability entrepreneur & executive. CEO Propel Fuels.
http://www.robelam.com
Bethany Londyn
Catalyst & CEO of @fitaddikt.
Founder @shopaddikt • Studied at @portland-state-university
Michael McTiernan
Principal of McTiernan Software Services, LLC; Formerly Chief Architect of Loyalize and Director of Engineering at Viggle.
Nels Paine
Investor
Ryan Cooper
Investor
Proven leader in the interactive entertainment space. Executive Producer at Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft. Adviser to @dash.
Robert Scott
Colin Son
Resident neurosurgeon, blogger. Previously Medscape. Interested in mobile health and social media in healthcare.
http://www.residencynotes.com
Sarena Regazzoni
Director of Marketing and Communications at OEN
http://community.oen.org/blogs/oen_blog
Andrew Mui
Startup Technologist, Tech Advocate and Tech Mentor for SoftLayer's Catalyst Startup Program.
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
Renee Butler
Business Consultant, Financial Analyst, CFO, Strategy Consultant, @exeter MBA, Over 12 Years Experience in Financial Management and Business Planning
http://lscocpa.com
Jeff Brown
Worked at @marriott-international, @kimpton-group • Studied at @university-of-massachusetts-amherst