Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Portland.
Nitin is CEO of MergerTech an investment bank focused on $5MM - $100MM IT M&A. Prior to that he founded @saber in 1997 and sold it to @eds for $460MM in 2007.
http://about.me/nkhanna
Seed and growth stage investor, advisor, and board member.
Former CTO of @simple, Platform Lead and early employee at @twitter. I do technical consulting for early-stage startups, write, and travel.
https://al3x.net/
Venture Partner at @portlandseedfund, founder & partner at @upstart-labs, formerly of @kronos-incorporated and @yahoo. @columbia-business-school School 2003.
CEO of Collexion, Inc., Entrepreneur in Res. at @neustar. CSO of @webmetrics, sold to @neustar. Founder @servercast, Sold to CMGi/Navisite, CTO through IPO.
Founder @rogue-venture-partners
Exec. Dir. Willamette Angel Fund, Prof. at Willamette MBA, serial entrepreneur. My mission is to make entrepreneurs.
Founder @geopalz, @jibbitz-for-crocs • Investor @precog, @simple-energy, Fellow @nike-accelerator, Founder @iparchive,
Founder @shipito, @fazole-cz • Worked at @eastbiz-corporation
20 Yr Silicon Valley veteran, Founder / Cofounder of Lean Startups - Remedy Corporation ($1.5M to $1B), Helpstream/Pathworks. Founding CEO Concept to Series A (4 on 6M) with top-tier VC, Deep Engineering Background with Startup Executive Experience.
Managing Dir./Fund Manager Bridge City Ventures-Portland Seed Fund
Founder, @music-impacts. General Partner, @merrickhanna-ventures. Chairman, @tangible-worldwide. Worked w/ Mosaic, Flash, Urchin, and top ad agencies.
http://medium.com/@MayorRock
CEO @iterasi. Past:Co-founded 3 startups, Successful exit on the first 2 & the 3rd (@iterasi) is growing nicely. On the Boards of a few Portland-area startups.
President & CEO, @opensesame Inc.
Angel Investor. Extensive investing, corporate development, and strategy experience in senior roles at @intel-capital, McKinsey, and Tripwire.
Robert is a serial entrepreneur and active Angel investor. Recent investments; @starsightings, @connect-me, Valant Medical, Revel, @nfluence, etc..
Founder and CEO @actionsprout; Independent Angel; Oregon Angel Fund 2009-2013.
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
Managing Director @techstars • Co-founder @slicehost (acq by @rackspace)
Founder, @metafilter Network, Inc.
Founder @from-estee-s-kitchen • Worked at @iberdrola, @ormat-technologies • Studied at @mit-sloan-school-of-management, @university-of-buckingham
Investor in @hygeia-personal-care-products.
Software executive & entrepreneur • President @opal-1 • Founder @alliance-network-group, @alliance-pr • Worked at @cnet-networks, @kpmg, @kpmg Consulting LLC
Founded @imobile-inc, @ehealthcare-inc. Owner @imobile, President @ehealthcare, Brand Manager @procter-gamble
Co-Founder & CEO @glider-acquired-by-fpx (Acq., Feb. 2014). Coffee enthusiast, motorcyclist. Now VP of Products and Innovation at FPX.
Scott is former Pres. & CEO of RadiSys, a $400M, 1,200 person, publicly traded co. that develops SW/HW platforms for telecom and mil/aero mkts. MBA MIT Sloan.
Investor in @appjet aka Etherpad. Cofounder of @beeminder (Portland Seed Fund company).
http://messymatters.com
Worked at @apple, @microsoft • Investor @glider-acquired-by-fpx
We spend our lives turning dreams into memories. At the end, we will audit our lives based on the memories we make. We help you make memories.
A practicing entrepreneur, knee deep in his fifth start-up. Successfully built, funded and exited multiple companies ranging from $10K to over $10M in sales.
http://cinegif.wordpress.com/
Retired high tech executive (Tektronix, ESI, @axian). @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Aerospace 1972. Market analysis and angel investing.
Founder, Board Director & Chief Product Officer @ Trapit
Founder @phat-tire-ventures, @embers-asia • Investor @netriver
Shifting paradigms, building & providing access to socially responsible tech, helping startups grow. Product manager, investor, entrepreneur.
Founder of @browsermob (acquired by @neustar) and @hostedqa (acquired by Compuware/Gomez). Eye towards enterprise and productivity software. CS @ @university-of-california-san-diego.
Accomplished sales leader. Worked at @janrain, @knowledgeadvisors @skillsoft • Studied at @oregon-state-university
Founder/CEO iSense (sold to Bayer), Founder/CEO MicroHelix (sold to St. Jude), Founder CWF
Founder, @meridian and @spotlightmobile. Webby Award-winning designer/developer of mobile apps. Computer Science+HCI, Cornell.
http://nfarina.com
Founder @geniusly (500 Startups) • Investor @engager • CTO @collegefrog • CEO @sprowtt-marketplace (TechCrunch 50) • @harvard-university University
@pixelworks co-founder and former CTO [NASDAQ: PXLW]. Angel investor with Oregon Angel Fund (OAF) and Tech Coast Angels.
Competitive SEO for 7 years. Speaker at SMX, Affiliate Summit. Contributor to Search Engine Journal.
https://blog.serps.com
Working hard to innovate with mobile technology. Founded SmartReply and solid it to Soundbite + Purchased mSnap and solid to Marketron and now reinventing the mortgage experience with Mortgage Coach
Digital Roustabout
Founded and managing VRN JOBS LLC, a technology & management consulting firm based in Portland Oregon. I bring around 9 years of tech & mgmt consulting experience.
CFO / COO at Summit Benefit & Actuarial Services, Inc.
Serial Entrepreneur
Product-focused, entrepreneurial UI/UX designer and front-end developer. Co-founder @smith-magazine storytelling communities. Currently at @goldstar helping to improve our members happiness.
http://robotloveskitten.com
founded rikimu
Investor @vemm • Studied at @university-of-washington, @bastyr-university
Founder Wikisway • Studied at @university-of-oregon, @monterey-institute-of-international-studies, background in Private Equity. Active Angel investor @ newworldinnovation.com
CEO and founder of Golfclubs.com, a fast growing specialty retailer. Company revenues will reach $8M in 2012, the second full year of operation.
Founding partner of Planet Argon, a web design and development agency in Portland, Oregon.
Managing Director, Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai. Former Nike Global Account Director at W+K Portland.
Gene brings 10+ years of experience as CEO, team leader, and digital strategist, as well as high level management expertise.
http://exploringopportunity.blogspot.com/
Founder and investor in multiple tech startups ranging from entertainment industry to education. Advisor @ LinkedIn and multi-year mentor at PIE PDX.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Technology geek. One of first 5000 iOS developers. 30 years of software development experience.
http://briansbrain.biz
Sr. Experience Director for Nike+
Connecting great Ideas with Money.. @WasteLessLiving @Empress_Secret VC @nlfventures | Investor | Entrepreneur | Startup Advisor | War Veteran | Thought Leader
Founder of Bridge9, COO of Ionx, COO of Zfone, co-founder of Yonja, COO of Everyday, and COO of Get2Net.
Big, playful presence. Clarity. Purpose. Vision. Well-connected. Knows things about stuff. Solves problems.
Serial corporate entrepreneur, advisor, investor. Co-founder Sidewalk.com (sold to Ticketmaster), eHome (merged with Windows Division), MS Online Stores.
Founder Over 40 Females, @ludian-llc • Worked at @grubb-ellis, @aig-investments • Investor @over-40-females • Studied at @university-of-washington
Worked at @unilever, @jonathan-product-llc • Investor @brickstr • Studied at @university-of-oregon
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
Founder of a quant hedge fund & computer-assisted drug design lab.
AI. Making sense of information in a chaotic world.
San Francisco, Portland, Seattle.
Investor in @jajah, @aeroscout, @ozmo-devices, @invisage, @airmagnet.
Portland Venture Group
Worked as a business banker / commercial lender. Started private practice audiology company. Started real estate investment company. Looking to diversify.
Proven leader in the interactive entertainment space. Executive Producer at Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft. Adviser to @dash.
Investor, HR Leader, and talent scout.
Working technologist and consultant to investors and early stage entrepreneurs. 3 successful exits working with one of the hottest startups in the valley.
Entrepreneur, NEXT-certified entrepreneurship trainer, and author whose books have sold half a million copies in 26 languages.
CEO @keiretsu-capital President @keiretsu-forum-northwest with over 300 angel investor members. Studied @university-of-washington, President @university-of-washington Entre Alumni Net
MBA @willamette-university University
CEO of Savetz Publishing. Been online since 300 baud, baby.
Enterprise SaaS-based IT sales for 8 yrs, former record label owner, marketing/PR agency experience as well.
A founder of The Partners Group, Bruce exemplifies dedication to clients, employees, family and community. His leadership extends beyond The Partners Group into many worthwhile organizations. He is president of the Down Syndrome Network Oregon Board and s
Retired Cardio Thoracic surgeon. Consultant to Regence Blue Cross, Holland America Line and Portlandd Adventist Medical Center.