Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Portland.
Founder @rogue-venture-partners
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.
Founder, @metafilter Network, Inc.
Managing Dir./Fund Manager Bridge City Ventures-Portland Seed Fund
Seed and growth stage investor, advisor, and board member.
Exec. Dir. Willamette Angel Fund, Prof. at Willamette MBA, serial entrepreneur. My mission is to make entrepreneurs.
Venture Partner at @portlandseedfund, founder & partner at @upstart-labs, formerly of @kronos-incorporated and @yahoo. @columbia-business-school School 2003.
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
Founder and CEO @actionsprout; Independent Angel; Oregon Angel Fund 2009-2013.
Robert is a serial entrepreneur and active Angel investor. Recent investments; @starsightings, @connect-me, Valant Medical, Revel, @nfluence, etc..
Founder @from-estee-s-kitchen • Worked at @iberdrola, @ormat-technologies • Studied at @mit-sloan-school-of-management, @university-of-buckingham
Founder @shipito, @fazole-cz • Worked at @eastbiz-corporation
Founder @geopalz, @jibbitz-for-crocs • Investor @precog, @simple-energy, Fellow @nike-accelerator, Founder @iparchive,
Managing Director @techstars • Co-founder @slicehost (acq by @rackspace)
Founder, @music-impacts. General Partner, @merrickhanna-ventures. Chairman, @tangible-worldwide. Worked w/ Mosaic, Flash, Urchin, and top ad agencies.
http://medium.com/@MayorRock
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.
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
Angel Investor. Extensive investing, corporate development, and strategy experience in senior roles at @intel-capital, McKinsey, and Tripwire.
President & CEO, @opensesame Inc.
CEO of Collexion, Inc., Entrepreneur in Res. at @neustar. CSO of @webmetrics, sold to @neustar. Founder @servercast, Sold to CMGi/Navisite, CTO through IPO.
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/
Founder, Board Director & Chief Product Officer @ Trapit
Shifting paradigms, building & providing access to socially responsible tech, helping startups grow. Product manager, investor, entrepreneur.
Worked at @apple, @microsoft • Investor @glider-acquired-by-fpx
Founder @phat-tire-ventures, @embers-asia • Investor @netriver
@pixelworks co-founder and former CTO [NASDAQ: PXLW]. Angel investor with Oregon Angel Fund (OAF) and Tech Coast Angels.
Founder of @browsermob (acquired by @neustar) and @hostedqa (acquired by Compuware/Gomez). Eye towards enterprise and productivity software. CS @ @university-of-california-san-diego.
Investor in @appjet aka Etherpad. Cofounder of @beeminder (Portland Seed Fund company).
http://messymatters.com
Founder, @meridian and @spotlightmobile. Webby Award-winning designer/developer of mobile apps. Computer Science+HCI, Cornell.
http://nfarina.com
Software executive & entrepreneur • President @opal-1 • Founder @alliance-network-group, @alliance-pr • Worked at @cnet-networks, @kpmg, @kpmg Consulting LLC
Co-Founder & CEO @glider-acquired-by-fpx (Acq., Feb. 2014). Coffee enthusiast, motorcyclist. Now VP of Products and Innovation at FPX.
Founder/CEO iSense (sold to Bayer), Founder/CEO MicroHelix (sold to St. Jude), Founder CWF
Digital Roustabout
Retired high tech executive (Tektronix, ESI, @axian). @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Aerospace 1972. Market analysis and angel investing.
Accomplished sales leader. Worked at @janrain, @knowledgeadvisors @skillsoft • Studied at @oregon-state-university
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
Investor in @hygeia-personal-care-products.
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.
Founded @imobile-inc, @ehealthcare-inc. Owner @imobile, President @ehealthcare, Brand Manager @procter-gamble
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.
Founder @geniusly (500 Startups) • Investor @engager • CTO @collegefrog • CEO @sprowtt-marketplace (TechCrunch 50) • @harvard-university University
Competitive SEO for 7 years. Speaker at SMX, Affiliate Summit. Contributor to Search Engine Journal.
https://blog.serps.com
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/
Serial corporate entrepreneur, advisor, investor. Co-founder Sidewalk.com (sold to Ticketmaster), eHome (merged with Windows Division), MS Online Stores.
Big, playful presence. Clarity. Purpose. Vision. Well-connected. Knows things about stuff. Solves problems.
Managing Director, Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai. Former Nike Global Account Director at W+K Portland.
Founding partner of Planet Argon, a web design and development agency in Portland, Oregon.
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
Sr. Experience Director for Nike+
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.
Gene brings 10+ years of experience as CEO, team leader, and digital strategist, as well as high level management expertise.
http://exploringopportunity.blogspot.com/
Serial Entrepreneur
Founder of Bridge9, COO of Ionx, COO of Zfone, co-founder of Yonja, COO of Everyday, and COO of Get2Net.
CFO / COO at Summit Benefit & Actuarial Services, Inc.
founded rikimu
CEO and founder of Golfclubs.com, a fast growing specialty retailer. Company revenues will reach $8M in 2012, the second full year of operation.
Founder Wikisway • Studied at @university-of-oregon, @monterey-institute-of-international-studies, background in Private Equity. Active Angel investor @ newworldinnovation.com
Investor @vemm • Studied at @university-of-washington, @bastyr-university
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
Connecting great Ideas with Money.. @WasteLessLiving @Empress_Secret VC @nlfventures | Investor | Entrepreneur | Startup Advisor | War Veteran | Thought Leader
Proven leader in the interactive entertainment space. Executive Producer at Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft. Adviser to @dash.
Investor in @jajah, @aeroscout, @ozmo-devices, @invisage, @airmagnet.
Entrepreneur, NEXT-certified entrepreneurship trainer, and author whose books have sold half a million copies in 26 languages.
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
Worked as a business banker / commercial lender. Started private practice audiology company. Started real estate investment company. Looking to diversify.
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.
MBA @willamette-university University
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
Enterprise SaaS-based IT sales for 8 yrs, former record label owner, marketing/PR agency experience as well.
Founder of a quant hedge fund & computer-assisted drug design lab.
AI. Making sense of information in a chaotic world.
San Francisco, Portland, Seattle.
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
Portland Venture Group
Retired Cardio Thoracic surgeon. Consultant to Regence Blue Cross, Holland America Line and Portlandd Adventist Medical Center.
CEO @keiretsu-capital President @keiretsu-forum-northwest with over 300 angel investor members. Studied @university-of-washington, President @university-of-washington Entre Alumni Net
CEO of Savetz Publishing. Been online since 300 baud, baby.