The big focus this week was Pitch Black Food, an event that sold out in less than a workday and created a new paradigm — Can I say “paradigm” on here? — for Portland culinary events. But there’s a bunch of other news, as well. From @OregonUASAccelerator companies to a new @Expensify offering, there’s plenty of other stuff to cover.

Let’s get into it…

PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS
– Black History Month 2025 recap https://siliconflorist.com/2025/02/28/black-history-month-2025-recap-28-amazing-black-led-consumer-product-companies/
– BHM Startup Founders: Where are they now…? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOS9vfvPblc
– WHM Startup Founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/306123862/
– Oregon UAS Accelerator new cohort https://siliconflorist.com/2025/02/25/oregon-uas-accelerator-announces-next-cohort-of-startups/
– $100K Oregon UAS Competition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjsvcKlMFFo
– Startup Cafe @ The Hub https://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-cafe-the-hub-tickets-1256030564229

PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS
00:00 Portland startup news intro
01:20 Pitch Black Food
03:30 More Pitch Black news next week
04:30 Continuing the Black History Month tradition
08:25 Women’s History Month: Where are they now…?
10:48 Oregon UAS Accelerator cohort
12:45 Startup Cafe @ The Hub
14:22 Trivial knowledge for the week
15:07 New feature for Expensify

FIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT…
– https://patreon.com/turoczy
– https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy
– https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social
– https://siliconflorist.substack.com/

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ———-
For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland’s startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon’s flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.

ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ———-
Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).

All because of a blog. Weird.

https://siliconflorist.com

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