Cascade Seed Fund — Full Portfolio

Candid Wholesale offers a software platform that helps brands and retailers set up, manage, and grow their wholesale business online, serving companies from small boutiques to established brands.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechSaaSPortland, US

Avery Bloom(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplify.LAFirst Row PartnersLong Way VenturesToba Capital8VCOak HC/FT+3 more

CarbonBright provides software and analytics tools to help product companies measure and manage their environmental impact through automated lifecycle assessments, Scope 3 emissions mapping, and AI-powered sustainability analytics.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBend, US

Thejas (TJ) Nair(Founder)in

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesTechstars

ClassHero organizes a K-12 school district's existing curriculum, pacing guides, assessments, and instructional resources into one connected weekly view for teachers, coaches, and district leaders.

EdTechSaaS

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesPortland Seed FundRogue Womens FundElevate Capital

Curatedforyou uses machine vision and natural language processing to measure consumer motivations and predict perceptions at scale, serving as a data infrastructure tool for understanding consumer behavior.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSan Antonio, US

Katy Aucoin(Founder)inMatthew Shandy(Director)Katherine Aucoin(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAIX VenturesDundee Venture CapitalDynamism CapitalFlorida FundersGeekdomLong Way Ventures+2 more

Co-investorsDifferential VenturesGreen Egg VenturesLong Way VenturesSeaChangeOsage Venture Partners

Defunkify manufactures plant-based laundry detergents designed to eliminate odors at the molecular level rather than masking them with fragrance, formulated as safe alternatives for sensitive skin and performance fabrics.

Circular EconomyCleantechConsumerDirect to ConsumerPortland, US

Chance MerrittAshley NordellJohn M Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Robbie Reid(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Geiger(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMyron Chadowitz(Director)

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesSafer Made

Deviceflow reads emails, photos, and texts from field teams and converts them into structured data records that integrate directly with existing ERP systems.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Anatoly Geyfman(CEO)Daniel Imfeld(CTO)Jason Katzer(Head of Engineering)

Co-investorsFoundersEdgeLong Way Ventures

Digs offers an AI-powered platform for custom home builders to manage construction projects from pre-construction through warranty, centralizing plans, specs, selections, and documents in one place.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSVancouver, US

Ryan Fink(Co-founder)inTy Frackiewicz(Co-founder)inJef Holove(Executive Officer)in

BoardAbe Cohen(Director)Tyler Williams(Director)

Co-investorsBetaworksFlying Fish VenturesFUSELegacy Capital VenturesLong Way VenturesLoup Ventures+2 more

Drypowder provides accounts receivable software for construction suppliers, offering a self-serve payment portal, a centralized AR management dashboard, and ERP integrations to collect payments and track receivables.

Construction TechFintechSaaS

Co-investorsConnetic Ventures

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

Book with Eva is an online booking platform that connects event planners with vetted entertainment, speakers, and experience providers, matching clients to talent based on dates, budget, and event needs.

MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Makenzie Stokel(Co-founder)inChanning Moreland(Co-founder)in

Co-investors37 AngelsAtlanta Technology AngelsConnetic VenturesLong Way VenturesStout Street Capital

Field Day operates a corporate community investment program that helps companies build relationships with nonprofits, organize employee volunteering, coordinate giving campaigns and matching, and track community impact over time.

HR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSPortland, US

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesVoyager Capital

Fizz & Bubble creates self-care products designed to turn everyday routines into personal wellness moments.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

FlexPoint is a cloud platform that provides enterprise-grade infrastructure with multi-layer security protections including encryption, passwordless authentication, and compliance certifications for managed service providers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMinnetonka, US

Sam Kushner(Founder)in

Co-investorsFoundryGaruda VenturesHaymaker VenturesLong Way VenturesLorimer VenturesTechstars

FundMiner provides software for nonprofits to deploy, track, and report on fundraised dollars and donor gifts.

FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSEl Paso, US

Chelsea Lamego(Co-Founder and CEO)inAlejandro Stevenson Duran(Co-Founder and CPTO)in

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesTechstars

GoalFive manufactures women's athletic apparel, specifically sport shorts designed for active women.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSports Tech

Co-investorsAmrock VenturesLong Way VenturesThe Perkins Fund

GreenT provides a compliance management platform for multifamily property owners and operators to track sustainability regulations, building performance standards, and energy benchmarking requirements across their portfolios.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechPropTechSaaS

Ryan Holmes(CEO)in

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

Mill Creek, US

Tammy Savage(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAnthony Bontrager(Director)inRodney Clark(Director)

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesVoyager CapitalWestRiver GroupAscendBluesky Equities Ltd.Tapas Capital

Hest designs and makes portable camping mattresses, sleeping pads, and pillows using memory foam for outdoor and travel use.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSeattle, US

Aaron Ambuske(Executive Officer, Director)inZac West(Director)

BoardJim Crisera(Director)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalLong Way Ventures

Hubly is a workflow management and business operations platform for financial advisory firms that enables advisors to manage client relationships, business operations, and complex processes in a single system.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSVancouver, CA

Louis Retief(Co-founder)inRon Gorodetsky(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesTechstarsMucker CapitalOCA Ventures

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesOregon Venture FundPortland Seed Fund

Kickplan provides monetization infrastructure that abstracts payment details from applications and lets growth and product teams build and test pricing, packaging, and usage-based billing models without backend changes.

Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSales Tech

Robert Graff(Founder)inWill Clarkin

Co-investorsFirst Row PartnersLong Way Ventures

Kivo is a plugin that enables collaborative document editing and version control within applications like PowerPoint, allowing users to share changes without switching tools.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

Leo Anthias(Founder/CTO)inNiluka Satharasinghe(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorOregon Venture FundPeninsula Ventures

Kivo is a document management system for life sciences organizations that ensures GxP compliance through 21 CFR Part 11 e-signatures, access controls, and audit trails.

BiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesOregon Venture FundPeninsula Ventures

Minnetonka, US

Victor Lopez(Executive Officer, Director)Samuel Kushner(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJaclyn Hester(Director)Phin Upham(Director)

Co-investorsFar Out VenturesFoundryGaruda VenturesHaymaker VenturesTacora CapitalTechstars

Locl is a local SEO and Google Business Profile management platform that automates listing accuracy, review responses, social posting, and directory synchronization across 50+ platforms using programmatic local SEO and AI.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSPortland, US

JOEL SIEDENBURG(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

Lumen Learning provides courseware and teaching tools built on open educational resources (OER) for higher education, aimed at faculty and students.

EdTechSaaSPortland, US

Kim Thanos(Founder)in

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesOregon Venture FundPortland Seed Fund

n2uitive provides software for property and casualty insurance claims teams to record, transcribe, summarize, and analyze recorded statements.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaSSeattle, US

Joel Gendelman(CEO & Founder)inNeil Griffiths(Chief Client Officer)inEvan Smith(VP of Technology)inJoey Lesh(VP of Product)inGeoff Meagher(Director)Frank Paganelli(Director)

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

Nectarine Credit provides a digital credit application management platform for businesses to streamline the process of evaluating and managing trade credit, including automated vendor references, bank verification across 15,000+ institutions, and fraud protection.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsAmplify.LAAngel ForumLong Way Ventures

Opre is an AI-powered platform that provides objective performance analysis and career development guidance for direct reports, analyzing communication patterns, work contributions, and meeting discussions to offer personalized insights and recommendations.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

Platformr provides a CloudOps platform for AWS environments, offering organizational governance, workload deployment, and observability tools to centralize and manage cloud operations.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSBend, US

Bill Stock(Founder)inRyan Comingdeer(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardPreston Callicott(Director)Jim Gochee(Director)

Co-investorsAviso VenturesLong Way VenturesOregon Venture FundLookout Ventures

Play Cubed builds AI products for businesses and consumers, including Unvault.AI, an AI investment agent that performs deep research by sourcing insights from verified financial sources.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintech

Randy Saaf(Co-founder)Octavio Herrera(Co-founder)Fazri Zubair(Co-founder)Noah Edelman(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

Rigado operates a certification program for IoT devices to connect and operate on a unified retail IoT infrastructure powered by the Cascade 5000 access point.

IoTRetail TechSalem, US

Ben Corrado(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Rigling(Executive Officer)inGreg Rau(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Corrado(Executive Officer)Kevin Tate(Executive Officer)

BoardSteve Buhuly(Director)

Co-investorsFusionX VenturesLong Way VenturesMadrona Venture GroupVanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited Partnership

Rock Paper Coin is a booking and payment platform built for event professionals, offering proposals, contracts, electronic signatures, and digital invoicing with Stripe-powered payment processing.

FintechSaaSLake Oswego, US

Elizabeth Sheils(Co-founder)inNora Sheils(Co-founder)inValerie Troyer(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBand of AngelsElevate CapitalHearstLabLong Way VenturesXYZ Venture Capital

Rockhopper addresses corporate finance workflows by providing a solution for collaborative spreadsheet management and financial audit processes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Sebastian Perez Lawrence(CEO & Co-Founder)inDavid Kuchar(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesTechstars

ROOK provides a wearable health data API that enables developers and companies to integrate health and fitness data from wearable devices into their applications.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechIoTWellness & FitnessMiami, US

Marco Benitez(CEO)inDaniel Martinez(CTO)inJonas Dücker(CMO | COO)inOscar Garcia(CFO)inJose Esquivel(CQA)in

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersInsta VenturesLong Way VenturesTechstars

Roost helps renters improve their financial outcomes and assists property owners in managing compliance risks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaS

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Co-investorsLong Way VenturesAviva VenturesFosun RZ Capital

RootNote provides data analytics and insights for content creators and businesses, helping them understand and optimize their content performance.

Creator EconomyData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing TechSaaSNashville, US

Jason Burchard(Chief Executive Officer)inJeremy Burchard(Chief Creative Officer)inChandler Barnes(Chief Technical Officer)in

BoardMyles Grote(Director)in

Co-investorsElevate VenturesJohnson Venture PartnersLaunch TennesseeLong Way VenturesTechstars

Rumpl designs and sells outdoor blankets and comfort gear, including its Original Puffy Blanket, fleece and merino wool blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, and mats made with environmentally responsible and recycled materials.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US

Wylie Robinson(Executive Officer, Director)inNicholas Polinko(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesOregon Venture Fund

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalLong Way Ventures

Sella is a peer-powered marketplace that connects people who have pre-owned items to sell with local thrifters and resellers who handle the listing and selling on their behalf.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesPortland, US

Co-investorsFlying Fish VenturesLong Way Ventures

Slumberkins creates children's books, plush creatures, and affirmations designed to teach kids emotional lessons and build resilience.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechSpokane, US

Callie Christensen(Chief Brand Officer)inKelly Oriard(Chief Therapeutic Officer)inSuzanne Kolb(Chief Executive Officer)inMark Schneider(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardEdith Dorsen(Director)inCaroline Lewis(Director)in

Co-investorsDns CapitalLong Way VenturesRogue Womens FundSeaChangeInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcListen Ventures

Portland, US

Jeremy Frank(Executive Officer, Director)David Odusanya(Executive Officer, Director)Keith Crawford(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTom Sperry(Director)

Co-investorsRogue Venture Partners

Starve Ups is an Oregon-based startup accelerator and "scalerator" (an end-to-end accelerator) that supports founders through peer-to-peer mentorship across three growth stages, without taking equity or charging fees.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodSaaSPortland, US

Dag HinrichsJosh ProudfootJosh SkovRay KingJay Westerdal

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesPortland Seed Fund

Stiira is a purpose-built leave management platform that automates tracking, requests, approvals, and reporting for employee leaves of absence, helping organizations manage compliance with regulations such as FMLA, ADA, PFML, and PFL.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSPortland, US

Calvin Gower(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJean Roque(Director)

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

SyncFloor is a Seattle-based B2B marketplace for licensing commercial music for ads, film, TV, games and podcasts.

Seattle, US

Cestjon McFarland(Executive Officer, Promoter)Kirt Debique(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBetaworksLong Way VenturesAscend Venture Capital

Tab Commerce builds an AI-powered financial technology platform designed for restaurants, offering spend control software, corporate cards, and financial services to improve profitability and cash flow management.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Ty Wilson(Founder)in

Co-investorsHigh AlphaLong Way VenturesMatchstick VenturesToba Capital

Talin is an AI co-pilot for staffing and recruiting agencies that automates outbound recruiting, candidate shortlisting, and sales prospecting, integrating with existing ATS and CRM systems.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesDMZ Ventures

TextRebates runs consumer engagement campaigns for brands, including rebates, instant redeemable coupons, sweepstakes, surveys, and loyalty rewards, along with receipt submission and payout processing.

AdTechMarketing TechRetail Tech

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesPortland Seed Fund

Tiga AI builds data-driven go-to-market solutions powered by AI, serving B2B sales and marketing teams.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Andre(Founder and CEO)Mike(Founder and CTO)Michael(Founder and VP of Software Engineering)

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesArmory Square Ventures

ToolBelt is a job platform for licensed residential construction contractors, matching them with nearby projects and helping them find qualified subcontractors and labor.

Construction TechFuture of WorkMarketplacesVancouver, US

Joshua Engelbrecht(President & CEO)inRoss Barbieri(Chief Technology Officer & Secretary)in

BoardGlenn Butler(Director)

Co-investorsElevate CapitalLong Way VenturesPortland Seed Fund

Tripgrid is a team travel booking platform that lets internal travel arrangers book flights for multiple travelers at once, with stored traveler profiles, batch checkout, real-time flight tracking, and 24/7 flight support.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityTualatin, US

Cindy Allen(Director)James Horn(Director)Jacob A Hoskins(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Kennedy(Director)Joseph D Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesPortland Seed Fund

Unthinkable Voices creates B2B video content that converts authentic client stories into marketing narratives designed to drive sales and engagement.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSales Tech

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

Fintech infrastructure platform simplifying and accelerating the launch of digital financial products.

Upward provides software infrastructure for companies to launch credit products that increase credit visibility for consumers, helping lenders achieve higher approval rates while offering consumers access to lower interest rates.

FintechSaaSSeattle, US

Aaron Gregory(CEO & Co-founder)inChris Hasz(CTO & Co-Founder)inDanielle Hill(COO & Co-founder)in

BoardCatherine Williams(Director)inWilliam Finney(Director)

Co-investorsAltari VenturesBreakwater VenturesDundee Venture CapitalJ4 VenturesLong Way VenturesMoai Capital+4 more

Co-investorsDynamism CapitalLong Way VenturesService Provider Capital

WavelyDx offers an FDA-listed acoustic scanning device and companion smartphone app that lets parents check their child's ears at home for signs of an ear infection.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Shyamnath Gollakota(Director, Promoter)Randall Bly(Director, Promoter)inArna Ionescu Stoll(Chief Executive Officer)inJacob Reider(Chief Health, Privacy, & Security Officer)inJoe Cotellese(VP of Technology)inJud Heugel(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAmbit Health VenturesHealthtech CapitalLong Way VenturesRobin Hood VenturesSymphonic CapitalWealthing VC Club+1 more

Wildfang is an apparel brand offering gender-fluid clothing, reinterpreting menswear classics tailored to fit the female form across a range of sizes.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commercePortland, US

Emma McIlroy(Co-founder & CEO)inJulia Parsley(Co-founder)Taralyn Thuot(Co-founder)Amy Hjorth(Executive Officer)

BoardSarmad Saghir(Director)Jonathan Whitcher(Director)

Co-investorsAssembled BrandsBackstage CapitalElevate CapitalLong Way VenturesOregon Venture FundPortland Seed Fund+1 more

WiseOx builds customizable AI assistants (branded "AI Mascots") that businesses train on their own data to handle tasks such as HR onboarding, sales lead qualification, content creation, customer support, and compliance.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsLong Way Ventures

YearOne is an AI-powered software engineering intelligence platform that provides data-driven insights to help development teams improve productivity, reduce burnout, and mitigate project delivery risk.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHR TechPortland, US

Co-investorsAbstraction CapitalLong Way VenturesPortland Seed FundTechstarsAccenture VenturesThe BFM Fund

Zembula offers a Composition Engine that automates personalization of daily retail marketing emails, dynamically selecting and personalizing content for each recipient at the moment of open.

Marketing TechRetail TechSaaSPortland, US

Carl Thorner(Co-founder & CTO)inRobert Haydock(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesPortland Seed FundSeven Peaks Ventures