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A Kids Book About produces a collection of children's books, podcasts, and an app covering challenging and important topics for kids of all ages.

ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsCascade Seed Fund

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)

Co-investorsFirst Row PartnersToba Capital8VCAmplify.LACascade Seed FundOak 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-investorsTechstarsCascade Seed Fund

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-investorsCascade Seed Fund

Co-investorsPortland Seed FundRogue Womens FundCascade Seed 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 FundersGeekdomStage 2 Capital+2 more

Co-investorsDifferential VenturesGreen Egg VenturesSeaChangeCascade Seed FundOsage Venture Partners

Defunkify makes enzyme-based laundry detergents, powders, and odor/stain-removing boosters designed to eliminate odor at the source without synthetic fragrances, phosphates, chlorine, or optical brighteners.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerPortland, US

John M Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Robbie Reid(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Geiger(Executive Officer, Director)John Miller(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMyron Chadowitz(Director)Robert Wolf(Director)

Co-investorsCascade Seed FundSafer Made

Deviceflow reads the unstructured emails, texts, photos, and PDFs that medical device field reps already send — charge sheets, purchase orders, and inventory updates — and converts them into structured records inside a company's ERP, GL, and CRM.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsFoundersEdgeCascade Seed Fund

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)

BoardAbe Cohen(Director)Tyler Williams(Director)

Co-investorsBetaworksFlying Fish VenturesFUSELegacy Capital VenturesLoup VenturesOregon Venture Fund+2 more

Co-investorsCascade Seed Fund

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)Channing Moreland(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAtlanta Technology AngelsConnetic Ventures37 AngelsCascade Seed FundStout 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 GoodSaaS

Co-investorsVoyager CapitalCascade Seed Fund

Fizz & Bubble makes self-care and bath products aimed at consumers looking to turn everyday routines into relaxation and me-time.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsCascade Seed Fund

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

Co-investorsFoundryGaruda VenturesHaymaker VenturesLorimer VenturesTechstarsCascade Seed Fund

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)inAlejandro Stevenson Duran(Founder)

Co-investorsTechstarsCascade Seed Fund

Goalfive designs and sells women's athletic apparel, including workout shorts, sports bras, tops, leggings, and joggers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsAmrock VenturesThe Perkins FundCascade Seed Fund

GratisIQ is a self-service platform for running product sampling campaigns across venues, with direct point-of-sale integrations that verify purchases and measure sales lift and ROI.

Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS

GreenT provides AI-driven sustainability and regulatory compliance software for multifamily real estate portfolios, tracking federal, state, and local Building Performance Standards, identifying compliance risk, and guiding retrofit and energy-efficiency decisions.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechPropTech

Ryan Holmes(CEO)

Co-investorsCascade Seed Fund

Mill Creek, US

Tammy Savage(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAnthony Bontrager(Director)inRodney Clark(Director)

Co-investorsVoyager CapitalWestRiver GroupAscendCascade Seed FundTapas 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 CapitalCascade Seed Fund

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)

Co-investorsTechstarsCascade Seed FundMucker CapitalOCA Ventures

Co-investorsOregon Venture FundPortland Seed FundCascade 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 PartnersCascade Seed Fund

Kivo is a Part 11-compliant document and process management system for life sciences teams, covering document management (DMS), regulatory information management (RIM), quality management (QMS), and electronic trial master files (eTMF).

BiotechHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsOregon Venture FundCascade Seed Fund

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-investorsCascade Seed Fund

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)

Co-investorsOregon Venture FundPortland Seed FundCascade 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)Neil Griffiths(Chief Client Officer)inEvan Smith(VP of Technology)inJoey Lesh(VP of Product)inGeoff Meagher(Director)Frank Paganelli(Director)

Co-investorsCascade Seed Fund

Nectarine Credit provides a digital platform for managing and automating the trade credit workflow, including credit applications, bank verifications, vendor references, risk analysis, credit term approvals, and fraud protection.

FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsAngel ForumAmplify.LACascade Seed Fund

Opre is a performance management platform that replaces periodic performance reviews with continuous, automated insights and coaching, analyzing a team's work, communication, and context to surface patterns and personalized recommendations.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsCascade Seed Fund

Co-investorsCorazon Capital

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)William Stock(Executive Officer)Ryan Comingdeer(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardPreston Callicott(Director)Jim Gochee(Director)

Co-investorsAviso VenturesOregon Venture FundCascade Seed 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)

Co-investorsCascade Seed Fund

Revaire is an invite-only members club offering shared private flights by connecting members with aircraft already traveling their route, plus curated events and experiences at destinations.

MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityMiami, US

Harrison Epstein(Founder)

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)Greg Rau(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Corrado(Executive Officer)Kevin Tate(Executive Officer)

BoardSteve Buhuly(Director)

Co-investorsFusionX VenturesMadrona Venture GroupVanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipCascade Seed Fund

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)Nora Sheils(Co-founder)Valerie Troyer(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBand of AngelsHearstLabXYZ Venture CapitalCascade Seed FundElevate 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)

Co-investorsTechstarsCascade Seed Fund

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)Daniel Martinez(CTO)Jonas Dücker(CMO | COO)Oscar Garcia(CFO)Jose Esquivel(CQA)

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersInsta VenturesTechstarsCascade Seed Fund

Roost provides software that automates the cash security deposit lifecycle for property management operators, covering collection, compliance, refunds, unclaimed property/escheatment, and recovery of balances owed.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsAviva VenturesCascade Seed FundFosun 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)Chandler Barnes(Chief Technical Officer)

BoardMyles Grote(Director)in

Co-investorsElevate VenturesJohnson Venture PartnersLaunch TennesseeTechstarsCascade Seed Fund

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)Nicholas Polinko(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsOregon Venture FundCascade Seed Fund

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalCascade Seed Fund

Sella offers a service where vetted, insured "ReSella" experts sell users' unwanted items on marketplaces like eBay, Craigslist, Facebook, OfferUp, and Poshmark.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsFlying Fish VenturesCascade Seed Fund

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)Kelly Oriard(Chief Therapeutic Officer)Suzanne Kolb(Chief Executive Officer)Mark Schneider(Chief Financial Officer)

BoardEdith Dorsen(Director)inCaroline Lewis(Director)in

Co-investorsDns CapitalRogue Womens FundSeaChangeCascade Seed FundInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcListen Ventures

Starve Ups is an Oregon-based startup accelerator (self-described "scalerator") that provides end-to-end, founder-to-founder peer mentoring, networking, and support to member companies across all stages of the startup lifecycle without taking equity or charging fees.

Future of WorkPortland, US

Co-investorsPortland Seed FundCascade 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-investorsCascade Seed Fund

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 CapitalBetaworksAscend Venture CapitalCascade Seed Fund

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 AlphaMatchstick VenturesToba CapitalCascade Seed Fund

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-investorsCascade Seed FundDMZ 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-investorsPortland Seed FundCascade Seed Fund

Tiga offers an AI "Revenue Teammate" that works within Slack or Teams to autonomously execute go-to-market tasks such as researching buying signals, building and enriching target lists, updating CRM records, and generating personalized outreach.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsArmory Square VenturesCascade Seed Fund

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)Ross Barbieri(Chief Technology Officer & Secretary)

BoardGlenn Butler(Director)

Co-investorsPortland Seed FundCascade Seed FundElevate Capital

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-investorsPortland Seed FundCascade Seed Fund

Unthinkable Voices produces short custom videos, primarily one-minute sales and brand videos, through a fully remote three-stage process involving interviews recorded via Zoom and smartphone.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSales Tech

Co-investorsCascade Seed Fund

Long Way Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage startups, building on its predecessor Cascade Seed Funds.

Bend, US

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(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Danielle Hill(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCatherine Williams(Director)inWilliam Finney(Director)

Co-investorsAltari VenturesBreakwater VenturesDundee Venture CapitalJ4 VenturesMoai CapitalTechstars+3 more

Co-investorsDynamism CapitalCascade Seed FundService 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 CapitalRobin Hood VenturesSymphonic CapitalWealthing VC ClubWXR Fund+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)Julia Parsley(Co-founder)Taralyn Thuot(Co-founder)Amy Hjorth(Executive Officer)

BoardSarmad Saghir(Director)Jonathan Whitcher(Director)

Co-investorsAssembled BrandsBackstage CapitalOregon Venture FundPortland Seed FundVTF CapitalCascade 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-investorsCascade Seed Fund

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 CapitalPortland Seed FundTechstarsAccenture VenturesCascade Seed FundThe 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

Robert J. Haydock(President, CEO, Secretary and Director)Carl Thorner(Co-founder & CTO)Robert Haydock(Co-founder & CEO)

BoardCarl E. Thorner(Director)

Co-investorsPortland Seed FundCascade Seed FundSeven Peaks Ventures