Portland Seed Fund
Venture capitalPortland · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Portland Seed Fund backs pre-seed and seed-stage startups, having invested in over 200 companies since its 2011 inception. Its portfolio spans technology, consumer products, cleantech, healthtech and B2B SaaS, with more recent emphasis on climate and deep technology through its sister vehicle, the Intrepid Oregon Fund. The firm supports founders through mentorship and hands-on guidance, with notable exits including Auth0, Sightbox, Hubb and ESS Inc.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 74 of 116 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×19AI & Machine Learning ×18Healthtech ×15SaaS ×15Hardware ×11Cleantech ×9Deep Tech ×7Consumer ×6
HQs:United States×45
Investments · 116 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12018 · 22017 · 12016 · 12015 · 211 dated
Johnson & Johnson is a diversified healthcare company operating across 260 subsidiary companies with approximately 138,000 employees globally.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew Brunswick, US
Neurosom develops a wearable sleep therapy device called Sleep WISP that uses EEG monitoring and AI-driven electrical stimulation to improve deep sleep and reduce dementia risk.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesPortland, US
Don Tucker(Chief Science Officer and Founder)Viral Sheth(CEO and Founder)
A Kids Company produces children's books and podcasts covering challenging and important topics for kids, plus a companion app.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment
Apptio provides AI investment management software that helps organizations track, optimize, and align AI spending across infrastructure, talent, and tooling from prioritization through ROI measurement.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US
Ajay Patel(General Manager of Apptio and IT Automation at IBM)Larry Blasko(President, Field Operations)Eugene Khvostov(Chief Product Officer)David Buitrago(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)Ashok Aletty(Head of Engineering)JOHN MCADAM(Director)
AscendArc builds low-cost, high-bandwidth small geostationary (GEO) satellites using volume-production methods adapted from LEO manufacturing, aimed at rapid deployment and lower-cost satellite communications.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
CleantechConsumerPortland, US
Mathew John Franken(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Goodin(Executive Officer)
Auth0 is an authentication and authorization platform that secures applications, AI agents, and internal tools by providing identity management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and fine-grained access control capabilities.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US
Monica Enand(Director)Carlos Eugenio Pace(Executive Officer, Director)Sunil Nagaraj(Director)Jonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)Peter van Hardenberg(Director)
BoardKaran Mehandru(Director)
Hello Backpack provides mental health therapy and coaching services for children, teens, and young adults.
HealthtechMental Health
Bigleaf provides intelligent software for internet connectivity, automatically resolving networking issues in real time to keep organizations connected to cloud-based tools.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBeaverton, US
JOHN DESMOND(Director)BRUCE CHATTERLEY(Director)JEFF BURCHETT(Executive Officer)JOEL MULKEY(Executive Officer, Director)
Biomotum develops wearable robotic systems for gait rehabilitation that assist individuals with neurological impairments such as cerebral palsy and stroke.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsPortland, US
RAYMOND C BROWNING(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)ZACHARY L LERNER(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechPortland, US
Stewart Yaguda(Director)Sam Kolbert-Hyle(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardStephen Marsh(Director)
Careismatic Brands manufactures and sells uniforms and apparel for healthcare professionals through a portfolio of market-leading brands.
ConsumerHealthtech
Cartogram provides indoor and outdoor wayfinding navigation solutions for hospital patients, visitors, and staff.
HealthtechKirkland, US
Gary Rubens(Director)Steve Kondik(Director)William Stryker Clausen(Executive Officer, Director)
CHELA MEDIA is a creator-focused content ecosystem that produces and distributes content to millions of monthly users.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
ChEmpower develops an abrasive-free, environmentally sustainable chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) process and consumables such as polishing pads for semiconductor fabrication, aiming to increase chip yields, simplify fab processes, and recycle water and recover metals.
CleantechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsBeaverton, US
SUDHANSHU MISRA(Executive Officer, Director)Sudhanshu Misra(CEO)SV Babu(CTO)
BoardSCOTT SHAW(Director)OWEN LOZMAN(Director)JESSICA FREYER(Director)
MediLedger is a blockchain-based platform that provides real-time contract pricing and customer eligibility alignment between pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, GPOs, and health systems to reduce chargebacks and revenue leakage.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Samantha Radocchia(Cofounder)
Community Energy Labs develops energy management technology that optimizes building energy use in alignment with renewable energy production and occupant comfort.
CleantechEnergyEnterprise Software
CrowdStreet is a platform that provides individual investors access to private market investments including commercial real estate, private equity, venture capital, and private credit funds.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesPortland, US
Jeffrey Hinck(Director)Dan Laun(Executive Officer)Steve Drew(Executive Officer)Michael Walsh(Director)Ian Formigle(Executive Officer)Marshall Clark(Executive Officer)
Complete solution for hardware crowdfunding, acquired by Mouser Electronics.
B2B MarketplacesHardwarePortland, US
Louis J Doctor(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Torborg(Executive Officer)Joshua H Lifton(Executive Officer)
BoardAngela Jackson(Director)Robert Fanini(Director)
Enduring Planet provides non-dilutive working capital financing to climate-focused businesses through contract advances, revolving lines, and term loans.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechPortland, US
Erin Davis(COO)Vsevolod Kozinsky(Director)Olympia DeCastro(Director)Dimitry Gershenson(CEO)
This appears to be a news and analysis website covering energy storage technologies, companies, and market developments rather than a company operating its own product or service.
Media & Entertainment
Esri develops ArcGIS, a geospatial platform that enables organizations across industries to create digital twins, conduct spatial analysis, and optimize operations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechRedlands, US
Jack Dangermond(Founder & President)
Frontdoor provides home maintenance and repair services for homeowners, combining technology with over 50 years of industry experience to simplify home ownership.
PropTech
Green Canopy NODE Capital is a fund manager providing investor and capital management services focused on impact investments addressing housing, environmental sustainability, and climate challenges in high-growth cities.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechFintechHardwareImpact & Social GoodPropTechSeattle, US
Bec Wilder(Founder)inDon Bunnell(Founder)inSam Lai(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Wolverton(Executive Officer)Aaron Fairchild(Executive Officer, Director)
Hemex Health develops and commercializes the Gazelle diagnostic platform, including point-of-care readers and tests for conditions such as sickle cell disease and hemoglobin variants.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesPortland, US
Prakash Agarwal(Director)Mohan Uttarwar(Director)Patricia White Seminario(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Peter Galen(Chief Innovation Officer, Co-Founder)Susan Morgensztern(Director)Annette Mulee(Director, Promoter)
HerdDogg develops technology solutions for the agriculture industry, focusing on livestock management and monitoring.
AgTechHardwareIoTSeward, US
Andrew Uden(Executive Officer, Director)THOMAS TRONE(Director)MELISSA BRANDAO(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Michael Peck(Executive Chair)Jonathan Moyes(VP of Engineering)
BoardJason Wrone(Director)
Hydrolix is a real-time data analytics platform that enables sub-second analytics at global scale for petabyte-scale log data, reducing infrastructure costs while providing instant insights from both real-time and historical data across distributed environments.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Marty Kagan(Founder & CEO)Hasan Alayi(Founder)
Liz Bohannon is a speaker, author, and coach who delivers talks and develops frameworks to help leaders build purpose-driven organizations and communities.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkMedia & Entertainment
Liz Bohannon(Founder & Speaker)
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAbaxxOTC: ABXXFJohnson & JohnsonNYSE: JNJOktaNASDAQ: OKTACrowd Supplyacq. by Mouser Electronics
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesApptio · geekwire.com · Jul 14, 2026
Crowd Street · mogul.club · Jun 25, 2026
Enduring Planet · citybiz.co · Jun 4, 2026
Panthalassa · x.com · May 6, 2026
Icon · finsmes.com · Nov 3, 2025
Hydrolix · hydrolix.io · Sep 5, 2025
YearOne · finsmes.com · Aug 1, 2025
WILDFANG · swimsuit.si.com · Jun 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Portland Seed Fund invest at?
- Portland Seed Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Portland Seed Fund's typical check size?
- Portland Seed Fund typically writes checks of $25K.
- What sectors does Portland Seed Fund focus on?
- Portland Seed Fund focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Portland Seed Fund located?
- Portland Seed Fund is headquartered in Portland, US.
- Does Portland Seed Fund lead rounds?
- Portland Seed Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 1
Tnt Ventures helps enterprise software founders and other technical professionals with fundraising services to increase capital.
Firms observed investing alongside Portland Seed Fund, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Portland Seed Fund's recorded portfolio.
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