Lewis & Clark College entrepreneurship hub. Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Runs annual Venture Competition (up to $30K), Pitch Day, student-managed investment fund, and paid in-semester internship program. Executive Director: Brian Detweiler-Bedell. Advisory Board requires $10K/year from each member. LC endowment is LP in Oregon Venture Fund. Most popular minor at LC.

Portland + Bend early-stage software VC. Pacific Northwest focus. Hands-on mentorship. Co-invests with Rogue Venture Partners and other regional VCs.

Portland VC. Nation's first institutional VC targeting underrepresented entrepreneurs (women, BIPOC, limited regional access). Pre-seed through Series A. Founder/MD: Nitin Rai (immigrant entrepreneur, prior EHR software founder). Oregon Community Foundation LP. Notable focus: sustainability, healthcare, tech.

Portland's most active VC. Founded 2007 as Oregon Angel Fund, renamed 2018. 180+ institutional and angel investors; 85% have founded/run a business. $15–20M deployed annually into Oregon + SW Washington. Any stage, any sector. LPs include State of Oregon, Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, and Lewis & Clark College (endowment). MD: Eric Rosenfeld. Notable exits: Inpria (acq. JSR Co

Portland's flagship tech accelerator. Experiment exploring collaboration between Portland startup community and larger entities (corporations, government, educational institutions). Founder/GM: Rick Turoczy. Partner to Oregon Community Foundation for non-profit consumer product acceleration.

Top-performing Portland early-stage VC. 200+ investments. Backs diverse, tech-enabled startups in Portland and Pacific Northwest. Notable: Auth0, ESS Inc. Most active Portland VC by deal count historically.

Portland early-stage VC. Founded 2010 to increase relevance of Oregon startup ecosystem. Disruptive and innovative founders. Multiple sectors. Also launched Rogue Women's Fund (women-founded companies).

Portland early-stage VC. Partners with visionary entrepreneurs to build category-leading companies. Founder-operators background. Digital health technologies focus.

Portland climate-tech incubator. Partners with US Dept of Energy. Channels SBIR and STTR funding into sustainability startups. Clean energy and cleantech focus.