The Portland Seed Fund finds and surrounds the most promising seed-stage companies with capital.
The Portland Seed Fund invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies across the Pacific Northwest. The majority of investments are in Oregon, with 10-20% of investments in other parts of the Northwest. Typical initial investment size of $50,000-$100,000 with participation in multiple follow on rounds. Sector agnostic - the largest sector is B2B software / SaaS with investments in data center infrastructure, AR/VR, health care IT, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, mobile, cleantech, food, and apparel. 10-20 investments per year. Now investing out of third fund with more than $20 million AUM. Since 20011 PSF has invested $8 million in more than 90 companies who have gone on to raise more than $370 million from other sources. More than half of PSF companies have a female or person of color on the founding team, and more than a third have a female CEO.
Date
Company Name
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Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor |
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May 3, 2021
The Wild
|
Series Unknown | $2M | Architecture | — |
Mar 21, 2016
CrowdStreet
|
Series A | $3.50M | Crowdfunding | — |
Sep 23, 2014
CrowdStreet
|
Seed | $1.35M | Crowdfunding | — |