Week ending Mar 20, 2026 - Oregon startup news

This week: Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2026 recap, Eclypsium raises another $25M (bringing their total past $110M), Seattle's OneCourt wins SXSW Pitch with a Portland Trail Blazers connection, PIE alum James McDermott is back with a new AI startup called Antfly, and in Secrets — why Oregon's QSBS tax policy is an existential threat to the startup ecosystem.⏱️ CHAPTERS (estimated — adjust to actual timecodes)0:00 Governor's Prosperity Council Survey (FILL IT OUT)4:55 Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2026 Recap 10:00 Eclypsium Raises $25M (Total: $110M+)15:30 OneCourt Wins SXSW Pitch (Blazers Connection)19:00 Antfly: PIE Alum James McDermott's New AI Startup25:17 Secrets🔗 LINKS Governor's Prosperity Council: https://www.research.net/r/OregonProsperityCouncilSurvey Eclypsium: https://eclypsium.com/ Eclypsium $25M raise (GeekWire): https://www.geekwire.com/2026/portland-cybersecurity-startup-eclypsium-raises-25m-to-secure-ai-infrastructure/ OneCourt: https://www.onecourt.io SXSW Pitch 2026 Winners: https://sxsw.com/pitch/ Antfly (GitHub): https://github.com/antflydb/antfly Lytics: https://www.lytics.com/ Contentstack: https://www.contentstack.com/ Silicon Forest Tech Summit / STEAM Circuit: https://www.steamcircuit.com/ Scott Hanselman: https://www.hanselman.com/ AI Portland: https://www.aipdx.info/ UpStart Collective: https://www.upstartcollective.org/ PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment): https://www.piepdx.com/ Pie Spot: https://www.pie-spot.com/ Portland Trail Blazers: https://www.nba.com/blazers/ V4 Final (Startup Stories episode): https://www.v4final.com/ Oregon Regional Innovation Hubs: https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/regional_innovation_hubs/pages/default.aspx QSBS / SB 1507 explainer: https://siliconflorist.com/2026/03/06/why-is-no-one-talking-about-oregon-eliminating-qsbs-tax-breaks/ WebTrends: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebtrendsFIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- Portland Oregon startup news on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-oregon-startup-news-silicon-florist/id1711294699- Portland Oregon startup news Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmLDH8wrPdNMS2qtTnhcy?si=H627wrGOTvStxxKWRlRGLQ- Startup Stories on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1Tk7bbzaNYowGouI9ucKC3- Startup Stories on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/startup-stories-with-silicon-florist/id1849468494- The Long Con on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-con/id1810923457- The Long Con on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/48oglyT5JNKxVH5lnWTYKA- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/- https://pdxslack.comABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird.