Sewing lessons
Portland Apparel Lab, KinStitch and Moxie and Moss Workwear: A roundup of Portland textile and apparel startups.
Launch
Learning Hacks
The K-12 education space is consumed by reform fever. Decentralization is one of the symptoms.
Launch: The Doctor Is In
Health care startups: A tech solution targets female health issues, AI streamlines the intake process and Cascadia Health builds a mixed-use campus.
Launch: Mobilizing Cities
New mobility and logistics startups aim to make urban and freight transportation more efficient.
Thinking Small
Not all startups aim to save the world. Here’s a look at three consumer-product startups targeting the hyper-niche category.
Launch, Startup Tip and Where They Are Now
Portland entrepreneur takes on the portable toilet Randall White is excited about toilets, toilets that offer a so-called alternative user experience, that is. “We’re looking to disrupt an industry that is ripe for disruption,” says the co-founder of Nature Commode, a startup that makes compost-based portable toilets. A veteran entrepreneur who founded the sharing-economy startup … Read more
Launch, Startup Tip and Where They Are Now
Eldohire creates on demand work platform Allan Njoroge wasn’t happy when his service industry employer abruptly changed his work schedule one day. Complaining, however, got him nowhere. Work, Njoroge’s boss informed him, isn’t on demand. For a millennial, those are fighting words. “It shouldn’t be your lifestyle fitting your work,” says Njoroge, a 26-year-old Washington … Read more
Launch, Startup Tip and Where They Are Now
Inspired by 3-D printing, Beth Esponnette is putting a new spin on wearable technology. Her startup, unspun, aims to print clothing from the ground up. Her goal is to eliminate waste from the apparel manufacturing process. A 28-year-old Stanford graduate, Esponnette got the idea for the Eugene-based company while working for a major outdoor clothing … Read more