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Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

The Anatomy of Greatness: What Makes a Unicorn Founder? | Antler

Antler’s report provides new insights on speed, geography, experience, and the changing profile of founders behind the world’s most valuable startups.

Kivo keeps a pretty low profile. Even though they are composed of a number of experienced alums from the Portland startup community. Which is likely the reason that investors have decided to invest $5.1 million more into the company.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

On the essential role of founders, now more than ever

For cities, nations and cultures to have a future, they must marshal founder energy, neither conservative nor grievance-based, but truly generative and future-directed, to the shared work of building a world we all want to live in.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

Global Venture Funding In 2025 Surged As Startup Deals And Valuations Set All-Time Records

Venture and growth investors poured $425 billion into more than 24,000 private companies in 2025, per Crunchbase data. Funding gained 30% year over year, up from $328 billion in 2024.

If you’re at anyway online, you’ve encountered your fair share or “bots.” And with the advent of accessible AI solutions, we’ve seen an exponential increase in bots — and what they’re capable of handling on our behalf. But with this increase in bot activity, there’s also an increase in traffic and access to resources that can be a bit obfuscated. That’s where Hydrolix‘ new offering — Bot Insights — is designed to help.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

The 30 Best Pieces of Company Building Advice We Heard in 2025

While many of last year’s tech headlines featured record growth and eye-popping valuations, we found our curiosity drawn to the untold stories of quiet execution, scrappy experiments and contrarian bets that paved the way — starting with founders who ask, imagine if this could be different or better or faster?

What was I just saying about Oregon being the best place for consumer product companies? Well, yet another case in point to start off the new year. Wyld, the Oregon based leader in cannabis edibles, has announced plans to acquire Grön, another Oregon based leader in the edibles space.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

The Doom Loop – by Angel Medina – Between Courses

But I do think we’re stuck in something quieter and more dangerous than collapse. A loop where perception hardens faster than reality. Where metrics replace trust. Where goals are mistaken for solutions. Where the people who still show up every day are asked to keep believing without being shown much in return.