An Oregon robotics company that is commercializing an autonomous disinfection robot and has a new round of investment capital to boost global expansion.
Portland women’s sports bar The Sports Bra is building out its leadership team following a successful crowdfunding campaign that concluded over the summer.
“I think even though it feels really scary to be doing this at this time, when there tends to be a major dip there (also) tends to be a major uprise. We’ve been in the dip for a few years now.”
“We’re very honest about what is true and what is possible (with the technology) and that’s going to play well in a more public environment. (Being public) puts the pressure on the competition. They are going to get a lot of hard questions.”
It’s been about three months since Portland software maker Customer.io launched a suite of updates for its product including an AI agent. The response has been positive to say the least.
Evidence of the challenges facing small businesses, especially bars and restaurants, continued to stack up this week with a raft of closures announced.
"We thought it’s always going to be sold by like cheese mongers and they can talk about the live molds, they can talk about our animal sourcing and all of our Good Food Awards.”
Agility Robotics plans to go public via a SPAC merger offer some new insights into the company that has the potential to reinvigorate Oregon’s tech sector.