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After three years of virtual demo days, we're getting back to an in-person demo day! What's more, THIS WILL BE THE LAST PIE DEMO DAY, EVER.

Please join us for PIE Demo Day 2023 on August 10, 2023. Meet the startups from this year's PIE class, PIE alums, mentors, investors, and other members of the startup community during an event that diverges from the typical startup accelerator demo day format… plus a few more surprises.

Open to the public. All are welcome. You do not have to be an accredited investor to attend.

Participating startups include:

• Ballroom
• Binster
• BIPOC Adoptees
• Bonappaeat
• Energy Kaizen
• Finnegan the Dragon
• Fridie Outdoors
• HirelyAI
• Intersectional Group
• Joyous
• Paloma
• Photon Marine (special guest)
• Thriving Design (alum)
• Trace
• Void

Featuring products from Built Accelerator participants and alums like:

• Altitude
• Deadstock
• For Bitter, For Worse
• Gather Nuts
• Good Wolf
• Hibisbloom
• Kachka
• Pan's
• Sibeiho
• … and more!

Taking learnings from both previous in-person and online events, PIE Demo Day 2023 will forego the typical “staged presentation” format in favor of a more interactive trade show format, with recorded pitches from participating startups being made available prior to the show at https://youtube.com/@piepdx.

“We would rather have members of the community stop by demo day for a few minutes to meet specific founders — or to wander the trade show floor — than require them to sit through all of the presentations before getting access to the startups that interest them,” said Rick Turoczy, cofounder and general manager of PIE. “We tested a virtual trade show format during the pandemic that provided this a more interactive environment for attendees than previous demo days — and the feedback from both attendees and founders was extremely positive. This year, we’re excited to test that more interactive format in person for the benefit of the entire Portland startup community.”

Read more:

• Knowing when to quit https://medium.com/portland-incubator-experiment/knowing-when-to-quit-d9172aafa15e

Not interested in meeting with the current PIE startups…?
Please show up anyway. After three years of seclusion, PIE Demo Day is the perfect way to connect — or reconnect — with the Portland startup community.

We hope to see you there!

Scout Books in partnership with Business For A Better Portland present the launch of We The People Are Powerful!, a pocket guide to resistance and activism in Oregon.

Our handy pocket guide covers your rights, how our city, state, and Federal governments work, and contact information for local representatives—in addition to recommended media, and organizations to support.

Our launch party will feature short talks from Chloe Eudaly (Portland City Council), Israel Bayer (Street Roots), and Nathan Howard (The Bus Project). Everyone in attendance will receive a complimentary copy of We The People Are Powerful!.

Drinks (and donuts!) provided by our friends at Business For A Better Portland.