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Portland Seed Fund

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 155 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningAppsArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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69%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 155 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.9MRounds led0 of 155Sole investor64 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Portland Seed Fund highlights

  1. 01

    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 64 rounds, median $25K

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Portland Seed Fund is a top-performing early-stage venture fundFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAppsArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Based in
Portland, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first155 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    RaptaVenture · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  3. May
    PanthalassaGrowth · US · TechStartups$140MWith 26 others
  4. Apr
    GetWhysSeed · US · Crunchbase News$5.2MWith 5 others
  5. Jan
    Overwatch ImagingVenture · US$500KWith 3 others
  6. Jan
    ESSUS$15MWith 2 others
  7. Jan
    Enduring PlanetVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  8. 2025

    10 rounds

  9. Dec
    ArgentSeries B · US$8.5MWith 2 others
  10. Nov
    AscendArcSeed · US$81KWith 4 others
  11. Nov
    DigsSeed · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  12. Oct
    Caravel BioGrant · US$7.8MWith 3 others
  13. Aug
    Backpack HealthcareGrant · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  14. Jul
    SurgiVance Inc.Grant · US$2.2MSole investor
  15. Jul
    HerdDoggVenture · US$1.3MWith 4 others
  16. Apr
    InVivo BiosystemsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  17. Apr
    Reperio HealthVenture · US$14MWith 1 other
  18. Mar
    mpathic.aiVenture · US$8.1MWith 2 others
  19. 2024

    7 rounds

  20. Sept
    ICONSeed · US$9.2MWith 3 others
  21. Sept
    OpConnectVenture · US$5.3MWith 1 other
  22. Aug
    PhotonSeed · US$9.0MWith 7 others
  23. May
    Backpack HealthcareSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$14MWith 11 others
  24. Apr
    TracePre-seed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  25. Mar
    Minnow TechnologiesVenture · US$2.7MWith 4 others
  26. Jan
    InVivo BiosystemsUS · Firms' own news pages$3.0MWith 3 others
  27. 2023

    10 rounds

  28. Dec
    ToolBeltVenture · US$3.2MWith 4 others
  29. Dec
    The DyrtVenture · US$774KWith 1 other
  30. Oct
    Bigleaf NetworksVenture · US$10MWith 2 others
  31. Jun
    Megh ComputingVenture · US$250KWith 3 others
  32. Mar
    Hemex HealthGrant · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  33. Mar
    HILOSSeed · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  34. Mar
    OROSVenture · US$30MWith 4 others
  35. Mar
    Enduring PlanetVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. Jan
    TributeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  37. Jan
    2MorrowGrant · US$1.9MSole investor
  38. 2022

    6 rounds

  39. Dec
    MadorraVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  40. Oct
    Crowd StreetSeries C · US$43MWith 1 other
  41. Sept
    TrovaTripSeries A · US$15MWith 4 others
  42. Apr
    Lumen LearningVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  43. Mar
    Customer.ioVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  44. Jan
    Poached JobsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  45. 2021

    9 rounds

  46. Dec
    StormSensorSeries A · US$10MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

44 of 60 we have independently watched raise

2morrowincAcolytehealthApptioArgentworkAugmentAuntfanniesAuth0BigleafBiomotumBrandliveCartogramChronicledCrowdstreetCrowdsupplyDigsEnduringplanetGeoloqiGreencanopynodeHemexhealthHerddoggHilosIndowwindowsInvivobiosystemsItemJnjMadorraMpathicMustdeliverOktaOnboarddynamicsOverwatchimagingPanthalassaPoachedjobsRadiousRangerevolutionReperiohealthSnap2insightSteamchaincorpTellagenceThedyrtToolbeltTripgridTrovatripZembulaAbaxxAdtAgtechtoolsAkidscoArcherAutodeskBold ReuseCareismaticChempower-corpClean-ageCommunityenergylabsDiodeDocvocateEnergy-storageEsriFinneganthedragonand 36 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all

ONtheGO PlatformsBought by Atheer LabsUndisclosedDec 2015
AppThwackBought by Amazon Web ServicesUndisclosedJul 2015
MeasurefulBought by ChirpifyUndisclosedJun 2014
GliderBought by FPXUndisclosedApr 2014
VizifyBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedMar 2014
GeoloqiBought by EsriUndisclosedOct 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Portland Seed Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Oregon Venture FundVC firm12rounds togetherCascade Seed FundVC firm10rounds togetherRogue Venture PartnersVC firm10rounds togetherElevate CapitalPrivate equity9rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm9rounds togetherOregon Venture FundVC firm8rounds togetherThe R-Group, LLCFamily office5rounds togetherAlliance of AngelsAngel network4rounds togetherEverywhere VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherKeiretsu ForumAngel network3rounds togetherNational Science FoundationGovernment3rounds togetherSeven Peaks VenturesVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Portland Seed Fund put money into.

Panthalassa$140M · May 2026GetWhys$5.2M · Apr 2026Overwatch Imaging$500K · Jan 2026Enduring PlanetJan 2026Argent$8.5M · Dec 2025AscendArc$81K · Nov 2025

Quick answers about Portland Seed Fund

What does Portland Seed Fund invest in?

Portland Seed Fund invests most often at Seed and Venture (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Apps and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML).

How active is Portland Seed Fund?

155 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Portland Seed Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Rapta (Venture, Sept 2026), Panthalassa (Growth, May 2026) and GetWhys (Seed, Apr 2026).

How big are Portland Seed Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.9M.

Does Portland Seed Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 155 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Portland Seed Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Portland Seed Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Portland Seed Fund invest alongside?

Most often Oregon Venture Fund (12 rounds together), Cascade Seed Fund (10 rounds together) and Rogue Venture Partners (10 rounds together).

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