
Investments
172Portfolio Exits
22Funds
5Partners & Customers
1About Portland Seed Fund
Portland Seed Fund is a seed-stage investment firm. It is a privately managed fund and non-resident accelerator focused on providing healthcare, fintech, retail, and other companies from various sectors with capital, mentorship, and connections. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Latest Portland Seed Fund News
Apr 25, 2023
Devon Horace is joining Portland Seed Fund's management for its fourth fund.
Portland Seed Fund Investments
172 Investments
Portland Seed Fund has made 172 investments. Their latest investment was in Digs as part of their Seed VC on February 2, 2023.

Portland Seed Fund Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/1/2023 | Seed VC | Digs | $5.25M | Yes | Betaworks Ventures, Flying Fish Venture Partners, FUSE, GFR Fund, Legacy Venture Management, Portland Seed Fund, and Undisclosed Investors | 1 |
9/20/2022 | Series A | TrovaTrip | $15M | Yes | 6 | |
6/21/2022 | Seed VC | Mpathic | $4M | Yes | 1 | |
5/5/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
4/5/2022 | Series A |
Date | 2/1/2023 | 9/20/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 5/5/2022 | 4/5/2022 |
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Round | Seed VC | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series A |
Company | Digs | TrovaTrip | Mpathic | ||
Amount | $5.25M | $15M | $4M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Betaworks Ventures, Flying Fish Venture Partners, FUSE, GFR Fund, Legacy Venture Management, Portland Seed Fund, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Portland Seed Fund Portfolio Exits
22 Portfolio Exits
Portland Seed Fund has 22 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Amplion on September 07, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/7/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
6/13/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
3/24/2022 | Acquired | 5 | |||
Date | 9/7/2022 | 6/13/2022 | 3/24/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Portland Seed Fund Fund History
5 Fund Histories
Portland Seed Fund has 5 funds, including Portland Seed Fund IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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3/16/2022 | Portland Seed Fund IV | $7M | 2 | ||
7/31/2019 | Portland Seed Fund III | ||||
1/25/2018 | PSF3 Sidecar Fund | ||||
12/11/2013 | Portland Seed Fund II | ||||
1/17/2012 | Portland Seed Fund LP |
Closing Date | 3/16/2022 | 7/31/2019 | 1/25/2018 | 12/11/2013 | 1/17/2012 |
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Fund | Portland Seed Fund IV | Portland Seed Fund III | PSF3 Sidecar Fund | Portland Seed Fund II | Portland Seed Fund LP |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $7M | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Portland Seed Fund Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Portland Seed Fund has 1 strategic partners and customers. Portland Seed Fund recently partnered with PrestoBox on March 3, 2013.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/21/2013 | Vendor | United States | 2 |
Date | 3/21/2013 |
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Type | Vendor |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | |
Sources | 2 |
Portland Seed Fund Team
3 Team Members
Portland Seed Fund has 3 team members, including current Managing Director, James Huston.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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James Huston | Managing Director | Current | |
Name | James Huston | ||
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Work History | |||
Title | Managing Director | ||
Status | Current |
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