06/16/2026
The word is out.
Our inaugural pilot cohort is officially in the books — and we couldn't be prouder of the 20 founders who made it extraordinary. Thank you Malia Spencer and the Portland Business Journal, for telling the story.
One mission carried this entire program: proving that world-class AI companies can be built right here in Oregon, without leaving home. These founders proved it.
None of it would have happened without Google, who believed in this vision first — and a true coalition across the state: our universities, the Metro Region Innovation Hub, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Technology Association of Oregon, TiE Oregon, and the mentors and community members who showed up for these founders again and again.
This is just the beginning. If you believe in building Oregon's AI future, we'd love to have you with us for what comes next.
“My goal right now is to at least have a three-year runway where we can do 2 cohorts a year of 20 each.”
