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MONTH
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COMPANY (HQ) / LEADERSHIP
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INVESTOR (HQ)
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PRICE
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October
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AVI BioPharma (Corvallis)/ Alan Timmins, president
& COO
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Charley’s Fund (MA)
|
$2.45m
|
|
December
|
AVI BioPharma (Corvallis) / K. Michael Forrest, CEO
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institutional investors
|
$20.3m
|
|
June
|
Axial Vector Engine (Portland) / Raymond Brouzes, CEO
|
private lender
|
$250,000
|
|
November
|
Axial Vector Engine Corp. (Portland)/ Ahmed Khalifa,
acting CEO
|
Emirates International Capital Advisory (UAE)
|
$2.5m
|
|
September
|
Bioject Medical Technologies (Portland)/ Jerald S.
Cobbs, chairman
|
Partners for Growth
|
$500,000
|
|
March
|
Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Lake Oswego) / Roger
Gale, CEO
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International investors
|
$5.2m
|
|
October
|
Climax Portable Machine Tools (Newberg)/ Geoff
Gilmore, CEO
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State ECDD (Portland)
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$5m
|
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November
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Clinicient (Portland)/ Jim Plymale, CEO
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Village Ventures (MA); Highway 12 Ventures (ID)
|
$5m
|
|
April
|
Collaborative Software Initiative (Portland)/Stuart
Cohen, CEO
|
OVP Venture Partners
|
ND
|
|
June
|
Corrigo (Wilsonville) / Rick Michaux, CEO
|
Sierra Ventures
|
$10m
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|
June
|
Daverci Solutions Inc. (Hillsboro) / Marc Cameron,
CEO
|
ND
|
$3m
|
|
December
|
Elemental Technologies (Portland) / Sam Blackma, CEO
|
Oregon Angel Fund; Bend Venture Conference; Seattle
Alliance of Angels (OR&WA)
|
$1.05m
|
|
April
|
Ensequence (Portland)/Dalen Harrison, CEO
|
ND
|
$40m
|
|
November
|
Evidence-Based Practice Center (Portland)/Mark
Helfand, director
|
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
|
$10m
|
|
October
|
Freeman Mnfg. (Newberg)/ Steve Freeman, owner
|
State ECDD (Portland)
|
$1.6m
|
|
March
|
HemCon Medical Technologies (Portland) / John W.
Morgan, president & CEO
|
Camden Partners Holdings LLC; Torch Hill Partners
|
$12m
|
|
August
|
Integra Telecom (Portland)/ Dudley R. Slater, CEO
|
Warburg Pincus (NY)
|
$245m
|
|
November
|
Iovation (Portland)/ Greg Pierson, CEO
|
Intel Capital (CA)
|
$15m
|
|
April
|
iovation (Portland)/Greg Pierson, President, CEO
& Founder
|
ND
|
ND
|
|
August
|
Jive Software Inc. (Portland)/ Dave Hersh, CEO
|
Sequoia Capital
|
$15m
|
|
October
|
Lundquist College of Business (Portland)/ Jim Bean,
dean
|
private donors**
|
$2.5m
|
|
June
|
MathStar (Hillsboro) / Doug Pihl, CEO
|
public offering
|
$32.4m
|
|
August
|
Medical Teams Int. (Portland)/Global Relief Alliance/
Bas Vanderzalm, president
|
Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance
|
$1.4m
|
|
December
|
MyStrands (Corvallis) / Francisco J. Martin, CEO
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BBVA; Debaeque (Spain)
|
$24m
|
|
June
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MyStrands (Corvallis) / Francisco Martin, CEO
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Antonio Asensio, CEO, Grupo Zeta
|
$25m
|
|
March
|
Nike (Beaverton) / Nick Athanasakos, VP-supply chain
|
Illinois State Board of Investment
|
$27.6m
|
|
June
|
Or. Investment Fund (Portland) / Michael Arpey, mang.
director
|
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
|
$50m
|
|
September
|
Oregon Community Health Information Network
(Portland)/ Abby Sears, CEO
|
U.S. Department of Human Services
|
$4m
|
|
July
|
Oregon Health & Science University (Portland)
|
Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation
|
$5.5m
|
|
October
|
Oregon Public Broadcasting (Portland)/ Steven Bass,
CEO
|
Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation
(Portland)
|
$1.5m
|
|
June
|
Oregon State University (Corvallis) / Edward Ray,
President
|
Hallie Ford, co-founder, Ford Fnd.
|
$8m
|
|
August
|
Oregon State University (Corvallis)/ Edward Ray,
president
|
Patrick Stone, former CEO, Fidelity National Info.
Solutions (CA)
|
$1.7m
|
|
July
|
PacificStar Com. (Portland)/Robert Frisbee, CEO
|
Chart Venture Partners; Steelpoint Capital Prt.
|
$12.3m
|
|
March
|
Platial (Portland) / Di-Ann Eisnor, co-founder &
CEO
|
KeyNote Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Caufield &
Byers, Omidyar Network, Ram Shriram, Ron Conway
|
$2.4m
|
|
August
|
PleuraFlow (Bend)/ Edward Boyle Jr., founder
|
BVC Investor; Cleveland Clinic
|
$1m
|
|
March
|
ProteoGenix (Portland) / Don Mooney, president &
CEO
|
NLV Partners (co-lead); TPG Growth (co-lead); Burrill
& Company
|
$20m
|
|
December
|
Provenance Hotels (Portland) / Gordon Sondland,
President
|
undisclosed bank
|
$24m
|
|
August
|
PSU (Portland)/ Daniel O. Bernstine, president
|
Lorry Lokey, founder, Business Wire (CA)
|
$1.5m
|
|
November
|
Rose’s Restaurant and Bakery (Portland)/ Jeff
Jetton, CEO
|
Aequitas Capital (Portland)
|
$5.2m
|
|
March
|
Serveron Corporation (Hillsboro) / Bart Tichelman,
CEO
|
El Dorado Investment Company; Nth Power; Cascadia
Pacific Management; Oregon Life Sciences LLC; others
|
$5m
|
|
September
|
Southwestern Oregon Community College (Coos
Bay)/Judith M.L. Hansen, president
|
public bond offering
|
$9.99m
|
|
June
|
Tektronix (Beaverton) / Rick Wills, CEO
|
private institutional investors
|
$354m
|
|
July
|
Teseda Corporation (Portland)/ Armagan Akar, CEO
|
Interaction
|
$1.2m
|
|
September
|
Tillamook Bay Community College (Tillamook)/ Jon
Carnahan, president
|
public bond offering
|
$9.86m
|
|
August
|
U of O (Eugene)/ Dave Frohnmayer, president
|
Phil Knight, founder, Nike (Beaverton)
|
$100m
|
|
September
|
Umpqua Holdings (Portland)/ Raymond P. Davis, CEO
|
statutory trust/LaSalle Bank
|
$20m
|
|
October
|
University of Oregon (Eugene)/ Dave Frohnmayer,
president
|
Lorry I. Lokey, founder, BizWire (CA)
|
$74.5m
|
|
September
|
University of Oregon (Eugene)/ Dave Frohnmayer,
president
|
NSF & Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies
Institute
|
$480,000
|
|
March
|
Vesticon (Portland) / Dr. John Epley & Cathy
Epley, co-founders
|
National Institutes of Health
|
$1.03m
|
|
September
|
Virogenomics (Tigard)/ Jeff King, COO
|
National Institute of Standards and Technology (MD)
|
$1.9m
|
|
June
|
Virtugo Software (Beaverton)
|
Foundation Cap.; OVP Venture Partners
|
$4m
|
|
March
|
Wellpartner (Portland) / W. Michael Wright, CEO
|
3i and Buerk Dale Victor (co-leads); Integra
Ventures; Mediphase Venture Partners; Greenwoods
Capital
|
$7.5m
|
|
June
|
YMCA of Columbia-Willamette (Portland) / Bob Hall,
CEO
|
Watumull Properties; Winkler Dev.
|
$9m
|
|
November
|
Znomics(Portland)/ Roger Cone, CSO
|
ND
|
$4.88m
|