Josh Friedman

Gigapan inspires and connects the world by empowering people to experience, create, store, share and monetize remarkable HD imagery by providing an ecosystem of hardware, software, viewers and developer tools. Pioneered by NASAs Mars Rover Program in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University and Google, the company commercially emerged in 2008 to bring gigapixel imagery to photographers, educators, and image creators. Gigapan provides an open platform and a completely integrated solution of viewers, APIs and developer tools, a selection of stitch software and robotic panoheads and a robust community with which to discover, explore and share. Gigapan. See more.

Oregon's 1st startup accelerator and its only scalerator, bolstering 250 startups from inception to acquisition via proven peer mentoring for founders. Starve Ups was Oregon's first startup accelerator and has been built upon its cornerstone of "proven peer mentoring for founders"​, which is exactly what Starve Ups stands for, excels at, and focuses on as a group. Starve Ups was launched by founders, and is solely for founders, of innovative and disruptive startups in all industries. The group works tirelessly to statistically change the game for founders and to make startups exponentially more successful in a more efficient and effective ecosystem. Since its founding on October 15, 2000, Starve Ups has been the accelerator to 250+ startup member companies, in 20 different industries, from all around Oregon and SW Washington. Of those 250+ Starve Ups companies, 81% are still in business, nearly 2/3 have raised angel and/or VC rounds of funding, and 26 membership companies have been positively merged, acquired or have gone public. The success rate of Starve Ups literally flips the national averages where after 8 years 83% to 86% of all startups fail, just over 14% successfully raise Angel and VC funding, and just over 4% positively exit. It is simple, the end-to-end full lifecycle approach of Starve Ups is to support each of our membership companies to SURVIVE the R&D and launch phase, to STRIVE to profitability and expansion, and to THRIVE to their positive exit or existence. Today, nearly a decade and a half later, Starve Ups companies are 6 times more likely to stay in business, 4 times more likely to garner angel and VC funding, and nearly 4 times more likely to be acquired via a positive exit than other startups nationally...all without taking equity or charging a single fee. Launch Pad: Free, annual, full-day event for early-stage startup entrepreneurs to accelerate your company. Visit: www.pdxlaunchpad.com. ContactUs@StarveUps.com for more info.

Eleven is a SaaS company on a mission to simplify Wi-Fi. Founded in 2002 to solve the complexities of hotel networks, Eleven has since grown into the leading cloud-based Wi-Fi management platform for hospitality brands like Hilton and Marriott, for Multifamily and MDU portfolios, and leading telecom carriers like Charter, AT&T and British Telecom. Recognized as an industry leader, ElevenOS utilizes technologies such as Passpoint and multi-passkey to facilitate 7 billion authentications per year in over 10,000 properties with 1.5+ million doors in 50+ countries. By leveraging Eleven’s Wi-Fi Management software, operators benefit from increased net operating income, and hospitality brands unlock an untapped loyalty channel and superior resident experience. Proudly founded and based in Portland, Oregon, Eleven has been ranked by the Oregonian 3 years running as a ‘Top Place to Work’ in 2020-2022. The ElevenOS central guest Wi-Fi platform makes it easy for businesses to deliver high-performance Wi-Fi across all devices, locations and providers. Know who is using your network so you can better engage with your loyal guests. Flexible options for central authentication and easy to use branded portal templates make it simple for non-technical staff to create compelling guest Wi-Fi experiences. Connect Wi-Fi analytics to other guest system data like Property Management Systems (PMS), loyalty databases, CRM and social profiles to better understand your guests and create more personalized interactions and targeted promotions. Easily configure tiered Internet plans, manage permissions and optimize bandwidth across devices and locations. Custom dashboards and reporting enable real-time adjustments to ensure consistent, high performance Wi-Fi across your brand.

The Access Fund is the national advocacy organization that keeps U.S. climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment. Founded in 1991, the Access Fund supports and represents over 2.3 million climbers nationwide in all forms of climbing: rock, ice, mountaineering, and bouldering. Five core programs support the mission on national and local levels: Climbing management policy Local support & mobilization Stewardship & conservation Land acquisition & protection Education

Experiences are everywhere, but people have no definitive destination for learning about them. Finding events and experiences is still largely word-of-mouth and there is not a single, comprehensive, worldwide source for all experiences. Doing is building a unified platform for the discovery, promotion and booking of experiences.

Incredible builds and transforms technology companies. We apply our expertise in business, technology and design to turnaround, acquire and launch companies. Our process is defined by collective knowledge combined with storied entrepreneurship to create thriving companies. With an intensive, collaborative and fearless spirit, we build incredible.

Gigapan inspires and connects the world by empowering people to experience, create, store, share and monetize remarkable HD imagery by providing an ecosystem of hardware, software, viewers and developer tools. Pioneered by NASAs Mars Rover Program in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University and Google, the company commercially emerged in 2008 to bring gigapixel imagery to photographers, educators, and image creators. Gigapan provides an open platform and a completely integrated solution of viewers, APIs and developer tools, a selection of stitch software and robotic panoheads and a robust community with which to discover, explore and share. Gigapan. See more.