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Elevate Capital Announces $1.6M Invested in Oregon Startups Through State-Backed Venture Program

January 12, 2026

Elevate Capital Portfolio Company TrueLark Acquired by Weave Communications

Elevate Capital and Business Oregon SSBCI Venture Direct Program: Strengthening Oregon's Startup Ecosystem

February 3, 2025

Four Elevate Capital Innovation Gap Fund Companies Receive Business Oregon Matching Grants

February 29, 2024

Elevate Capital Releases Inaugural 2023 Impact Report

January 10, 2024

Customer Journey Management SaaS Startup JourneyTrack Secures $1M Investment from Elevate Capital

October 24, 2023

BuildingLens Secures Elevate Capital as Lead Investor

Business Oregon and Elevate Capital's Commercialization Gap Fund 2: Doubling Down on Science, Deep Tech, and Innovation in Oregon

Elevate Capital Innovation Gap Fund: Oregon's First Commercialization Gap Fund to Support Science and Invention Based Startups

October 25, 2021

Hubb, an Elevate Capital Portfolio Company, is Acquired by Intrado Digital Media

August 16, 2021

Elevate Capital Receives Investment from Bank of America’s $1.25B Commitment to Advance Racial Equality

Elevate Capital Launches $40 Million Fund II to Expand Mission of Inclusive Investing

January 26, 2021

Healthcare SaaS Startup GrowthPlug Secures $1 Million Investment from Elevate Capital

Elevate Capital Portfolio Company, Garden Bar, Joins Forces with Evergreens

August 28, 2019

Elevate Inclusion Summit Attracts 300 Minority Entrepreneurs, Investors...

October 11, 2018

Elevate Capital Announces Speakers for Elevate Inclusion Summit 2018

September 26, 2018

Elevate Capital Secures Strong Return on Investment in RFPIO

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Episode 7 with Nitin Rai, Founder & Managing Partner of Elevate Capital

Parallel Entrepreneur – February 6, 2025

How Nitin Rai Overcame Adversity as an Immigrant in Venture Capital

Beta Boom – January 21, 2025

Entrepreneurs Kanth Gopalpur, Monica Enand and Rukaiyah Adams on Oregon's needed investments

The Business Journals, Portland Inno – May 31, 2024

Oregon Investment Firm Plans a $100M Fund

The Business Journals, Portland Inno – January 22, 2024

Forging Great Companies With Venture Capital

Soul of Business with Blaine Bartlett – October 17, 2023

Investing in Underrepresented Innovators: Transforming the Hospitality Industry

Hospitality Technology – August 1, 2023

Office Hours with David Meltzer: LinkedIn Live

Office Hours #521 Podcast – July 21, 2023

Investor Connect: Nitin Rai of Elevate Capital

Investor Connect Podcast – July 7, 2023

The Evolution of AI and Where Venture Opportunities in AI Lie

AiThority – June 6, 2023

The Resilience of Essential Technology: A Beacon of Hope in the Venture Capital Landscape

Grit Daily – May 17, 2023

Closing the gap: The importance of diversity in capital funding

Portland Business Journal – September 14, 2022

Elevate Capital's Bet on Minority-Led Funds

Bloomberg Technology TV – June 23, 2022

How Oregon entrepreneurs are moving forward after the pandemic shock

The Business Journals, Portland Inno – April 27, 2022

Elevate Capital talks results and lessons from Commercialization Gap Fund I

The Business Journals, Portland Inno – October 19, 2021

Bank of America Invests in Elevate Capital

Portland Business Journal – April 20, 2021

Elevate Capital Launches $40M Fund to Queue Up Investments in Six Startups All Led By Black Founders

Afrotech – January 27, 2021

Fund Brings Returns From Diverse Portfolio

Wall Street Journal – January 26, 2021

Elevate Capital Secures $26M of Fund II, Makes 6 Investments

Portland Business Journal – January 26, 2021

Elevate Capital raises $26M for second fund to invest more dollars into minority-led startups

GeekWire – January 26, 2021

Leadership is No Accident Podcast: From Rags-to-Riches

Oyster – January 21, 2021

Meet Brandlive, the company that saved Joe Biden’s digital campaign

Fast Company – December 22, 2020

Portland Tech Executives Talk About Decreasing the $4 Trillion Racial Equity Gap

Willamette Week – December 3, 2020

Bumped Raises $10.4M For Program That Gives Equity As Shopping Rewards

Crunchbase News – November 11, 2020

Raising An Inclusive Fund Was The Hardest Thing This Portland Entrepreneur Ever Did

Times of Entrepreneurship – October 20, 2020

Minnow Technologies Raises $2.2 Million Seed Round

VC News Daily – August 4, 2020

When New Tech Grows in the Silicon Forest

Oregon Business Magazine – April 23, 2020

Beaverton kids clothes maker prepares for a year of fast growth

Portland Business Journal – March 20, 2020

A PDX Executive Podcast with Nitin Rai and Dan Bruton

PDX Executive Podcast – March 19, 2020

Venture capital firm targets $40M second fund, adds partners

Portland Business Journal – March 3, 2020

Healthcare Startup GrowthPlug Moves to Beaverton and Lands $1 Million Investment

Willamette Week – December 11, 2019

Healthcare startup GrowthPlug raises $1M, becomes latest company to relocate from Bay Area

GeekWire – December 11, 2019

Silicon Valley startup moves HQ to Oregon, snags local investment

Portland Business Journal – December 11, 2019

Those Who Serve: Investing in the future of business

KGW8 Portland – November 5, 2019

Nat Parker named entrepreneur in residence for Elevate Capital, while Garden Bar proves minority funds work

Portland Tribune – October 27, 2019

Silicon Valley Firm Says India's Startup Ecosystem Is Afflicted By Huge Opportunity Gap

Forbes.com – December 10, 2018

Term Sheet - Tuesday, October 16

Forbes.com – October 16, 2018

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