Founders Live Portland

Founders Live Portland returns as part of Cursor Summer Cafe!

We are excited to present our unforgettable networking experience and pitch competition within Cursor's big event…

5 founders99-second pitches4 minutes of audience Q&AYOUR VOTES decide the winner!

So bring your friends and coworkers, grab some food and drink, get to know your local entrepreneurs, and vote for what you think will be the next big thing… built in the PNW.

Know someone who should attend? Open The Door

Starring

Nick Hughes, Founder and CEO of Founders Live!

Joanna Gough

Competing Founders and Startups

TBAInterested in pitching at a future event? Apply here!Know someone who should pitch? Open The Door

Winners

The Founders Live winners package includes:

• Front Row membership with unlimited access to Backstage Intelligence and the Backchannel community

• Founders Live Booster Pack over $1,000,000 in cash savings on 100+ essential apps and services for startups

• An appearance in the Founders Live Prime Time regional qualifiers with a chance to advance to our Prime Time global livestream tournament

Partners

Lunarbyte is a custom software and product development studio focused on building scalable, reliable software solutions that drive real business results. We are also happy to offer a one hour software engineering consultation for builder teams and presenters.

What do you need help with?

Nick will connect you directly to a partner who can help.

Get started toward success

Enter the Pitch VideoChallenge!

This is your chance to share your story in a 99-second pitch video.

Prizes start at 250 votes.

Get notified when entries open for the 2026 edition!

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