Organization · Incubator
Oregon Startup Center
Oregon Startup Center (OSC) provides various programs aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and business owners through strategic planning, mentoring, and seed funding, along with residency and virtual incubation options.
Overview
What Oregon Startup Center does
What Oregon Startup Center is
Oregon Startup Center (OSC) provides various programs aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and business owners through strategic planning, mentoring, and seed funding, along with residency and virtual incubation options.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports program host and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Incubator
- Founded
- Founded in 2010
- Approximate age
- About 16 years
- Structured capabilities
- Program host · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 1, 2026
What Incubator means
An incubator is a support environment for turning a nascent idea or early company into a startup that is more ready for customers, funding, or an accelerator.
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Capability profile
Oregon Startup Center as a program host
Program thesis
The Oregon Startup Center (OSC) provides resources and support to mission-driven non-profits and scalable startups, focusing on fostering a thriving and inclusive regional economy.
Focus narrative
OSC invests in early-stage startups across various sectors, including technology (software, hardware, AI-native, semiconductors), consumer products and brands, manufacturing, bio and life sciences, and clean technology. The organization offers tailored resources to help entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders develop sustainable business foundations.
Value and support
OSC offers capital, mentorship, and resources to help companies establish traction and prepare for further investment.
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
- Next deadline
- March 27, 2026
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Notable portfolio companies include Liquid Wire, which develops dynamic, shape-shifting machines using patented Metal Gel™ technology; Prelude Early Learning, focusing on enhancing school readiness; TrovaTrip, providing travel experiences for communities; CampsEZ, a platform for finding activities and camps; ALIGN, offering marketing insights; Dayo, an incentives app for managing screen time; Goumikids, designing innovative baby clothing; Sport Source, connecting athletes with facilities; Radious, an online marketplace for residential workplaces; and SteamChain, simplifying B2B payments.
Capability profile
Oregon Startup Center as a community
Community overview
The Oregon Startup Center (OSC) was founded in 2005 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon. It provides resources and support to both mission-driven non-profits and scalable startups, focusing on fostering a thriving and inclusive regional economy.
Community focus
OSC invests in early-stage startups across various sectors, including technology (software, hardware, AI-native, semiconductors), consumer products and brands, manufacturing, bio and life sciences, and clean technology. The organization offers tailored resources to help entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders develop sustainable business foundations.
Member value
Members benefit from access to capital, mentorship, and resources to help establish traction and prepare for further investment.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 48
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- April 1, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Operators
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- incubator and community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 12
Events and activity
OSC hosts regular events to connect the community, including the Westside Founder Coffee, which are monthly meetups for startup and non-profit founders to discuss challenges.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies include Liquid Wire, Prelude Early Learning, TrovaTrip, CampsEZ, ALIGN, Dayo, Goumikids, Sport Source, Radious, and SteamChain.
Common questions
What to know about Oregon Startup Center
Upseed classifies Oregon Startup Center under the Incubator organization type. Its current public profile includes program host and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 1, 2026
Known limits
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