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PSBA Calendar

Events PSBA is hosting at the Propel Center on PSU’s campus.

2130 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR · All times Pacific. Questions? Email haq@pdx.edu.

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CEO Council

Monthly, usually the 3rd Thursday · 12–1pm PT

Suite 100 (the green couches) · Hosted by PSBA

Who it’s for: CEOs and founders based at the Propel Center: private-suite tenants and co-working members.

  • Thu, Oct 22 · 12 PM–1 PM PT
  • Thu, Nov 19 · 12 PM–1 PM PT
  • Thu, Dec 17 · 12 PM–1 PM PT
  • + 1 more
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The Cube: Monthly Founder Council

Monthly, usually the 3rd Thursday · 2–3pm PT

Suite 280 (hybrid for members) · Hosted by PSBA × PSU Center for Entrepreneurship

Who it’s for: Current and past Cube companies. The free Cube program serves PSU students and recent alumni (within 3 years) actively building products.

  • Thu, Oct 22 · 2 PM–3 PM PT
  • Thu, Nov 19 · 2 PM–3 PM PT
  • Thu, Dec 17 · 2 PM–3 PM PT
  • + 1 more
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Blacklight Paint Party

Fri, Oct 23 · 7 PM–9 PM PT

Suite 140 · Hosted by Corinne Dermond & Kindra Flavin

Who it’s for: All ages; minors with an adult.

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Fall Pathfinder Student-Founder Panel

Fri, Oct 30 · 10 AM–11:30 AM PT

Suite 140 · Hosted by PSU International Special Programs · Karin Tittelbach

Who it’s for: The Fall Pathfinder cohort: 18 Taiwanese entrepreneurs visiting PSU.

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Hacktoberfest Hack Day Portland x Portland AI Devs

Sat, Oct 31 · 9 AM–2 PM PT

Suite 140 · Hosted by Varshith Chennuru with Major League Hacking

Who it’s for: Students and professionals who want to contribute to open source.

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Fall Pathfinder Shadow Day

Tue, Nov 3 · 10 AM–3 PM PT

Propel Center and other host sites · Hosted by PSBA host companies

Who it’s for: The Fall Pathfinder cohort: 18 Taiwanese entrepreneurs visiting PSU.

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Building Social: Pizza + Unconference

Every other Friday, 3–6pm PT

Propel Center — room announced closer to the date · Hosted by Arsh Haque

Who it’s for: Tenants, co-working members, Cube teams, PSBA founders and partners, plus newcomers who have chatted with Arsh.

  • Fri, Nov 6 · 3 PM–6 PM PT
  • Fri, Nov 20 · 3 PM–6 PM PT
  • Fri, Dec 4 · 3 PM–6 PM PT
  • + 7 more
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Hack for Humanity

Sat, Nov 7 · 10 AM–5 PM PT

Suite 140, Propel Center · Hosted by The AI Collective Portland

Who it’s for: Engineers, designers, PMs, researchers, and curious beginners (18+). Space limited; registration requires host approval.

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Public Co-working Day

Every Tuesday, 10am–2pm PT

Suite 156 · Hosted by Arsh Haque

Who it’s for: Anyone building something: founders, students, researchers and freelancers.

  • Tue, Nov 10 · 10 AM–2 PM PT — Theme: Funding Day
  • Tue, Nov 17 · 10 AM–2 PM PT
  • Tue, Nov 24 · 10 AM–2 PM PT
  • + 17 more
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NSF ART / PSU BootSTRP Grant Sessions

Info sessions + two workshops

Room 140 · Hosted by PSU BootSTRP / NSF ART

Who it’s for: PSU faculty exploring research-translation funding; grad students welcome but not the focus.

  • Thu, Nov 12 · 12 PM–1 PM PT — Info session · Room 140
  • Tue, Nov 17 · 12 PM–1 PM PT — Info session
  • Mon, Nov 23 · 2 PM–3 PM PT — Info session
  • + 3 more
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First Friend Initiative Gathering

Fri, Nov 13 · Morning, time TBD

Propel Center · Hosted by Yuuki Sasao-Ruef

Who it’s for: Invited local leaders.

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Stripe Atlas Meetup

Tue, Nov 17 · 4:30 PM–6:30 PM PT

Suite 140, Propel Center · Hosted by Stripe Portland · Jim Slavik & Greg Lind

Who it’s for: Founders considering incorporating a US startup with Stripe Atlas, or wanting to manage funds / fundraising after incorporation.

Coming soon

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Thursday Founder Build Sessions

Thursdays · 1–2 hour working sessions

Propel Center — room shared with invitees · Hosted by Arsh Haque

Who it’s for: PSBA startups only.

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AIXelerate Challenge: Student AI Hackathon

January 2027 · Date TBD

Suite 140 · Hosted by Charan Bapanapalli & Abhay Chittim (AIXelerate)

Who it’s for: Student builders using AI coding tools; Portland startups can get involved as judges or sponsors.