Funded Community and Lifestyle Startups in Portland
Among the 11 most recent “Community and Lifestyle” deals, Vacasa’s disclosed $108M (2020-06-02) is a clear outlier: the next-highest disclosed rounds top o…
Among the 11 most recent “Community and Lifestyle” deals, Vacasa’s disclosed $108M (2020-06-02) is a clear outlier: the next-highest disclosed rounds top out at $10M (Brave Care, 2021-04-22) and $4M (FoodCorps, 2025-12-09), with most other disclosed amounts clustered between $500K and $3M. That skew is reinforced by a time spread from 2020-06-02 through 2025-12-09, with only two entries in the 2025 calendar year window (FoodCorps on 2025-12-09 at $4M, and Nest Veterinary on 2025-09-15 at $3M).
Geographically, Portland appears repeatedly in Oregon across multiple entries (FoodCorps 2025-12-09; Health In Harmony 2024-11-21; Alliance for a Healthier Generation 2024-10-10; Friends of the Children 2021-12-06; Solace Cremation 2021-06-02; Solace Cremation and others), while Maine entries concentrate in Portland, Maine (Nest Veterinary 2025-09-15; Hey freya 2023-12-05; Gulf of Maine Research Institute 2023-11-09). Stage disclosures also lean toward “Series Unknown” or blank: 5 of 11 rows are “Series Unknown,” and 1 of 11 is “undisclosed.”
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round on this list, and how far above the rest is it?
Vacasa’s $108M (2020-06-02) stands well above the rest: the next-highest disclosed amounts are $10M for Brave Care (2021-04-22) and $4M for FoodCorps (2025-12-09). Several other disclosed rounds sit between $500K and $3M (e.g., Health In Harmony $500K on 2024-11-21; Hey freya $500K on 2023-12-05).
Do the most recent rounds cluster in a short date window?
Not tightly. The list runs from 2020-06-02 (Vacasa) to 2025-12-09 (FoodCorps), but only two entries fall in 2025 (FoodCorps on 2025-12-09 at $4M; Nest Veterinary on 2025-09-15 at $3M), while the mid-period includes multiple deals in 2021–2024.
Which geography shows the strongest repetition, and does it split across states?
Portland is repeatedly referenced, but it splits by state: Oregon’s Portland appears with FoodCorps (2025-12-09), Health In Harmony (2024-11-21), Alliance for a Healthier Generation (2024-10-10), Friends of the Children (2021-12-06), and Solace Cremation (2021-06-02). Portland, Maine appears for Nest Veterinary (2025-09-15), Hey freya (2023-12-05), and Gulf of Maine Research Institute (2023-11-09), creating two distinct local clusters rather than one single-city concentration.
How dominant is the “Series Unknown” (or missing) stage information?
Stage labels are incomplete for 6 of 11 rows: 5 are marked “Series Unknown” (e.g., FoodCorps 2025-12-09; Health In Harmony 2024-11-21; Gulf of Maine Research Institute 2023-11-09; Madorra 2022-12-05; Alliance for a Healthier Generation 2024-10-10) and 1 is “undisclosed” (Alliance for a Healthier Generation, amount undisclosed, 2024-10-10).
Are there notable outliers besides the biggest round?
Yes on the low end: the smallest disclosed amount is $500K, appearing twice (Health In Harmony $500K on 2024-11-21 and Hey freya $500K on 2023-12-05). At the other end, outside Vacasa’s $108M, amounts taper quickly toward single-digit levels such as Brave Care $10M (2021-04-22) and FoodCorps $4M (2025-12-09).
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