Oregon AI Accelerator

Run by Portland State University.

Portland State University runs the Oregon AI Accelerator as a three-month hybrid cohort for early-stage AI startups in Portland. It makes no investment; instead participants compete for up to $50,000 in equity-free grant prizes and give up no equity to take part.

Investment

US$50,000 (Below North America median $100k · Below global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

0% (Like 66% of North America · Like 79% globally)

Duration

13 weeks (At North America median 13 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

hybrid

Cadence

Not disclosed

Location

Portland, United States

Sectors

• AI & ML

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://www.pdx.edu/news/psu-partners-google-launch-oregon-ai-accelerator-driving-regional-innovation read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct, duration weeks, format

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Last verified 2026-09-05.