Jim Huston co-founded Portland Seed Fund as a region-building vehicle that pairs small amounts of capital with intense mentoring and networks, and has personally led or co-led 65+ investments while deliberately backing an eclectic mix that includes overlooked founders nobody else had invested in or heard of. He serves as the lead instructor on startup valuation for the Angel Capital Association's Angel University, teaching other investors how to price seed-stage companies, and was selected by public-sector partners including the City of Portland to manage a publicly backed seed program.