At the same time, Kiyo Kubo, a Portland app developer, was going door-to-door to businesses across the city, trying to convince them to sign on to his new startup venture, Kuto, an alternative ...

By buying gifts for others — or yourself — shoppers will be entered into a raffle to win prizes whenever they make a purchase with the Kuto app. The local app charges business owners less to ...

The gift cards were distributed through the free Kuto app and can be used at participating businesses in Portland. "The Kuto app is a local, BIPOC-owned company that helps people make electronic ...