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2007 BVC
Presenting Companies

What do genetic testing, mobile phone advertising, a video-processing software company and a packaged organic food company have in common? They’re all early-stage companies preparing to present their business plans to a panel of investors at this year’s event. One lucky company stands to win a minimum investment fund of $100,000! Listed below are brief summaries of the four selected presenting companies.

Elemental Technologies, Inc. (ETI) – Portland, OR
ETI is a software company building a high performance platform for professional and broadcast video applications. ETI’s product is a modular software solution that provides the fastest, highest-quality video processing. ETI’s software utilizes the power of the modern graphics processing unit (GPU) to achieve unparalleled performance at commodity hardware prices.

Floragenex – Eugene, OR
Floragenex has developed new technology, which serves as an effective tool in genetic research including plant genomics, animal genomics, and basic research. Developed by co-founder Dr. Eric Johnson at the Oregon Institute of Molecular Biology, Restriction site Associated DNA (RAD) marker technology is a breakthrough tool in genetic research that can offer ten fold increases in information at half the cost of current technology.

RocketBux – Bend, OR
RocketBux’s mission is to drive valuable offers in a targeted way to the mobile phone.  Their patent-pending software products have been successfully used by more than 3,000 customers in the past six months making RocketBux a powerful mobile advertising platform within the industry. Promotions to date have included participants such as McDonalds, RedBox, Dutch Bros. Coffee, Safeway, DVD Play, Bella Tazza, Sports Vision Bend, Chambers Communications, and more.

Zebra Mix – Seattle, WA
Zebra Mix, Inc. is an organic packaged food company that creates unique, hands-on learning experiences for children. Their step-by-step baking kits are designed to fill the growing need to provide organic food, educate kids about food, and create smart and relevant learning activities. Each kit contains Zebra’s instructional Safari Baking Map™, which turns baking into a touch-point for math, science, reading, and more.