BEND, Ore. – October 19, 2016 – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) last week hosted the 13th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) and announced that over $3,918,000 was awarded in investments and cash prizes, setting a new record for Oregon angel conferences and making it one of the top angel conferences in the country.

BEND, Ore. – January 26, 2016 – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) today announced that the total awards in 2015 Bend Venture Conference companies has hit $947,500, up from $620,000, which was awarded in mid-October at the end of the conference. Investments in two of the winning Growth Stage companies, Odysys andPerfect Company, have officially closed at $225K and $125K, respectively.

BEND, Ore. – October 17, 2014 – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO), today hosted the annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC), with a sold-out crowd of over 400 attendees, and announced the winners of over $900K in investments and total prizes. Side investment deals, which are still being finalized, are at approximately $175,000, bringing the grand total of investments, awards, and cash prizes at the 2014 BVC to nearly $1 million dollars. The following are a list of winners: