Bend Venture Conference Scholarships Available
BEND VENTURE CONFERENCE APPLICATIONS OPEN THROUGH AUGUST 13TH BIPOC & FEMALE FOUNDER SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE BEND, OR (July 30, 2020) – Applications to the 2020 Bend Venture Conference are due in just two weeks. Companies can start their application at any time, but must be completed by Thursday, August 13th. Portland Seed Fund has committed an investment award of at…
2019 Bend Venture Conference: Raising Killer Dough
2019 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Dave Dahl Creator & Co-Founder of Dave’s Killer Bread Raising Killer Dough: How Dave Dahl Helped Build Dave’s Killer Bread Dave Dahl is best known as the creator and co-founder of Dave’s Killer Bread. An inspirational figure, Dave once led a troubled past, having served over 15 years in…
2019 Bend Venture Conference: Investing in Uncertain Times
2019 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Matt Abrams General Partner, Seven Peaks Ventures Winter is Coming: Startups & Investing in Uncertain Times Matt is a General Partner with Seven Peaks Ventures with primary focus areas and expertise in: Enterprise Data & Analytics; Artificial (AI) & Machine Intelligence; and Information + Data Trust, Integrity and Security. He also focuses heavily on…
2019 Bend Venture Conference: Growing Fast
2019 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Robert Pease Managing Director, Cascade Seed Fund What They Don’t Tell You: Lessons Learned From Growing Fast Robert Pease is Managing Director of Cascade Seed Fund, an early stage investment fund focused technology and consumer products companies in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, as well as Fund Manager and Venture Partner
2019 Bend Venture Conference: The Next Big Thing
2019 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Tore Steen CEO & Co-Founder, CrowdStreet The Next Big Thing: When Finance and Technology Collide Tore co-founded CrowdStreet in 2014 on a mission to democratize access to commercial real estate investing. He has deep internet and software industry experience in strategy, business development, sales, and marketing for both publicly traded and private…
2019 Bend Venture Conference: Accelerating Bend
2019 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Chris DeVore Managing Partner, Founders’ Co-op Accelerating Bend: What’s Behind a Successful Accelerator? Chris DeVore is Managing Partner of Founders’ Co-op and the former Managing Director of Techstars Seattle. Between these two roles Chris has helped over 200 Pacific Northwest startups raise over $1.5 billion in investor capital. Previously a co-founder…
2019 Bend Venture Conference: Where are All the Ladies?
2019 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Allie Magyar Founder & CEO, Hubb Barriers to Female Founders: Where are All the Ladies? Allie Magyar is a skilled entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience driving successful technology-enabled service companies. She founded Hubb to build a technology solution that directly addressed the needs of meeting planners as they…
2019 Bend Venture Conference Winners
EDCO ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 16TH ANNUAL BEND VENTURE CONFERENCE Six Companies Presented with a Total of $488,000 in Investments & Cash Awards BEND, OR – October 18, 2019 – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) hosted the 16th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) to a sold-out crowd at the Tower Theatre in Downtown…
2019 BVC Growth Stage and Impact Finalists Announced
EDCO ANNOUNCES THE FINALISTS IN THE GROWTH AND IMPACT CATEGORIES ADVANCING TO THE BEND VENTURE CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 17-18 BEND, OR – October 4, 2019 – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced the Semi-Finalists advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact Categories for the 16th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on Thursday, October 17…
2019 BVC Early Stage Finalists Announced
ANNOUNCING THE FIVE EARLY STAGE FINALISTS TO PRESENT AT THE 16TH ANNUAL BEND VENTURE CONFERENCE OCTOBER 17-18 Finalists Chosen During Last Night’s Central Oregon PubTalk BEND, Ore. – September 27, 2019 – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announces the Top Five Early Stage Finalists advancing to the Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on Thursday, October…
2019 BVC Semi-Finalists for Early Stage
EDCO ANNOUNCES THE BVC EARLY STAGE SEMI-FINALISTS Ten companies to present at the largest PubTalk of the year September 26th; Competing for a $3,000 cash award and a spot on BVC Stage BEND, Ore. – September 17, 2019 – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced the 10 semi-finalist companies advancing in the Early Stage…
2019 Companies Vying to Present on the BVC Stage
EDCO ANNOUNCES THE FIRST ROUND OF COMPANIES IN THE GROWTH, EARLY AND IMPACT CATEGORIES ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE OF THE 2019 BEND VENTURE CONFERENCE BEND, OR – September 6, 2019 – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced the first round of companies to advance in the Growth, Impact and Early Stage Categories for…
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