Bend, Ore. – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) hosted the 13th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) to a sold-out crowd and just announced the winners of $3,755,000 in investments and cash prizes, setting a new record for Oregon angel conferences. Side investment deals are still being finalized.
A record ten companies received funding and the conference’s big winner was Hubb, walking away with $2,515,000.
“The goal of the Bend Venture Conference is to bring together investors and investable companies in the hopes that through the process some magic will occur and companies will get discovered and funded,” said Brian Vierra, Venture Catalyst for EDCO. “This year, due to a high level of collaboration between both angel and venture funds, institutions and the State itself, we succeeded to a level the conference hasn’t seen before. This has resulted in a new record of almost $4 million for investment deployed through an angel conference in the northwest.”
The Bend Venture Conference (BVC), hosted by Economic Development for Central Oregon, is the largest angel conference in the Pacific Northwest. This year, the conference was divided into three competition categories that consist of Social Impact, Early Stage and Growth Stage companies vying for investment and cash prizes.
In 2015, more than 465 attendees, 50 prominent investors and 65 companies participated for a celebration of entrepreneurship and close to $1 million was awarded to multiple winners.
For more information, visit www.bendvc.com.
