We are officially on the road to TechfestNW! There are 38 companies now vying for the AOTech investment of more than $125K, and you can meet them all next week at two fastpitch events being hosted by Technology Association of Oregon and Oregon Venture Fund. Tune in on Tuesday and Thursday at 4pm to watch 19 companies pitch back to back for two minutes each. If you want to see what the emerging tech startup sector looks like right now, register to attend here.

I want to extend personal thanks to local entrepreneur obsessive, Rick Turoczy, co-founder and general manager of PIE, for teaching an incredible class to AOTech companies this week on telling their stories and perfecting their pitches. Many wrote us afterward to say it was the best pitch guidance they'd ever received.

And finally, I also want to thank Priyansha Bagaria, co-founder of Inviz.ai, who sponsored Angel Oregon Tech this week. Inviz.ai has launched a new service supporting tech startups with product development, and we appreciate their support of AOTech.

Hope you're having a great weekend. Much more news to come next week!

Cheers,
Amanda

PS: TFNW tickets for May 21st are on sale now.

Amanda Oborne (she/hers)
President & Executive Director, OEN