Hello Friend,
Only 10 days until
TechfestNW and the
Angel Oregon Tech Finale! I really hope you'll come cheer on these founders - the
nine finalists have done such great work in the last three months honing their investment pitches and refining their businesses. The first 10 people to
register right now with the code
OEN at checkout will get free tickets!
In addition to the investment-stage finalists, we're also excited for you to meet the three
Include Awardees. Created by
Black Founders Matter, Include Awards will be given to three
concept-stage companies led by BIPOC founders, and each includes a $5,000 non-dilutive grant to help further the development of each company. The Include Awards were created to help bridge the gap in friends & family funding related to systemic wealth disparities that face many emerging BIPOC entrepreneurs. We're grateful to
SheerID,
Prosper Portland, and
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt for supporting these awards.
And while it's hard for us to see past next Friday, we do have some great stuff in the works after AOTech is over! We are delighted to offer a 4-part workshop series on
How to Build a Great Board in June with consultant and investor
Karyn Barsa, presented by
VertueLab. Your board is a critical piece of any scalable startup's business, and Karyn is a pro - these sessions will be info-dense and actionable.
Register now.
Lastly, we'll soon welcome back Loafy as
Oregon Angel Food 2021 gets underway! Sign up
here to be notified as soon as registration is open for food & beverage makers, or to get information about joining the OregonAF investor pool. Details to come...
Cheers,
Amanda
President & Executive Director
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
PS: Don't wait! The first 10 people to
register for TFNW right now with the code
OEN at checkout will get free tickets!