Willamette Angel Conference
February 3rd, 2009
| May 14, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 am | to | 6:00 pm |
The first-ever business plan competition of its kind is coming to the Willamette Valley. Calling all entrepreneurs, investors and service providers to attend this inaugural event! We received 44 business plans – six of which will be selected to deliver their pitch at the May 14 conference. One company will be awarded the estimated $150,000 in seed funding. Don’t miss this exciting event…
LOCATION | CH2MHill Alumni Center, Oregon State University Campus, Corvallis, Oregon | map
Regular Registration: $199 for all registrations received after March 13th, 2009
Student Registration: $75 with current Student ID
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The Willamette Angel Conference is an investors conference, connecting early stage and seed businesses with Angel and venture investors. Entrepreneurs and Start-ups can submit their business plans for review, improvement, and ultimately vying for a $150,000 investment
Connecting Start up Businesses with Qualified Investors.
Qualified Investors interested in learning more about participating in this conference should contact Nick Fowler (Fund Manager).
The Willamette Valley boasts a high number of businesses that highlight the rugged individuality, forward thinking, technology and entrepreneurship that are part of Oregon’s proud heritage.
Keynote: Dave Hersch, CEO Jive Software
Attendees will include members of organized angel groups, individual angels, prospective angels, and early-stage investment firms as well as entrepreneurial ventures and start ups interested in obtaining angel funding.
Who should attend
Inventors/Researchers/IP Holders: To learn more about the start up development and funding process, and to network to meet entrepreneurs and service providers.
Entrepreneurs: To get recognition and possibly funding for your business. To develop and hone your business plan and pitch with top quality preparation sessions. To network with investors, and begin conversations that will benefit your company down the line. To network with inventors, and other early stage professionals.
Investors: To have access to some great business investment opportunities. For new investors, to learn how to invest in early stage deals, and how to feed deals to venture capitalists.
Venture Capitalists: To identify top quality and up and coming early stage businesses in the Willamette Valley, to meet seed investors and stay connected to other venture capitalists, to learn more about commercialization from OSU, UofO and Onami.
Service Providers: To introduce your business to companies making early decisions about the direction of their company.
Politicians: To help build economic development for the local and state government.
The Conference will be held at theCH2MHill Alumni Center at Oregon State University on May 14, 2009. Links provide the Agenda and directions to the conference.
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Hi Alan-
This is a great idea and we’re already on it! We’re creating a local angel investor network for people to invest either individually or with others from the network. So it’s not a formal fund. We should be ready to launch this network by the end of the summer/beginning of the fall.
Hi Caroline:
I had another thought with regards to smartups competitions. Why should only the Oregon Angel Networks be the only ones given the opportunity to invest in the presenting businesses? Why can’t the investment opportunities be made available to all the public. I realize that SEC security laws may come into play here, but every business is just looking for start up funds. What ever laws and bylaws that apply to the Oregon Angel Network folks seems that it should be in play for others attending the smartups events.
Alan Smith D.C.
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