The BendTECH coworking space has been buzzing a bit this week as people investigate whether they should/can apply for up to $100,000 in grant funding from Business Oregon. The grants aim to help early stage startups commercialize their science, research and technology.
In our house, we like to talk about “doing the work.” Want to be good at soccer? Gotta do the work. Want to improve your math? Do the work. Well, Cascade Angels has been quietly doing the work of building its investment fund and our startup ecosystem since its inception in 2014, and the effort is absolutely paying off.
The Bend Venture Conference happened for the 15th year in a row. To be sure, at this point the event happens – it’s a thing – and yet I find myself always somewhat amazed that so many investors, entrepreneurs, and startup supporters come to Bend, millions of dollars are doled out to promising companies, and respected keynote speakers have inspiring conversations on stage.
Were you dying of suspense? I was. To recap: Earlier this month, Cascade Angels sponsored a fun contest to give away a BVC ticket. The Bend-based angel fund asked applicants to provide short answers to three questions, and the winner gets a ticket to the Bend Venture Conference.
The BendTECH unConference is back for its 9th year, bigger and better than ever. The unConference, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 16th, is a fun-loving, crowd-pleasing, startup-celebrating pitch fest. Entrepreneurs line up to snag one of the first-come, first-serve pitch spots and then compete on stage to win cash awards. Winners are determined by audience vote.
Bend-based Seven Peaks Ventures announced today that it’s launching its second fund, which aims to funnel $28 million in venture funding toward early stage tech startups in the PNW and rest of the west. The firm launched in 2013 with the goal of helping to fill the regional capital gap facing PNW, and particularly, Oregon-based startups. The first fund, which totaled $7.5 million, invested in multiple Oregon startups, including Bend-based Manzama, and Portland-based CrowdStreet and Bright.md.
Bend Venture Conference winner RFPIO announced a $25M investment from K1 Investment Management today. The announcement was the largest round yet for the young startup, and represented a nice return for BVC investors.
The Annual BendTECH Startup Resource Fair Returns 6/6 - Bend Sextech Startup Lora DiCarlo Secures $2 million in Funding AND Gets Its CES Award Back! That's a Day! - One Tech Meetup to Rule Them All: Cool People + Beer + Prizes! - Check Out Adventure Guru's Video-Based Adventure Map - Don't Miss Thursday's PubTalk! Startups, Tea, Trademark Protection Tips, and Tots. - What Happens When Your Startup Goes Accidentally Viral? KidRunner Shares Lessons Learned - Meet Rupie at BendTECH's Startup Founder's Office Launch Party - Sudara's Big Move, Big Sale, and How You Can Support this Bend B-Corp - Can We Activate More Local Women to Be Startup Investors? Why That's Important and What's Next. - Rupie Selected for First BendTECH Startup Founder's Office - StartupBend Jobs: BendTECH Exec Director, Odysys Sales, Quantek Software Engineers and More - BendTECH Launches Startup Founder Office--Free Space + Wraparound Support for Entrepreneurs - You're Invited: Google Cloud Hosts Cloud Hero Event Thursday - Bend Smart Candle Startup LuDela Heads to Techstars Boulder - Bend is the Work from Home Capital of America - Is Your Startup Eligible for a $100k Business Oregon Grant? - Bend Robotic Sex Toy Startup Wins CES Award, Then Gets it Taken Away. Startup Pens Open Letter to Call Out Gender Bias. - Kickoff 2019 with an Evening of BadAss Women Entrepreneurs; Learn about Startup Funding Opportunities, Hear from Successful Founders and More - Cascade Angels Announces Largest Fund Ever w/ $1.1 Million in Investments This Year - Looking for Office Space? Check Out BendTECH Coworking - Save the Date: Inclusive Design Talk Features Microsoft Team That Created the Adaptive Xbox Controller - Opportunity Knocks: Former Bend Research CEO Rod Ray Leads Leadership Workshop - Want to Meet Bend Women In STEAM? There's a Mixer Wednesday - The BVC Recap: Talkoot Wins Big, the Theme is "Upstream," Rockets to the Moon and More - BOW Breakout Awards More than $15,000 to Outdoor Product Startups! And a Cyclist Jumped Over Founders on Stage. Because BOW. - Bigger, Better, Cowbell-er! BendTECH Presents the 9th Annual unConference Pitchfest w/ More Cash Prizes and More Fun! - Mandala, LuDela and Lacuda Swim Win Cash + Prizes at BendTECH unConference - Reminder: BendTECH unConference is at 2 p.m. Tuesday. That's Tomorrow! - BendX Women's Entrepreneurial Bootcamp Celebrates Conclusion of First Course w/ Startup Pitch Night - Startups, Startups Everywhere! Here are the BVC Early Stage and BOW Breakout Finalists ... - And the Winners of the Cascade Angels BVC Ticket Contest Are ... - Bend Startup Raaft Helps SaaS Companies Understand – and Reduce – Cancellations - Want to Win a Ticket to BVC? Cascade Angels Sponsors "3 Qs to Win" Ticket Giveaway via Startup Bend! Go for it! - Network, Learn, Grow! Bend's First Young Professionals Summit is Sept. 29th - EDCO Announces 10 Early Stage BVC Semi Finalists; Founders to Pitch at PubTalk - Bend-Based Seven Peaks Ventures Raises $28 Million for Second Fund Aimed at PNW and West Coast Startups - Mark Your Calendars: TAO Bend Tech Tour is Monday 9/17 - Come Out Thursday! LuDela Celebrates Launch of Real Flame, On-Demand, Remote Controlled Candles with a Social Mission - Startups: Want to be Featured at the Bend Fall Festival? There's Just 8 Spots, So Sign Up - Bend Venture Conference Accepting Startup Applications Thru Aug. 8 - With RFPIO, BVC Investors Get Second Exit in One Month - Lessons from the SBIR Road Tour: How Founders Can Explore Gov Funding/Contracts for Startups - Want a Confidence Boost? Check Out the Confidence Project 7/31 - LGBTQ+ Students and Tech Professionals: BendTECH Hosts the First Out in Tech Event 6/20 - July 11: 1001 Tech Center Launches Speaker Series w/ Event on Building Better Culture - Guest Post: How the YIMBY Movement Aims to Tackle Affordable Housing -- and Why Tech/Startups Should Pay Attention - Starting or Growing a Biz? The Startup Resource Fair is Back, Bigger and Better! - Legal Guidance for Startups: Cooley Hosts Office Hours Thursday @ BendTECH - New BendX Bootcamp Launches to Support Women Founders - Who's Exhibiting at the Startup Resource Fair? Meet our 30+ Exhibitors and Tap into a Wealth of Startup Support and Resources - Startup GoGetter Building a LinkedIn for Skilled Trades - Rane Stempson: Helping Central Oregon Startups and More Create Diverse, Inclusive Workplaces - Bend Outdoor Worx Taking Applications for BreakOut, the Only Funding Event Specifically for the Outdoor Industry - Death by Coffee Meetings? Keeping Our Startup Community Generous Even as it Grows - Have You Heard About One Tech Meetup to Rule Them All? It's Gonna Be BIG ... Scheduled for 5/7 - PubTalk is Chock Full of Bend Startups: Hear from Red Duck, Hyperdrive, KidRunner AND Oregon Sports Angels - Tend.ai Refocuses on Predictive Maintenance, Brings in New COO - Looking for Resources? OSU-Cascades Creates Oregon Startup Checklist - Bend-based No-Bake Cookie Co. Testing Cookies at Local Stores--Get Some! - Starve Ups, an Oregon Startup Accelerator, to Open a Bend Chapter; Learn More at 4/9 Event - Sign Up! TAO Kicks Off Diversity and Leadership Series Next Week w/ Unconscious Bias Workshop - Startup News Roundup! CS Jobs, Funding Opps, BendTECH Running Club, PubTalk & More - Check Out the Bend Startups Selected to Pitch at TechFestNW - OSU-Cascades Co-Lab Incubator Seeks Startups + Kicking Off Funding Bootcamp - Kidcareshare Founder Selected for Project Entrepreneur Cohort - Come to This! Women Who Reinvent Themselves Panel Friday Morning - Cascade Angels New Fund Co-Manager Robert Pease Talks Startup Success, Failure and the Trouble with Ping Pong - Want to Dig into Coworking? BendTECH is Hiring a Community and Operations Manager - Bend Startup Mission Limelight Takes Nonprofit Auctions to the Next Level - Your Tuesday Night Plans: Bend Chamber Event Highlights Women and Entrepreneurship - Tired of Not Moving Forward on Your Next Big Thing? Maybe This Baby Whale Can Help - Know High School Girls Interested in Tech? ChickTech Weekend Workshops Coming to Bend and Madras - ICYMI: OSU Cascades CS Student Hackathon Helps Fight Human Trafficking - Bend Startup DohJe Wins OpenIDEO Gratitude in the Workplace Challenge - Does it Feel Like Everyone You Know in Bend is Starting a Biz? (Report: They Are) - TAO Women in Steam Hosts Info Event on New Equal Pay Law - Outdoor Product Startups: Bend Outdoor Worx is Accepting Apps for 2018 Accelerator Program - Bend Tech Employers Plan to Hire Nearly 300 Tech Employees in 2018 - Need Gifts? This 2017 Bend Startup Holiday Gift Guide Has You Covered - The Future is Here: How Tend.ai Co-Founder Mark Silliman Transformed His Honda into a Self-Driving Car - It's Cyber Monday! 10 Gadgety Gifts to Jumpstart Your Holiday Shopping - A Jobs Board Blowout! Apptoto, LeadMethod, Odysys, Flybook, TechSoft 3D and Bend Research Hiring - What's Next for BVC Winner LeadMethod? New Offices, More People and Plan for Growth - OnBoard Dynamics CEO Rita Hansen Chosen for U.S. Delegation Headed to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India - Need Some Spice in Your Life? Check out Red Duck Foods Taco Sauce Kickstarter - OSU-Cascades Hosts Global Day of Code Retreat! Software Devs of All Skill Levels Are Invited! - Shape CTO Chris Vlessis Wins OEN's Wyatt Starnes Award, Honoring Young Entrepreneurs - Mark Your Calendars: Closing the Funding Gap for STEAM Women - BVC 2017: Bend Startups, Great Bras and Why There are Big Checks in My Living Room - KidRunner and Tribe Pilot Win Cash Prizes at BOW Venture Out Festival - The BendTECH unConference Pitchfest Returns Oct. 17 w/ Cash Prizes and More Fun - Tribe Pilot and Locals Compass Win unConference Cash - Here's the 9 Outdoor Industry Startups Pitching at BOW's Venture Out Festival - Your Guide to Next Week's Startup Extravaganza: unConference, Venture Out and Bend Venture Conference - Helping Our Own: BendTECH Supply Drive Wed and Thurs for Sonoma Fire Victims - Time for Some Un! unConference Announces Prizes of $2,500, $1,500 AND Free Cowbells for the First 100 Attendees - What Will Bend Be Like in 30 Years? Join the Discussion at the Bend Chamber's Event Tuesday 10/10 - Bend Volunteer, Philanthropist and Startup Investor Betsy Warriner on What Drives Her to Give Back #Julieselfie - The BVC Social Impact Track is Back: Here are the 4 Startups Competing - Have Fun with Photos and Give Back With New Bend Startup PixyPics.com - Congrats to These 5 Early Stage Startups! See You at the Bend Venture Conference - Bend Companies InvestiPro and LeadMethod Will Pitch at the Bend Venture Conference - Cascade Angels Invests in Bend Startup InvestiPro - And the Winners of the Cascade Angels Bend Venture Conference Ticket Giveaway Are ... - BOW Venture Out Conference is Back With New Awards and More Ways to Win - Women in STEAM Hosts Upcoming Science Night in Support of Bend Science Station - Want to go to BVC? Cascade Angels is Having a Ticket Giveaway! - A Giant Tech and Startup News Roundup: It's All Happening - EDCO Announces the 10 Early Stage Semi-Finalists for Bend Venture Conference - Techies: Mark Your Calendar For This Month's TAO Tech Tour in Bend - The Top 10 BVC Semi-Finalists Includes Two Bend Startups - New Bend Startup Kidcareshare Helps Parents Find & Trade Childcare - Fundraising? Sign-up for Power Pitching to Investors - Cascade Angels Invests in Oregon-Based Wild Fang and Rigado - Web Design and Development Meetup on Conversion-Focused Landing Pages Tonight! - Outdoor Startups: The Venture Out Application Deadline is Fast Approaching - Bend Fall Festival is Looking for Startups Who Want to Exhibit - Looking for a Small Office? Real Time Research Has Space to Share - How We Can Get More Central Oregon Women in Tech and on Stages - Ignite TAO Features 11 Rapid Fire Tech Talks + Cocktails 8/17 - Who is at Outdoor Retailer? Lots of Bend Startups, Companies and EDCO - Yessss! First-Ever Innovation Day Connects People, Projects and Ideas - BVC Alum Bright.md Raises $8 Million Series B w/ Investment from Seven Peaks Ventures - Hey Startups! The Bend Venture Conference is Accepting Applications Through Aug. 11 - #Julieselfie: 3 Tips for Entrepreneurs from the CEO of KIALOA, Bend-based paddle company - Cookie News! FoundersPad Invests in Bend-Based No-Bake Cookie Company - Check Out Bend's First Innovation Day July 18th: Meet Local Innovators, Inspiring Entrepreneurs and Creative Business Leaders - Julie Harrelson: 7 Lessons Learned from the Kauffman Foundation ESHIP Summit - New Bend Tech: Vector Remote Care Simplifies Device Monitoring - Seven Peaks Raising $30 Million Fund to Invest in PNW Startups - Have a Tech Idea You Want to Share? Ignite TAO Accepting Speaker Proposals Thru 6/29 - Kollective, LeadMethod & Benefit Elect Hiring Tech Jobs in Bend - Bend Startup Tribe Pilot Wins at OUTFOUND Pitch Competition - Questions About Fundraising? Local VC, Angel Funds and More Will Answer Them Tuesday - Bend Startup Tribe Pilot to Pitch at Inaugural OUTFOUND Series in Hood River - Cascade Angels: 7 Lessons Learned at the First BendTECH Startup Resource Fair - Check Out the First Annual BendTECH Startup Resource Fair - May PubTalk Showcases Startups Locals Compass, DubsLabs, Odysys and Oregon Angel Fund's Scott Sandler - New Group Launches w/ Party & Mission for More Women in STEAM Careers - Great Free Advice from These Experts at Next Week's Startup Resource Fair - Concerned About Cyber Security? Check Out Next Monday's TAO/Oregon Bioscience Event - Bend Startup Launches Kickstarter for the M.C. Hammie, a Reinvented Hammock - Headed to Bend? 50% Off Locals Compass Travel Itineraries for StartupBend Readers - Bend Declares First Innovation District (We're in it! Woohoo!) - 3 Keys to Becoming a Successful Biz and Community Leader From Dr. Peter Yonan #Julieselfie - The Future is Finally Here: Uber Launches in Bend on Thursday - Tend.ai Co-Founders Discuss Industry 4.0 @ Next Tech Talk - BendPoly Rebrands, Expands as GreenFig University in Multiple Cities - EDCO PubTalk Thursday Fea. Doug Layman w/ Arve Capital, Manzama, ColorKitchen and CEVA Bike Fit Systems - Meet Startup and Tech People, Eat Tacos: Taco Tuesday is Tomorrow! - Calling Techies, Makers and More: Partner with Students for Central Oregon's First Make-a-Thon - Looking for Funds? Apply for Cascade Angels Investment by May 1 - Apptoto Founder Relocates Tech Startup to Bend, Now Hiring Engineers and a Designer - Jobs! New-to-Bend Startup Apptoto is Hiring and More - Cairn Hires Former Cascade Designs VP Mona West as New Chief Product Officer - Entrepreneurs: Opportunity Knocks Launches Online Directory of Biz Resources - It is Time to Improve Your Pitch? Check Out This Upcoming Workshop - Locals Compass Celebrates Launch w/ Bend Party, Discount Codes for Itineraries - Upcoming Tech Talk Features Bend City Manager Eric King - E::SPACE and COCC Offering Intro to Linux Course, Starts Next Week - Hey Mt Bikers! BVC Winner CushCore to Demo Its Inner Tire Suspension System Saturday at Maston - EDCO PubTalk Features Tom Gonser, Founder of DocuSign and Partner w/ Seven Peaks - Cairn Co-Founders on the Secret to Their Successful Partnership #julieselfie - So Many Jobs: Developers, Sales and More! Take Our Proprietary CAN MY LIFE BE MORE AWESOME Quiz, See if One is Right For You - Startup Veteran Robert Pease Joins Cascade Angels Team - Shape.io Building Dev and Sales Teams, Outgrowing Offices - Tech Alliance of Central Oregon Rebrands, Refocuses as BendTECH - DohJe Releases New Video, Launches in Kaiser SF Med Center, Looks to Hire - Let's Hang Out! Tech Talk Happy Hour Launches Tuesday - Friday Morning Muse: Come Meet 4 Social Entrepreneurs From Bend Who Are Changing the World! - Miss These Jobs and You'll Be SAD! Cairn, Manzama, GL Solutions, G5 and More Hiring ... - Hip, Luxury Lipstick That's Also Vegan? Yep, Meet Axiology - Tech People: Learn How to Improve Your Soft Skills at the Tech Talent Development Summit - 3 Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs from OSU Cascades Biz Instructor Kim Vierra #julieselfie - Is Public Speaking at the Tower Theater in Your Future? There's a Class For That! - Have an Event? Want to Go Awesome Startup and Biz Events? Check Out Our Events Page - G5 Hosts Young Professionals Networking Event on Wednesday - Looking for Funding? Cascade Angels is Taking Applications from Startups - E::SPACE Labs Partners with COCC to Expand Tech Training Courses - Think Tanky + Sudara Talk Slow Fashion and How Business Can Be a Force For Good - New Portland-Based Fund Invests in Women-Led Startups - Check out these 10 StartupBend Jobs: G5, Hydaway and Agency Revolution Hiring - Hydro Flask GM on his 3 Guiding Principles for Business #julieselfie - Event Alert! Cascade Angels Fund Manager Shares Networking Secrets - Make Money, Share Your Local Bend Knowledge: Travel Tech Startup Locals Compass Hosts Info Sessions - SoCalGas Signs Contract to Demo OnBoard Dynamics Mobile Natural Gas Compressor - 2017 is Looking Hot: New Year's Resolutions from Bend Startups, VCs, Biz Leaders and More - 2016 by the Numbers: Startup Money Raised, Jobs Posted, Funds Launched and More! - The Top 10 Most Read StartupBend Posts for 2016 - Pierce Footwear Seeks Investment to Launch Lace-less Running Shoe Line - FoundersPad Invests in Bend VR Startup, ZeroTransform - FoundersPad Launches New, Early Stage Fund for PNW Startups - Biz and Education Leaders Pursuing Entrepreneurship and Innovation High School for Bend - Tech Soft 3D Begins to Build Out Bend Dev Team, Looking to Hire - Bend-based DubsLabs KickStarts On-Ear, Flat Headphones, Which Allow You to Hear Your Surroundings and Music While Skiing, Biking and More - Happy Holidays! We Got You ... a Job! Manzama, G5, Tend.ai All Hiring - Want to Own a Startup? StartupCommunity.org is Up for Grabs - Spurred by Giant Order, Fireside Audiobox Now Ready for Mass Production - Forbes Highlights Bend's Outdoor Startups -- and the Role of 'Friendliness' in our Ecosystem - Shopping Small Business Saturday or CyberMonday? Put These 8 Bend #Startups on Your Shopping List - Why You Don’t Tell the Ripclear Founders That Something Is Impossible … #50startups - Want to Work in Tech in Bend? G5 Hiring for 9 Positions - ICYMI: Tom Gonser, DocuSign Founder, Joins Bend-Based Seven Peaks Ventures, Notes that Startups Don't Have to be "in Big Cities to Succeed" - Upcoming LEGO Robotics Tournament Needs Volunteers and Sponsors - Tend.ai Raises $2 Million in Seed Round from Palo Alto-based True Ventures - Be Better! Free Workshop for Improving Your Everyday Public Speaking and Presentation Skills - New OSU-Cascades CS Professor Spearheads Program to Connect Tech Employers and Students - Small Town, Big Money: Bend Startups Raise $21 Mil This Year -- And More to Come - 5 Startup Tips from Bend Founders, VCs and Serial Entrepreneurs #julieselfie - Tech Jobs on the Blog: G5, Tend.ai and TechSoft 3D Hiring - #julieselfie: Five Talent CEO on What Bend Needs to Grow Smart + Advice to His 25-Year-Old Self - BVC 2016: $3.76 Million in Investments Sets a Record, Women Slay and Oregon Wins - The unConference is 10/12! Pitch Your Biz Idea, Vote on Startups, Win the Wild Card Spot on the BVC Stage! - Your unConference + BVC + Venture Out Guide: A Record Setting $1.5 Million in Investments and 100 Free Cowbells - Bend Startups: How InvestiPro Software Streamlines Workplace Investigations - Startup News Roundup: Bonfire is Happening, Tend.ai is Hiring, SteadyBudget is Now Shape, Hydaway is Growing ... - #julieselfie: Startup Strategist and Pitch Coach Pam Stevenson Talks Entrepreneurship, Adventure Racing and Designing Sneakers for Michael Johnson - And the Startups Pitching at the Venture Out Festival Are ... - Here are the BVC Social Impact and Growth Stage Finalists - Get Ready for Tenth Month: October is Conferences and Ideas Galore in Bend - Does Central Oregon Need More Product Managers? Survey Asks Employers Whether Local PM Program Could Help - And the 5 Early Stage BVC Finalists Are .... CushCore, Fire Funder, Free Rain Designs, Hytchr and InvestiPro - Outdoor Startupy Goodness: The Semifinalists for the First Ever Venture Out Festival Are ... - New Tech in Bend! Simbaware Targets Medical Device Manufacturers - Bend-based BlueBird Strategies Acquired by Square 2 Marketing - BVC Announces 26 Semifinalists for Early Stage, Growth and Social Impact Competitions - Hardware, Patents and More! ESPACE Teams Up w/ COCC, EDCO to Expand Fall Courses - BVC Workshops to Help You Craft a Power Pitch - First-Ever Bend Tech Crawl Features Local Companies + Beer + Fun - Droplr Raises Another $400,000 to Fund More Hires; Lands Integration w/ Cisco - #julieselfie: Why Gary Bracelin Thinks Bend Can Be Outdoor Product Innovation Hub - Craft CMS Finds Web Dev Sweet Spot: No More Chicken Nuggets for You - Adventure Code School Debuts Bend Bootcamp; Learn More at Events in Seattle, PDX and Eugene - Bend Outdoor Worx Counts Zealios, Fat Chance Bikes and Bosky in Next Class - Cool Startup Event: Traversing the Traction Gap w/ Bruce Cleveland - Protect Your Biz: COCC Hosts Cybersecurity Forum Aug. 12 - BVC Announced Two Keynote Speakers; Application Deadline is Aug. 12 - Nacho Cove Closes Down; Bend Co-Founder Gets Real About Why, Lessons Learned - Back it Like it's Hot: Bend Inventor Debuts Fireside Audiobox on Kickstarter - Cascade Angels Invests in Amplion, Bend-based Bioscience Startup - Drone Racing! Watch the PNW Drone National Qualifier Race This Saturday - Wanna be in the Hub of Bend's Startup/Tech Activity? Stackhouse Coffee is For Sale - BVC 2016 Introduces New Social Impact Track - LeadMethod Founder on Entrepreneurship, Empathy and 9 p.m. Coffee #Julieselfie - Privacy Startup Hueya Raises $260k, Brings on First Users - Meet Another New-to-Bend Tech Company: Welcome Craft CMS! - Cloud Robotics Startup Tend.ai Makes TechCrunch Debut - Best Combo Ever? Food + Tech at Thursday's PubTalk (6/23) - The Robert Axle Project: How a Clever Fix for Bike Trailers Created a New Product Market - #Julieselfie: Seven Peaks' Corey Schmid on What to Ask Before You Start Up -- and Eating Dirt - Hydro Flask's Scott Allan and Cascade Angels Invest in Cairn - Hey Founders! Meet Central Oregon Fund Managers Wednesday (6/8) - Burning Down the House: Whurk Teams Up w/ Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads - Kollective CEO: Locating in Bend Was a Vision; A Year Later, It's a Success - Why Bend's Tech Community Rallied Behind the Upcoming Bend Livability Conference - Venture Out Festival to Offer $110K in Funds for Outdoor Startups - Central Oregon Food Cluster Fea. Jem Raw Organics Wednesday (5/25) - Flybook Introduces New Smart Ticket System for Adventure/Tour Parks - StartupBend/BuiltOregon Partner Up for Storytelling Event: Be There! - So Many Startups at May PubTalk: Buy Your Ticket - StartupBend Readers: Save 50% on Upcoming StagesPDX Conference - Julie Harrelson and Sarah Pool on Starting Up, Healthy Twinkies and Hats - Nonprofits Ready to Compete at Pitch for a Purpose - Free 1-Month Startup Accelerator Starts May 3 - New to Bend, Personal Products Startup Zealios Targets Triathletes - Onboard Dynamics Receives $3 Million in Funding - Update: Why Droplr Hires Athletes and the Company's New Enterprise Focus - How Startup CodePen Survived a DDoS Threat - Bend-Based KidRunner on Shark Tank This Friday - #50startups Update: LeadMethod Hiring Away, Growing Bend-based Core Team - Bend Represents! Odysys Competes Today at OEN Angel Oregon Showcase - A Shout Out to Bend's Booming Outdoor Industry: Nice Work - Drew Bledsoe and Bend Research's Rod Ray to Talk Entrepreneurship at BendBio Event - BendPoly Heads to George Fox University for Second Year - Hey Outdoor Startups: Bend Outdoor Worx is Taking Applications - Funding FOMO Alert: Cascade Angels Deadline is April 15 - Hungry for Some Funding? Attend Financing for Food Startups Wed (March 30) - Bend Startups Partner Up: Cairn Box Features Hydaway Bottle - D'ya Like Drones? Check out Next Week's PubTalk - CrowdStreet Closes $3.5 Million Series A Funding Round - What You've Always Wanted: A List of Bend Startups - Hydaway and Red Plate Foods Are Finalists for Pitch Oregon - Former G5 IT Veep Starts Hueya, Brings Enterprise-Level Info Security to the Masses - Keeping Track: 3 Months, 3 Acquisitions of Bend Companies - Help a Student and Our Tech Startups: Take This Survey - Knowledge Dropped at First-Ever Demos & Drinks - Meet DohJe, a Gratitude Platform That Helps Patients Thank Caregivers - Join Us for Our First-Ever Demos and Drinks Night! - How Do You Start? Learn from Startup Women at Muse Salon - Cairn Raises $1.7 Million to Expand Team, Tech and More - Hey Slackers! Droplr Debuts Screenbot App for Slack - #50startups: AirFit Aims to Open First of Many Airport Gyms - Learn How to Improve Your Pitch from a BVC Pitch Coach - Check Out the High Desert Maker Mill at Grand Opening Tonight - How Did This 12-Year-Old Buy a 3D Printer? By Taking Pre-Orders and Starting a Biz - Status Update: Seven Peaks More than Doubled Portfolio Companies in 2015 - A Volcano of Bend Startup News. There's So Much. Just Read This. - #50startups: Manzama Pushes into Profitability - Total Bend Venture Conference Awards Reach $947,500 - See ESPACE Labs at Open House Event - Hey Neighbor: A Look at Eugene's Startup Ecosystem - Hello Startups, Can You Hear Me? Cascade Angels is Looking for Investment Opportunities - Bend Startup Women: We Want to Hear From You - Want to Grow an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem? Here's How Bend Did It - #50startups PulsedLight Acquired by Garmin - RIP Radventure: Founders Share Lessons Learned and Talk Next Startup - How VC Trends Are Playing Out In Bend (Heads Up: We're Trendy) - #50startups: With StartupCommunity, Cities Build and Measure Startup Activity - Happy New Year! Bend's Startup Community Talks Goals for 2016 - Get Your Hands on Some Hardware: E Space Labs Doubles Course Offerings - BendTrails.org Launches as Go-To Resource for Mountain Bikers - Bendbroadband Surprises Animal Shelter w/ $2k Gift - BlueBird Strategies Gives Back for the Holidays - #50startups: New to Bend, Trailhead Labs Uses Tech to Make Better Maps - Most Read Posts of 2015. See Who Made the Top 10 List ... - Bend Tech Startup Smartwaiver Acquired by a Bay Area Team - Remember When You Couldn't Find a Tech Job Here? I Do (Also: Kollective and LeadMethod are Hiring) - Check Out the Wilds During Work W/ Us Wednesday - How HYDAWAY Overcame Adversity to Deliver in Time for the Holidays - Bend Startup Whurk Expands to 3,000 Campuses; Reps Hydro Flask in Cali - BendTECH's First Ever MapNight Attracts Crowd of 150 - Maps + Computers + Beer = MapNight @ BendTECH! - BVC Investments Reach $877,500; All Growth-Stage Startups Received Funds - Impart Your Wisdom! OSU Cascades Seeks Part-Time Comp Sci Teachers - KrowdFit Launches Mobile Apps, Signs Oregon Metro as Client - Jobs Roundup: What Can a Guy on a Bike in a Giant Giraffe Costume Teach You About Job Hunting? - #50startups: Cooking Competition App FoodFu Adds Cocktails, Plating - DeBooter Finds Oregon Manufacturer, Taking Pre-orders - SnoPlanks Puts BVC Money to Work + Thanks Bendites w/ Discount - Beyond Beer: Bioscience, Outdoor Gear & Tech Industries Take Hold - Want a Job? We Got Some. - Awesome Bend Awards $1,000 to Little Free Libraries Project - BendTECH Coworking Evolves + Tech Talk This Week - #BVC2015 Starts Today: Here's a Survival Guide - #BVC2015 Recap: Odysys, Scratch-It, Perfect Company and SnoPlanks Win Funds, Panelists Win a Lychee Martini - #50startups: Gobi Gear Clears Kickstarter Goal in 25 Hours - The BendTECH Blog Becomes StartupBend - 6th Annual BVC unConference Adds Speed Networking Event - E::Space Labs Hosts Grand Opening Oct. 18 - OnBoard Dynamics Hosts Open House Next Week - Meet the 5 Growth Stages Finalists For BVC - #50startups: SteadyBudget Closes Seed Round, Hires Devs and Sales - Get Your Tix for the "What Builds Bend" Event Thursday - Guess What? You Can Now Order a kidRunner - Tech Jobs Increase by 36% in Bend, Outpacing Overall Job Growth - Meet the 5 BVC Early Stage Finalists - Volcano Veggies Wins $26k from Wells Fargo Works Project - #50startups Catchup: Cairn's Rapid Growth Spurs Hires, Changes - Want to Meet Other Bioscience Folks? Attend Bend Bio's Networking Event - Win $1,000 to Help Make Bend Awesomer - Texagon Makes First Oregon Investment in LeadMethod - These Startups Are Vying to Compete at BVC - #50startups Update: How CodePen Raised $1 Million (in Five Minutes) - Elemental Acquisition is First BVC Exit - Stackhouse Coffee: Helping Fuel Bend's Tech and Startup Community - Did Someone Say Cocktail Reception? Bend Design, Swivel and Bend Venture Conferences Fill Packed Week - New UX/UI Meetup to Discuss The Internet of Things - Because You're My Favorite: News + Jobs Roundup - Jobs Roundup: G5, Kollective, Tech Soft 3D Are Hiring - Why Kollective Chose to Expand in Bend Over Silicon Valley - Cascade Angels Invests $100k in Bend-Based Odysys - FoodFu Selected to Pitch at Google Summer of Apps - Meet Kollective at Open House Aug. 27th - G5 Raises $76 million Led by Peak Equity Partners - Startups: Apply for Bend Venture Conference by Friday, Aug. 14 - #Dogsofstartups: Kosmo Lovin' Life at Agency Revolution - Bend Venture Conference 2015 Applications Start Today - Electronics Manufacturing Company SisTech Keeps It Local - whurk intern's take on Bend: "People here enjoy a challenge ... they want to build." - Onboard Dynamics Chosen for White House Demo Day - Because We Care: Jobs Roundup, Wayne Gretzky and a Motivational Cat - Cascade Angels Invests $100,000 in LeadMethod - Like Chopped? Bend App Dev Company Debuts FoodFu Today - Nacho Cove Receives $1 Million in Seed Funding - An Insider's Look at BendPoly's First Summer Session - #50startups: Droplr Banks on a Freemium Model - Central Oregon Startups Raise $16 million, Mostly Seed, in Past Year - How Crazy Are We? This is a News AND Jobs Roundup in One Post - Bend Outdoor Worx Taking Applications for Third Session - Vote for Volcano Veggies to Win the Wells Fargo Works Project - Learn How to Grow Your Food Business at a Free Bootcamp Sunday - Get Ideas Out of Your Head with 3D Technology - Navis hiring devs, transforming technology and space - BendPoly Kicks Off Inaugural Class Today - #50Startups: Dale Partridge's StartupCamp.com Helps Entrepreneurs Build their Best Business - Sign This Petition to Support Oregon Startup Infrastructure Bill - Contact Legislators to Support OSU-Cascades Innovation Center Funding - #50startups Catch-Up: Handsel App Live with Facebook Groups - #50startups Catch-Up: SmartWaiver Seeks Sales Director, Growing 100%+ YOY - Jobs Roundup! TechSoft 3D, Five Talent, Kollective and More - FireWhat Acquires Bend-Based Geo-Spatial Solutions - #50startups: Nacho Cove Aims to Tame Corporate Email - #50Startups: DIYcave Launches Makerspace - #50startups: Odysys Offers Tech Advantage to Indie Hotels - Bend Outdoor Worx Launches Second Session With Slackline Technology and the Robert Axle Project - Want to Pitch? Portland Seed Fund Heads to Bend - BendTECH Launches Public Slack Channel - #50Startups Update: Volcano Veggies Expands Products, Looks to Raise Funds - Originally Based in Berkeley, Tech Soft 3D Names Bend Headquarters - Weekly Jobs Roundup: Kollective, LeadMethod and TechSoft 3D - Weekly Jobs Roundup! TechSoft 3D, Arrow Solutions and More - #50startups: CodePen Creates Community for Front-End Developers - Bay Area-based Biome Analytics Expands in Bend - #50startups: Zero Transform, Indie Virtual Reality Game Studio - Hydaway Bottle Ends Kickstarter with $263k, Still Taking Pre-Orders - #50startups Catch Up: Look Who Is Fundraising, Hiring, Demo-ing and More! - TEDxBendWomen Agenda is Here, Tix On Sale Friday - The 1001 Tech Center Open House is Thursday, May 14 - #50Startups: TorHans Fuels Triathletes With Aerodynamic Hydration Products - Calling C.O. Startups: Win an OEN Entrepreneurship Award - How We Grew Our Startup Community by 500% - Cascade Angels Invests in Lumen Learning - Weekly Jobs Roundup: GL Solutions, Five Talent, Systema, Stridebox - 5 Lessons Learned From Our #50startups Project - Pull-Style, Hands-Free Stroller KidRunner Debuts Kickstarter - #50startups: How Hydaway Won Kickstarter and What’s Next - Cascade Angels Raises $725k for 2015 Fund - New Oregon Crowdfunding Law is the Hot Topic at ComCap:Oregon - Bend Product Designer Blows Up Kickstarter With Pocket-Sized Water Bottle - Julie Harrelson: What Makes a Great Angel and Great Investment - Bend Outdoor Worx Highlighted in Built Oregon Editorial - High Desert Maker Mill to Open on Bend's Westside - Weekly Jobs Round-Up: Manzama, Odysys, Five Talent and BendBroadband Want You - Odysys Selected by the Collision Conference - #dogsofstartups: Sage @Odysys Doesn't Do Business Casual OK? - Agency Revolution Ditches Big Office Digs, Becoming Mostly Remote - #50startups: Are You an Accidental Sales Manager? Meet UpTyck - Onboard Dynamics Selects Board, Moves Toward Commercialization - #50startups: Party Gorilla Helps You Find the Fun - Craft3 Invests $25,000 in Cascade Angels 2015 Fund - #Dogsofstartups: Meet Moses, Ti and Jax - Suggest Speakers (Maybe You?) for TedxBendWomen - #50Startups: Symplmed, Working to Streamline Healthcare - #DogsofStartups: Behind Every Good Startup is ... a Dog - Meet Bend's First Lifesize Robot - New Executives Named for Oregon Drone Industry Development - whurkin' It: Bend-based whurk Introduces Mobile App - Cascade Angels to Receive Up To $100K Investment from Oregon Growth Board - Skills That Pay Bills: New BendPoly Debuts Practical Digital Marketing Program - Bend Bioscience Event & New Website - Running Hands Free! Meet kidRunner's New Ambassador Team - Want a Coffee Bot? New Tutorial Can Help You Make One - OSU Cascades Searching For Comp Sci Prof - #50startups: Goodkid Foods Takes the Sugar Out of Snack Bars - First Look: BendTECH's New Co-Working Space Now Open - JuJu is at PubTalk Next Thursday - Navis Hiring for 25 Tech/Dev Positions in Bend - Cairn Gets New Brand Expert and Nears New Digs - #50Startups: Better Firefighting Through Technology with Firewhat - Manzama: Hiring, Volunteering and Quizzing Like a Boss - #50startups: PrestoBox First to Automate Branding Process - Startups Looking for Funds? Cascade Angels Accepting Applications - #50startups: PulsedLight Helps Drones Fly Safely - Facebook Exec Headlines SearchFest Digital Marketing Conference - BendTECH Prepares for Grand Opening - Who's That at Onboard Dynamics? Oh You Know, the Governor - Lasers and Beer at Hack Night Tonight - #50startups: Kidrunner Sprints Toward Summer Launch of Hands-Free Stroller - Join The GIF Renaissance with ScaleHouse and Caldera's Workshop - 10Barrel Founders to Present at PubTalk - Big Dream Film Showing Friday in Bend - La Pine-based TurboPUP on Shark Tank Friday - #50startups: LeadMethod Helps Companies Manage Outside Sales Reps - Meet Impossible Engine, Animating Big Tech Brands from Bend - Amplion Seeking Marketing VP, Engineer - Agency Rev is Hiring; Odysys Hired (Again) - Amplion Closes $1 Million Seed Round - Cascade Angels Invests More in BVC Winners - Marketing Blog Highlights LeadMethod as App of Week - BT Moves: Odysys Hires Jon Vlasak as Designer - SOAR Oregon Launches New Site for UAS Test Ranges - #50startups: JUJU App Like 'Emoticons on Crack' - #50startups: Former Dice Exec Founds Whurk to Connect College Kids and Brands - Meet our #50startup quiz winners! - Free Advice: Hey Startups, Here's How to Get More Press - #50startups: Onboard Dynamics and How Your Home (or Biz's) Natural Gas Line Can Fuel Your Car - #50startups: Take our Quiz. Win a Prize ... and a Hug. A Real Live Hug. - A Bend Techie's Big Dream: More Girls in STEM Careers - #50startups catch-up: Cairn Partners with Black Diamond - Help Bluebird Strategies Support Girls Who Code - Amplion Wins $150,000 Investment at RAIN Conference - Do You Like Robots and Beer? Head to Hack Night Bend - G5 and Manzama Kick Balls (It's Kickball People, Kickball) - Julie Harrelson: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Raise Money - #50startups: The Flybook Catches More Customers - Cool Kids Code Featured in Geekwire - #50startups: Can The Handsel Change How You Sell Things Online? - "Beer, Rec & Tech" Parody Music Video Goes Viral - How to Start a Coworking Space - #50startups: Agency Revolution's SaaS Transformation - Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) 2014 Demo Day Livestream - #50startups: Volcano Veggies Plants Seeds of Growth - Seminar: Intellectual Property Essentials - BVC Recap: Bend's Amplion Wins Big Money - 2104 Bend Venture Conference Live Coverage - BVC Launch Stage Companies Coming Up: Watch Live Stream - UnConference Wild Card Winner: The Handsel Heads to BVC - BVC Preview: 5 Startups Vie for Record $500k Investment - Catching Up with Ochoco Arms, 2013's BVC Concept Winner - Cascade Angels to Announce 2015 Fund at BVC - #50startups: Cairn Introduces Outdoor Enthusiasts to New Products - #50startups: Smartwaiver Provides Digital Waivers for the Masses - ICYMI: These 5 Startups Will Pitch at BVC - Hey Startups: 4 Tips for Inbound Marketing Success - #50startups: Meet StrideBox, a Subscription Box for Runners - Unmanned Systems Conference Launches in Warm Springs - Free Advice: 5 Ways to Improve Your Startup Pitch - #50startups: Meet Ubimodo - New BendTECH CoWorking Space Debuts at the unConference - 10 Concept Stage Companies Compete for Spot at BVC - Bend-based Onboard Dynamics Secures $3 Million Grant - Built Oregon: Inspirational Stories of Entrepreneurship - #50startups: Meet Bend-based Amplion Research - There are #50startups #inbend? Read All About 'Em ... - Seven Peaks BVC Investment Makes for Biggest Prize Ever - Bend's New and Old Businesses Meet, Solve All the Problems - Take It! Survey Asks STEM Employers About Hiring Needs - FoundersPad Launches New Workshops - Bend Entrepreneur Kickstarts Innovative Collapsible Water Bottle - Cascade Angels Invests Nearly $122K in BVC - Is the Tight Rental Market Preventing Tech Hires? - 8 Ways to Get Girls Interested in Programming - Former Institu CEO Steve Sliwa Headlines Bend Venture Conference - Announcing BendTECH @ 1001: A new collaborative workspace for startups - TechfestNW Conference Erupts in Portland - There's a Search and Marketing Powerhouse Serving Google, Walmart and Nordstrom in Bend? Adam Audette with RKG Wouldn't Be Anywhere Else - All hands on ... deck at Manzama - Code Oregon Provides Free Technology Training to 10,000 Job Seekers - Why I Left Amazon and Started a Company in Bend - Bend-based Manzama Raises $1.3 Million - Cairn Headed to Bend Outdoor Worx Incubator - Cascade Angels Plans $120,000 BVC Investment - A Map of the Central Oregon Startup Ecosystem - Droplr Gains Traction with Team Accounts - Bend Life: All Work and No Play ... - PubTalk Tonight: Seed Funds, BioScience and (Motorized!) Scooters - Meet Brian Vierra: EDCO's New Venture Catalyst - Move that Bus: Steve Case Spotlights Startups Outside of SV - Boosting Bend's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - OEN Annual Summit: Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks - 4 Hiring Tips from G5's Recruiter (Hint: It's All About Culture) - BendTECH Launches Crowdfunding Campaign - BVC Alum Elemental Technologies Hires First CFO - Work Here: G5 Seeks Two Executive Leaders - Like Aerial Robotics? You'll Love Innovation Day Bend - A Place Where You Can Fail - Do Your Kids Want to Learn to Code? Manzama Will Teach 'Em -- For Free - BendTECH Jobs: LeadMethod Offers $1,500 for Developer Referrals
