EDCO sets Bend Venture Conference growth-stage finalists
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO), host of the 12 th Annual Bend Venture Conference, has announced the five Growth Stage finalists who will vie for investment and cash prizes upwards of $500,000 at BVC on Friday, October 16.
In alphabetical order, the five Growth Stage finalists, who were selected after a thorough due diligence process by investor teams, are:
HoneyComb: Transforming agriculture with on-demand data services and drone technology. NemaMetrix: Offering an early stage drug discovery platform that reduces costs 100x by increasing the success of identifying drug candidates early. Odysys: Helping hotels drive more direct bookings at a lower cost by allowing hoteliers to connect, manage and track digital marketing efforts with one simple platform. Perfect Company: Revolutionizing cooking with aconnected scale and interactive recipe solution. Scratch-it: Providinga Software as a Service (SaaS) marketing solution that manages a new type of content called “reveal,” which consistently improves engagement by 10x.
“This group of finalists represents a breadth of industries, ranging from software to the Internet of Things to drones,” said Brian Vierra, Venture Catalyst for EDCO. “I’m really impressed with how far some of these companies have come in a very short period of time.”
The 12th Annual Bend Venture Conference takes place on Thursday, October 15 and Friday, October 16, 2015, with events happening throughout both days. For more information or to buy a ticket, visit 2015 Bend Venture Conference.
About the Bend Venture Conference
The Bend Venture Conference (BVC) is divided into two categories that consist of Early Stage and Growth Stage companies vying for investment and cash prizes. The Early Stage finalists compete for a $15,000 cash prize courtesy of BendBroadband Business, while the Growth Stage finalists could collect what is currently $500,000 in investment funds, with more still coming in from angel investors. Learn more about BVC atwww.bendvc.edcoinfo.com.
About Economic Development for Central Oregon
Founded in 1981, Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) is a non-profit corporation, supported by private and public members and stakeholders, whose mission is to create middle-class jobs in Central Oregon by recruiting new employers to move to the region, helping entrepreneurs start new, scalable businesses, and working with businesses that are already here to grow their operations. This is the sixth year EDCO has managed the Bend Venture Conference. Learn more about EDCO atwww.edcoinfo.com.
