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Reflection on Local Angel Investment From Inside Out

Gust

I just finished with the fourth of our annual angel investment event for my local group based in Eugene and Corvallis, Oregon. We now have an investment in Cascade ProDrug, using technology developed at our own University of Oregon (based in Eugene, where I live) to help people fight cancer by reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapy.

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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. The Oregon startup scene today looks very different from what it did 10 years ago. I visited Bend last year and caught up with his progress.

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Willamette Angel Conference Invests More than $450K

Up and Running

Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate , which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. .

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Capacity Building Grants for Nonprofits in 2022

Board Effect

Capacity Building Grants: Oregon . Oregon Community Foundation. California Grant Watch (a listing of nonprofit grants in California). CSUN (a directory for nonprofit capacity building in Los Angeles County). Pacific Power Foundation. National Endowment for Financial Education. Meyer Memorial Trust. Collins Foundation.

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4 Reasons Why Credit Unions Are Better For Your Business

Up and Running

My mentor was my dad, who owned a small business in Milwaukie, Oregon. Today I’m CEO of Oregon’s second largest state-chartered credit union, and I love going to work every day, making a difference in the lives of our members, employees and the communities we serve. He was not surprised when I chose to work in credit unions.

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Angel Investment Opportunities in Oregon

Up and Running

Entrepreneurs and startups in the Northwest, especially in Oregon, should be aware of several angel investment group investment programs coming up in the next few months. They are looking for Southern Oregon startups, but I understand they’ll also look at startups from the rest of Oregon or even somewhere else in the Northwest.

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#askadeveloper Your Web and Programming Questions

Up and Running

in Computer and Information Science from the University of Oregon. He has been working as a consultant and engineer in the software development field for more than 15 years, and in 2012 he received his Ph.D. News Social Media'

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