(Photo above: HYDAWAY Bottle | courtesy of HYDAWAY)
TiE Oregon announced today the finalists for 2016 Pitch Oregon including Hydaway and Red Plate Foods in Bend. Pitch Oregon is a pitch competition focused on highlighting companies from around the state in three stages of development: concept, seed/bootstrap and mature. On March 16 nine companies from around the state will compete for prize packages and a chance to win the over-all prize of $2,500 – $10,000.
The pitch competition is being planned by a steering committee of volunteers from organizations throughout the state making it a true state-wide program. These organizations include the Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO), Regional Accelerator and Innovation Corvallis and Eugene (RAIN), Portland Development Commission (PDC), Oregon BEST, FertiLab Thinkubator, and Hispanicpros.
“We were overwhelmed by the number of outstanding applications we received and it was very difficult to select the finalists,” said Kari Naone, executive director of TiE Oregon.
The finalists were selected from over 70 applications, from a wide spectrum of industries, from all over the state. TiE Oregon is proud to announce the finalists, as follows:
Concept Stage –
- Beet, Inc. (Corvallis, OR.)
- Hydra 3D (Corvallis, OR)
- TOUGHER (Corvallis, OR)
Seed/Bootstrap Stage –
- HYDAWAY (Bend, OR)
- Red Plate Foods (Bend, OR)
- TripGrid (Portland, OR)
Mature –
- DADO Labs (Portland, OR)
- Waitrainer (Eugene, OR)
- Royalty Spirits (Portland, OR)
Pitch Oregon’s presenting sponsor is Oregon BEST. Other supporters include Act-On Software, Client Joy, Deskhub, Elevate Capital, Jones & Roth, KS&Co., and Tonkon Torp LLP. TiE Oregon’s 2016 Platinum level sponsors are CBRE, Deskhub and MergerTech.
More than 150 members of the startup community will gather at Ziba Design on March 16th for the 2016 Pitch Oregon Pitch Competition. Learn more about Pitch Oregon and purchase ticket at the event page.
“With more than 60 percent of the finalists coming from outside of Portland, Pitch Oregon is truly a state-wide competition that you won’t want to miss, “said Nitin Rai, managing director, Elevate Capital and president, TiE Oregon.
About TiE Oregon: Formed in 2007, TiE Oregon focuses exclusively on entrepreneurs in Oregon and supports them through its mentoring, education and an investment program. It also supports a high school entrepreneurship program called TYE (TiE Youth Entrepreneurs) Oregon. TiE Oregon has 300 members (including students) and 75 Charter Members. For more information visit, www.oregon.tie.org.
