OEN's Seed Oregon
OEN's Seed Oregon is a unique opportunity for companies from Oregon and Southwest Washington that are seeking capital within the range of $100,000 to $2,000,000. In this competition, CEOs of emerging companies learn the rules of the road for effective fundraising and receive coaching from content experts to help them shine; come show time. The overall winner of OEN’s Seed Oregon PubTalk will receive exposure at OEN’s Angel Oregon, the premier angel investing event in the Northwest.
How it works
This entertaining competition begins with monthly run-off competitions at the September, October, November 2011 PubTalks, with the final event at the January 2012 PubTalk. The OEN Seed Oregon Selection committee will select nine presenting companies (three for each run-off event) to compete in the 2011-2012 Seed Oregon tournament.
At the tournament, each company will have 10 minutes to present its investor pitch to the PubTalk audience, followed by a 5 minute Q&A session. The audience will vote for the winning presentation at each monthly run-off PubTalk. The winner of each will move to the championship round in January. At the championship round, the audience will vote for the overall winning company, which will receive exposure at OEN’s Angel Oregon.
Benefits of applying
Companies selected to compete in the tournament will receive:
- Coaching session with presentation coach and speaking expert Dave Yewman of DASH Consulting along with content coaching from angel investor volunteers.
- Company visibility via OEN event promotions.
- Networking opportunities and educational opportunities to help illuminate the fundraising process.
- The opportunity to get exposure at OEN’s Angel Oregon in front of many of the states active investors
- Opportunity to meet potential colleagues and to learn from peers who may have relevant experiences to share. Additional contacts.
Applicants not selected to present will be referred to the
OEN Roadmap Program, a coaching program designed to give expert feedback to entrepreneurs specific to their company.
Requirements
To participate, companies must be current OEN members and must apply to OEN's Seed Oregon by one of the three upcoming rounds due dates. (See important dates chart)
Important links
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2011 – 2012 Seed Application Pricing |
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Member |
$75 (includes one entry at one PubTalk and the Seed Oregon application fee)
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Non-Member |
$174 (includes one entry at one PubTalk, a discounted one year OEN individual membership {$26 savings}, and the Seed Oregon application fee)
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2010 – 2011 Seed Oregon Important Dates |
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Round # |
Seed Submissions Due |
Seed Oregon Coaching Session Dates |
Seed Oregon PubTalk Dates |
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Round 1
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August 12, 2011 |
August 26, 2011
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September 14, 2011 |
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Round 2 |
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September 30, 2011 |
October 12, 2011 |
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Round 3 |
October 14, 2011
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October 28, 2011 |
November 9, 2011 |
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Round 4 -
Championship Round
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No application - winners advance from previous rounds
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December 16, 2011 |
January 11, 2012 |
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*Please note that if you apply once and you are not selected your application will be reviewed again automatically for the following rounds.
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