OEN Entrepreneurship Awards 2021: FUTUREPROOF
This November 18th, join OEN and the Oregon entrepreneurial community as we honor the exceptional startups that inspire and propel us into the future. Enjoy an evening of celebration with your colleagues and clients either via a virtual table or IRL at an Official Watch Party. This is a great opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate the special people and teams who make up Oregon’s innovation economy.
Awards will be given in Early, Development, and Growth stages, plus three special categories: 30th Anniversary, FUTUREPROOF, and Entrepreneurial Achievement.
Thursday, November 18th, 2021:
- 5pm – Online networking, or meet up in person at an Official Watch Party
- 6-8pm – Awards Ceremony
- 8pm+ – Afterparties continue in-person and online!
Play Your Way:
Host a virtual table and gather from afar, or go all out with an in-person watch party. Either way, the OEN Awards are a chance to glam up, reconnect, and celebrate hard work and hope as we look to the future together.
Why?
OEN has been helping build Oregon’s entrepreneurial community since 1991 – that alone is something to celebrate! But we do it for the founders. So let’s come together to cheer all those teams creating the future in real-time.
Award Categories
Early, Development and Growth Awards – the best of the best in each stage of the entrepreneurial lifecycle, based on financial achievement, traction, team, and social impact. Three Awards will be given, one in each stage.
30th Anniversary – this award will honor a past OEN Award or Angel Oregon finalist or winner that has gone on to greatness. The winner will be selected live by audience vote at the Awards!
FUTUREPROOF – what startups have the resilience and adaptability to thrive in an age of flux? Who’s solving the problems of the future? This award will celebrate a startup poised to thrive in the next 30 years.
Entrepreneurial Achievement – that they’ve led their company to success is a given, but who demonstrates outstanding, ethical leadership, fosters a great workplace culture, and sets an example others want to emulate? That’s our Entrepreneurial Achievement winner.
Note: Eligible companies must be based in Oregon or SW Washington and incorporated since 2011.
2021 OEN Awards Finalists
Early Stage:
Young Mountain Tea | Raj Vable, Founder
Gabbi, Inc. | Kaitlin Christine Founder & CEO
Easeenet.com | Erin McCune, Founder & CEO
Development Stage:
The Renewal Workshop | Jeff Denby & Nicole Bassett, Co-Founders
Skypoint Cloud | Tisson Mathew, Founder & CEO
The Wild | Gabe Paez, Founder & CEO
Growth Stage:
ABSCI | Sean McClain, Founder & CEO
RFPIO Inc. | Ganesh Shankar, CEO & Co-Founder, AJ Sunder & Sankar Lagudo, Co-Founders
Slumberkins | Kelly Oriard & Callie Christensen | Co-Founders & Co-CEOs
Futureproof:
A Kids Book About | Jelani Memory, Founder & CEO
The Renewal Workshop | Jeff Denby & Nicole Bassett, Co-Founders
Brandlive | Sam Kolbert-Hyle, President & CEO
Entrepreneurial Achievement:
Jelani Memory | Founder | A Kids About Book
Raj Vable | Founder | Young Mountain Tea
Allie Magyar | Founder & CEO | Hubb, Inc
Learn More
To book a virtual table or Official Watch Party, inquire about sponsorships, or get answers to other questions, please contact Alex Gamboa Grand.
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