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Submission Criteria and Process

General Notes

  • BVC 2007 is an all-day investor conference in Bend, Oregon where qualified startup companies will make presentations in front of an audience of angel investors and compete for this years grand prize – a $100,000 investment.

  • Our goal is to secure $5,000 commitments from 20 local qualified angel investors which will be invested through one newly formed LLC.  The total commitment ($100,000) will be available for placement as a convertible loan to the winning company, converting to stock upon the closing of the company’s A round or liquidity event should one occur first.  Please review the term sheet.

  • The Selection Committee, with input from the 20 member group of investors, will be reviewing and judging each application in search of the best investment opportunity. Four to six companies will be selected to present at the event. Presentations will be followed by a Q & A session and feedback by a panel of angel investors. A winner will be selected and announced at the end of the event. The investment will be funded upon the completion of  due diligence.

Submission Criteria

  • Company must be seeking seed stage investment between $100,000 and $1 Million.
  • Company must be able to show how they will provide an adequate return on investment or liquidity event for the investors.

How To Apply

Important Dates

  • September 14th:  Applications deadline.
  • September 28th:  Finalists notified; follow-up interviews scheduled.
  • Weeks of Oct 1st and Oct 8th:  Companies work with Investor Group on diligence and to practice investor presentations.
  • Thursday, October 18th:  Presenting Companies arrive in Bend; companies will conduct "dry run" of presentations in the afternoon.
  • Friday, October 19th:  2007 BVC

A Note About Confidentiality

  • Founders and key managers who form a startup company are naturally concerned about protecting the work they've done to create their product ideas and complete their market research.  The various organizations and individuals who are supporting the Bend Venture Conference and are contributing their time and expertise to support new startups, are sensitive to these concerns.
  • That said, companies who are applying to make investor presentations at the BVC will be far enough along with their companies that they will understand that sharing their business and product concepts with investors is an absolutely necessary step in creating relationships with potential investors in their company.
  • The individuals involved in selecting companies to make investor presentations will safeguard materials provided to BVC by startup companies, and will return materials provided whenever requested by those applying.  That said, none of the organizations or individuals involved in BVC will sign non-disclosure agreements relating to materials provided.

BVC 2007 Disclaimer

BVC seeks to diligently recruit and encourage applications from the largest number of companies in a broad spectrum of industry classes. Among the BVC's goals are to provide an informative and relevant event; to attract the maximum number of investor attendees; and to provide investment opportunities for startup companies located in Central Oregon or willing to relocate to Central Oregon. As a result of the dynamic nature of the entrepreneurial community, BVC reserves the right, in its exclusive discretion, to exclude applicants who submit applications after the deadline; to work with applicants who meet the deadline but provide incomplete data; to recruit applicants after the deadline; and to consider non-applicants. In consideration of the opportunities provided by the BVC, applicants are subject to and agree to all terms provided by the BVC. All decisions shall be final and there is no mechanism for escalation or appeal.