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Updated May 13 Like the NCAA finals, what began with more than 90 startups is down to the top nine, all of whom will be pitching for real dollars on May 21 at virtual TechfestNW. The winning company will go home with an angel investment of $125,000. The nine finalists were winnowed from 90 companies that participated in an education program and investment event this spring that connects entrepreneurs, investors and founders. Those nine startups will pitch to the public and judges at TechfestNW, a virtual conference produced by
WW in partnership with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. Amir Yazdani is an executive vice president at Comscore. He’s also an investor who mentors and coaches startups and is participating in this competition, now named Angel Oregon Tech. He says that he thinks these finalists have the ability to scale and create jobs as they grow.
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TechfestNW 2021 Goes Online in May This Time With a $125K Prize for PitchfestNW Winners TFNW organizers are partnering with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network to co-produce Angel Oregon Tech, an education program and investment event. TechFestNW 2018 (Sam Gehrke) Updated February 19 TechfestNW, Portland s annual gathering of technology and business leaders, innovators, students, startups and investors, is happening again May 21 and this year, founders could walk away with $125,000 to get their startup off the ground. TechfestNW started in 2012 as a small gathering of local tech leaders but has grown to one that draws speakers and venture capitalists from all over the world.