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title: 'Applications for Bend Venture Conference are open'
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# Applications for Bend Venture Conference are open

While Oregon isn’t terribly well known for venture capital, it has developed a significant presence in the world of Angel investing. Some of that is thanks to innovative organizations like [Oregon Venture Fund](https://oregonventurefund.com/). But if it were to come down to one annual event that puts Oregon Angel investing on the map, it would be [Bend Venture Conference](https://bendvc.com/), one of the largest Angel conferences in the United States — and often a good excuse for Bay Area investors to visit Bend.

But what’s a pitch competition without startups pitching…? And that’s where you come in. Because applications to appear on stage at BVC are now open. And the categories are:

- **Growth Stage Competition:** This category is open to companies that have a proven concept, have generated initial revenues and are prepared to scale quickly with investment.
- **Impact Competition:** This category is open to for-profit companies, whose business models are integrated with a mission to have a significant and measurable social or environmental impact. Applicants should be aiming to generate long-term enterprise value and attractive returns on capital.
- **Early Stage Competition:** This category is open to companies that have a great idea and are close to “proof of concept.” They are pre-revenue (or very early-revenue) and are in the process of testing their product in the market.

The event takes place October 21-22, 2021.

For more details or to apply to pitch, visit [Bend Venture Conference](https://bendvc.com/).