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title: 'Finalists announced for the OEN Entrepreneurship Awards 2021'
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# Finalists announced for the OEN Entrepreneurship Awards 2021

Every year for the past 29 years, [Oregon Entrepreneurs Network](https://oen.org) has worked to recognize the entrepreneurs building amazing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Their 30th year is no different. I mean, except that there’s a 30 years of OEN Awards retrospective.

> 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.

So who is in the running for the honors, this time around?

### **2021 OEN Awards Finalists** 

**Early Stage:**

[Young Mountain Tea](https://youngmountaintea.com/) | *Raj Vable, Founder*

[Gabbi, Inc.](https://www.begabbi.com/) | *Kaitlin Christine Founder & CEO*

[Easeenet.com](https://easeenet.com/) | *Erin McCune, Founder & CEO*

**Development Stage:**

[The Renewal Workshop](http://www.renewalworkshop.com/) | *Jeff Denby & Nicole Bassett, Co-Founders*

[Skypoint Cloud](https://skypointcloud.com/) | *Tisson Mathew, Founder & CEO*

[The Wild](https://thewild.com/) | *Gabe Paez, Founder & CEO*

**Growth Stage:**

[ABSCI](http://absci.com/) | *Sean McClain, Founder & CEO*

[RFPIO Inc.](https://www.rfpio.com/) | *Ganesh Shankar, CEO & Co-Founder, AJ Sunder & Sankar Lagudo, Co-Founders*

[Slumberkins](https://slumberkins.com/) | *Kelly Oriard & Callie Christensen | Co-Founders & Co-CEOs*

**Futureproof:**

[A Kids Book About](http://akidsco.com/) | *Jelani Memory, Founder & CEO*

[The Renewal Workshop](http://www.renewalworkshop.com/) | *Jeff Denby & Nicole Bassett, Co-Founders*

[Brandlive](http://www.brandlive.com/) | *Sam Kolbert-Hyle, President & CEO*

**Entrepreneurial Achievement:**

[Jelani Memory](http://akidsco.com/) | *Founder | A Kids About Book*

[Raj Vable](https://youngmountaintea.com/) | *Founder | Young Mountain Tea*

[Allie Magyar](http://www.hubb.me/) | *Founder & CEO | Hubb, Inc*

For more information or to register to attend, visit the [OEN Awards 2021](https://www.oen.org/awards21/).

*\[Full disclosure: I am a judge for this year’s awards and A Kids Company (nee Book) About is a PIE alum.\]*