If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the list of companies that won the competition to take the main stage at Bend Venture Conference, this year, your wait is now overly. BVC has released the list of the five early stage companies selected for 2026.
And the startups are…
- Closeoutdoor (Bend, OR) – Revolutionizing the way that brands deal with excess inventory.
- Ebb Health, Inc. (Portland, OR) – Developing a platform for durable relief of neuropathic pain.
- EYEONIZE (Bend, OR) – Energize Your Eyes!
- Lateral Systems (Lake Oswego, OR) – Automated monitoring platform for commercial indoor farms watches out for what can go wrong 24/7 to reduce waste and improve farm efficiencies.
- VeriBuy (Bend, OR) – Turns a dealer’s phone walk-around into a defensible trade-in offer: an objective condition grade, a fair price and a report the seller can see.
“It’s exciting to see the range of ideas and businesses coming out of Oregon,” said Jon Stark, CEO of EDCO which organizes BVC. “These founders are tackling real problems, building interesting companies and taking big swings. We’re proud to bring them together at BVC and give them a chance to tell their stories to investors and the broader business community.”
Interested in seeing the companies up close…? Early bird pricing for BVC ends on September 30, 2026.
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