A big THANK YOU to the entrepreneurs and investors who participated in tonight’s Pitch Willamette event. What a way to kick off our Launch Mid-Valley Regional Innovation Hub initiative. It was inspirational to see these passionate, knowledgeable and innovative entrepreneurs working hard to transform their ideas into reality - and success. Mike W. did a great job pulling all this together, and a big thanks to Naureen Khan on the SEDCOR team for her contributions to the success. I’m grateful for the partnership of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network in our efforts, and it’s always a thrill to have Cara Turano and Rylee O'Brien come to the Mid-Valley. Also happy to see Melissa (Durham) Freeman of the Oregon Venture Fund come to check out Pitch Willamette. And a big thank you to Chemeketa Community College for hosting the event. Congratulations to the finalists who made the pitches tonight: ASAP Vision (www.asap-vision.com) BuildingLens HYCH ("hitch") Heat You Can Handle Joie Energy (www.joieenergy.com) Pour Soul Systems And a big congratulations to the two finalists who won the pitch competition and split the $40,000 investment tonight: Revino Stiira You all contributed to a fun and successful Pitch Willamette!!
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