An angel group or seed fund will help provide capital for an early stage (often pre-revenue) company, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.
Angel Oregon Life & Bioscience (AOBIO) is designed to support early-stage life and bioscience startups based in Oregon and Southwest Washington by offering investment-readiness education, connectivity within the local bioscience community, and the opportunity to receive an equity investment from local angel investors. This program is facilitated by Oregon Entrepreneurs Network in collaboration with Oregon Bioscience Incubator/OTRADI, OHSU and ONAMI.
2024 will feature spring and fall cohorts of three-week investment-readiness education series for life and bioscience startups at any stage of development. Both cohorts will be followed by pitch practice events. At the end of the two cohorts, those companies that are investment-ready can apply to be considered for an angel investment that will be presented at the in-person AOBIO Investment Mixer on November 21.
Cohort 1 launches on March 21 (all sessions held online via Zoom):
Thursday, March 21, 8:30 - 10am: Investment Routes for Bio Startups
Thursday, April 4, 8:30 - 10am: Surviving Investor Due Diligence
Thursday, April 11, 8:30 - 10am: Demystifying the Term Sheet
On Thursday, April 18, from 11am–1pm, companies can participate in an In-Person Pitch Practice, hosted by and held at the Oregon Bioscience Incubator/OTRADI in Portland.
For more information and to register, visit AOBIO 2024.