TiE Oregon Announced Finalists for First Women's Pitch Competition
Portland, Ore. August 21, 2020 – TiE Oregon announced today the finalists for the first TiE Women’s Pitch Competition.
The winner of the local competition will have the opportunity to attend the TiE Global Mega Pitch Competition in Dubai in December where they will compete for a $100k prize against women-led startups from all over the world. Three Runners-up will also be selected for an accelerator workshop.
“We were overwhelmed by the number of outstanding applications we received, and it was very difficult to select the finalists,” said Kari Naone, Executive Director of TiE Oregon.
The finalists were selected from over 30 applications, from a wide spectrum of industries, from all over the state. TiE Oregon is proud to announce the finalists, as follows:
TiE Oregon encourages participation in the virtual event that will take place on the evening of Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Complete information and registration can be found here, https://oregon.tie.org/old2/tie-women-pitch-competition/. Information on the TiE Global Women’s initiative can be found here, http://women.tie.org/.
About TiE Oregon:
Formed in 2007, TiE Oregon invests in and inspires entrepreneurs through mentoring, education, funding, and its global network. It is a local chapter of a global organization (TiE Global) with over 55 Chapters worldwide. Oregon’s signature programs include the TiE Young Entrepreneurs Program (TYE) for high schoolers and the TiE XL Entrepreneur Boot Camp for adults – both programs are a series of workshops that teach the basics and philosophical notion of entrepreneurship and problem solving through invention and design thinking. In addition, the TiE Oregon Angels have made 63 investments of over $13.4 Million since 2010. www.oregon.tie.org @tieoregon
Media Contacts:
Kari Naone, Executive Director of TiE Oregon, [email protected], 503-970-0937