2026 Bend Venture Conference

The Bend Venture Conference (BVC), hosted by EDCO, is the largest and longest standing angel investment conference in the Pacific Northwest.
About this Event

Each fall, hundreds of entrepreneurs and investors from around the country descend on Bend for a two-day celebration of entrepreneurship. Now in its 23rd year, BVC is the longest standing and largest angel investment conference in the Pacific Northwest and has served as a catalyst for startup investment in Central Oregon.

Since its inception, the BVC LLC Funds have awarded over $14 million in investment, and companies participating in BVC have leveraged connections from the conference to receive tens of millions in additional funding. Throughout the conference, attendees hear company pitches, break away for networking events at local restaurants and learn from aspiring entrepreneurs and industry thought leaders.

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Event Agenda:
Thursday, October 15, 2026

12:00pm - 12:45pm

Keynote: Building Resilient Companies in an Age of Uncertainty - Don't Fight the Water. Fix It.

12:45pm - 2:30pm

Conference Seminars

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Early Stage Competition

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Funder Founder Reception at Broken Top Club (*invite only)

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Networking Recaption at Broken Top Club

Friday, October 16, 2026

8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast

9:00am - 9:45am

Keynote: Building What’s Next: Finding Opportunity Where Others Don’t

10:00am - 11:15am

Growth Industry Stage Competition

11:15am - 11:30am

BVC Future InventOR Winner

11:30am - 1:00pm

Dine Around Lunch

1:00pm - 1:45pm

Panel: Funding Without a Formula: How founders can build and fund companies on their own terms

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Growth Tech Stage Competition

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Awards Ceremony

*All events are at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend unless otherwise marked.

Advanced registration is available online only. Space is limited, register today.

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Cancellation Policy

Cancellation requests received by Friday, October 2, 2026, will receive a full refund.

Cancellation requests received between Saturday, October 3 - Tuesday, October 13, 2026, will receive a 50% refund. Other cancellations and no-shows will not receive a refund. We will, however, do our best to transfer a registration to another representative of your company at on-site registration.