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DeltaPoint Winner of Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s Angel Oregon 2010 Investment Competition
DeltaPoint to Receive $170,000 Launch Stage Company Award;
Enjoy Life Wins $25,000 Seed Stage Company Award
PORTLAND, Ore. – March 5, 2010 — The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) today announced that DeltaPoint, Inc. was selected as the overall winner of OEN’s Angel Oregon 2010 receiving the $170,000 angel investment prize as the Launch Stage company winner. Portland-based DeltaPoint, Inc. (http://www.deltapointinc.com/ - Portland, Ore.) that is developing diagnostic software that performs “virtual biopsies” on suspected cancers. The company is focused first on taking the guesswork out of diagnosing breast cancer.
DeltaPoint, CEO Richard Lazar
Enjoy Life LLC (http://www.divinasangria.com/ - Portland, Ore.) was select as the Seed Stage company winner and will receive a $25,000 investment prize Enjoy Life is the producer of the first authentic, premium Sangria in the US: Supreme Red and Majestic White.
Enjoy Life, Founder Maria Corbinos
“Despite the difficult economy, OEN’s Angel Oregon is a bright spot that demonstrates the commitment that the angel investor community has to supporting emerging growth companies,” said Angela Jackson, AB Jackson Group and Chair of OEN’s Angel Oregon 2010. “OEN's Angel Oregon is about cultivating entrepreneurs and angel investors and creating successful companies that benefit the economy and the communities in which we live – as well as creating a cycle of growth that spurs the entrepreneurs and angels to spawn more companies in the future.”
This year’s finalist companies were selected from nearly 50 companies, based throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington, that applied to compete at OEN’s Angel Oregon 2010. A rigorous selection process was undertaken by the 39-member panel of angel investors to select the companies chosen as the Launch and Seed Stage winners. Each investor staked at least $5,000 that helped create the $195,000 investment award for this year’s event. The total award includes investments from the Willamette University Angel Fund and a $21,000 loan that will be given by the Portland Development Commission, to the Portland-based Launch Stage winner.
OEN’s Angel Oregon is the Northwest’s premier deal flow and networking event for Oregon and SW Washington-based angel investors and early-stage entrepreneurs, which led to the formation of the Willamette Angel Conference, Gorge Angel Conference and the Oregon Angel Fund. The competition has real economic impact for Oregon with more than 33 companies that have competed at OEN’s Angel Oregon since 2003 who generated more than $85 million in combined revenues (up from $66 million in 2008) and employ more than 546 people. This year’s event drew an audience of nearly 285 angels, potential angels, entrepreneurs, OEN members and guests.
About Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
Founded in 1991, the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to providing opportunities for Oregon entrepreneurs and improving the business climate for emerging, growth-oriented companies statewide. The organization has members throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. For more information about the OEN, visit its website at www.oen.org.
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Finalists for the OEN Angel Oregon 2010
2010 Launch Stage Companies
ActiveTrak Inc. – Portland
ActiveTrak Inc. is the provider of mobile endpoint security solutions for businesses and consumers. Its innovative software enables customers to track and recover lost or stolen laptops, mobile phones or portable media devices, as well as to protect the data stored on them.
Coherence Resources, Inc. (NightWave Sleep Assistant) ‐Portland
Coherence Resources produces proven wellness solutions for restful sleep and relaxation without pills, masks, wires or sounds. NightWave® Sleep Assistant is our flagship product.
Copa Di Vino – The Dalles
80% of the Beer and Pop sold in America are in ready to drink (RTD) containers. Our patents for our “glassing” process have created the only “Wine RTD”.
DeltaPoint, Inc. ‐Portland
DeltaPoint is developing diagnostic software that performs “virtual biopsies” on suspected cancers. The company is focused first on taking the guesswork out of diagnosing breast cancer.
InFuez, Inc. ‐Portland
InFuez, Inc manufactures FUEZ, a surface product which incorporates Northwest recycled glass to satisfy growing demand for affordable and sustainable building products.
Matradee, Inc. ‐Beaverton
Matradee is an online restaurant reservation platform designed to provide restaurateurs a unique opportunity to reduce processig costs, improve service and increase revenue.
Second Porch, Inc. ‐Portland
Second Porch helps owners extract more value from their vacation home by enabling easy sharing, trading & renting among members of a trusted network.
2010 Seed Stage Companies
‐Portland
Athletepath is a website that supports the individual athleteʹs performance goals. Athletepath helps everyone realize achievements, find events and buy the best products for their needs.
Enjoy Life LLC ‐Portland
Enjoy Life is the producer of the first authentic, premium Sangria in the US: Supreme Red and Majestic White.
Gamma Therapeutics ‐Tualatin
Gamma Therapeutics is a start‐up biopharmaceutical company founded by Dr. David Farrell of OHSU for the development of diagnostics and drugs for heart attacks.
Green Goose ‐Portland
The Green Goose enhances the urban cycling experience by automatically tracking distance, locations, and savings earned along your daily bike commute.
Indie Wines, Inc. ‐Oregon City
Indie Wines enables artisan wineries to end‐around traditional distribution channels. Leveraging their SaaS/social‐commerce solution to deploy consumer‐ and trade‐direct platforms, wineries increase sales and profitability.
Mobspot, Inc. ‐Portland
Mobspot is a cross‐platform discovery, download, and review destination for mobile applications on any device. Mobspot helps you filter through the glut of apps, enabling you to quickly discover which applications your friends actually use and like.
My Home Details ‐Vancouver
The social network for residential buildings.
Zubeo, Inc. ‐Portland
Zubeo is a ‘Pandora‐like’ service for radio show and podcast listeners that creates and delivers personalized audio mixes containing the web’s most compelling content. Delivered fresh daily to a listener’s computer & MP3 player, Zubeo’s seamless playlists play from beginning to end with just a click; perfect for listening at home or on the go.
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