TIE OREGON FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Formed in 2007, TiE Oregon grows and
educates early-stage entrepreneurs and angel investors across Oregon. As a local chapter of the global TiE network—with over 55 chapters worldwide—TiE Oregon plays a key role in fostering a thriving startup funding ecosystem.
Our signature programs include TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE), TiE U, TiE Women, the TiE XL Entrepreneurs Boot Camp, and TiE Oregon Angels—each designed to promote seed-stage portfolio growth, impact investing, and investor-founder collaboration.
Through our programs and focused efforts, TiE Oregon aims to create a virtuous cycle of wealth creation and community giveback, ensuring that Oregon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem thrives while contributing to TiE Global’s mission of empowering innovators worldwide.
10,000 STARTUPS
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80,000 ATTENDEES
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15,000 MEMBERS
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60 CHAPTERS
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DISCOVER OUR LOCAL PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
Since inception, TiE Angels members have invested millions in dozens of Oregon companies. Part of TiE Oregon, TiE Angels bring together promising early-stage companies and exposes them to serial entrepreneurs, high tech executives, and other professional investors. Read more…
Learn about the different programs, courses, and support offered by TiE Oregon. Whether you’re starting at square one, your pitch has been perfected, or you’re ready to focus on capital, TiE has a program and resources for every stage of the startup lifecycle. TiE Oregon is here to empower you! Read more…
“TiE has played a very important role in my life, and I feel fortunate I now have a global network for support.”
DISCOVER OUR GLOBAL PROGRAMS
TiE Angels
TiE Global Angels Alliance provides entrepreneurs the opportunity to leverage a large funding base, from various TiE charter members and investors around the world. Startups can tap into the TiE Network as a strong investment group with a history of successful investments. Read more…
TiE Young Entrepreneurs
At TiE, we believe that our youth are talented, risk takers by nature and we’re here to empower them with the skills and tools to build a startup. Post the TYE Program, our high schoolers are self assured and confident in their abilities to create and innovate Read more…
TiE University
TiE U is a comprehensive ecosystem that nurtures start-ups run by college/ university students. It achieves this objective by creating events and engagements that bring together start-ups, TiE members, external mentors, coaches, and ecosystem partners. Read more…
TiE Women
TiE Global’s All India Road Show on Women’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship (AIRSWEEE), a joint initiative by TiE Global and the US Department of State, was launched in September 2016 with the goal of empowering women across Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in India. Read more…
OUR SPONSORS
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BUSINESS OREGON
Business Oregon is the state's economic development agency. The Business Oregon Commission oversees the agency's activities to ensure a coherent, integrated approach to economic development and a continuous policy direction that can transcend changes in executive and legislative leadership. Read more…
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CENTRL OFFICE
We provide flexible, full-service office space for some of Portland's leading entrepreneurs, free agents, start ups, and work groups. Read more…
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ELEVATE CAPITAL
Elevate Capital is a privately owned venture capital firm based in Portland, Oregon, that focuses on early-stage investments in startup companies and particularly those companies led by women, minorities, and veterans. Read more…
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THE CITY OF HILLSBORO
The city of Hillsboro is supporting the startup business community through coaching, mentoring, and connections to people, programs, and capital to help fuel their success. Read more…
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THE LEMELSON FOUNDATION
The Lemelson Foundation believes impact inventors will solve our biggest challenges and improve lives in communities in the U.S. and around the world. Read more..
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OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Description goes hereOCF's mission is to improve lives for all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy.
We commit ourselves and our resources to the advancement of collaborative action, wise stewardship, equity, diversity and inclusion and a spirit of community.
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PEOPLES FOUNDATION FOR BETTER OREGON
Working together with the community and key partners, PFFBO is creating opportunities for underprivileged people ascend towards their education success and economic security. Read more…
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PROSPER PORTLAND
The Inclusive Business Resource Network (IBRN) is a citywide program that brings multiple services for small business into a single network for entrepreneurs. Read more…
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RANDALL CHARTTABLE TRUST
Description goes hereThe Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust was founded to improve and enrich the lives of people in the Pacific Northwest by supporting organizations that provide opportunity to the underprivileged; promoting personal responsibility and initiative through values-based programs focused on improving education and social well-being with challenging, stimulating instruction. Read more…
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SILICON VALLEY BANK
The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Foundation was the corporate foundation of Silicon Valley Bank that funded corporate citizenship programs, including grants to support underprivileged children and the Opportunity Fund, a partnership for microloans to underserved small-business owners. Read more…
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
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40 Strategy™ reveals the risks that could be holding your business back, empowering you to maximize its value! We are deeply rooted in empowering businesses to achieve significant growth through strategic excellence. At our core, we revolve around designing and implementing world-class strategic plans that are not only visionary, but also help increase the value of your business. Learn more.
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Centrally located in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Beaverton is the sixth-largest city in Oregon, offering a balanced and thriving economy, a highly educated workforce, and a quality of life that is nothing short of enviable. Learn more...
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KBF acts as your trusted partner for Tax, Assurance, and Advisory Services, combining industry-leading expertise with customized service. Learn more...
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Moss Adams is a fully integrated professional services firm dedicated to assisting clients with growing, managing, and protecting prosperity. Learn more...
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Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations. Learn more...
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Stoel Rives is a leading U.S. corporate and litigation law firm providing high quality services to sophisticated business clients at every stage of their evolution. With 350 attorneys in seven states and Washington, D.C., Stoel Rives is a nationally recognized leader in the energy and natural resources industries. Learn more...
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Tonkon Torp LLP is an American law firm based in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1974, the limited liability partnership has 78 attorneys. As of 2010, it was the third largest law firm in Portland when it had 86 attorneys. Learn more...
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Classes, workshops, grants, low-cost loans and other resources to help your business start up, grow and thrive in Vancouver. Learn more.
PILLARS OF TIE
Since 1992. TiE has been supporting entrepreneurs by offering education, mentorship, networking and funding opportunities. The mission of TiE remains to foster entrepreneurship globally through funding, mentoring, networking and education.
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For more information on sponsorship, mentoring or philanthropy, please contact us.