2026 Angel Oregon Life & Bioscience - Cohort 1 - Entrepreneur Registration
Description
Angel Oregon Life & Bioscience (AOBIO) is OEN’s ’Capital & Funding Literacy’ program for early-stage life science and bioscience founders in Oregon and Southwest Washington who are preparing to raise capital and scale their companies.
Over five immersive weeks, founders move from scientific vision to investor confidence – gaining the knowledge, tools, and relationships needed to navigate fundraising in the highly specialized life sciences ecosystem. The program blends expert-led education through panel discussions, applied learning on each founder’s own company, direct feedback from investors and domain experts, and culminating exposure at a live Angel Oregon Pitch Day.
AOBIO is delivered in close collaboration with key regional partners including Oregon Bioscience Incubator (OTRADI), OHSU, Oregon Life Sciences, and the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) – providing founders with unparalleled access to expertise, infrastructure, and the local bioscience investment community.
From the very first session, founders are encouraged to build and refine their pitch decks in parallel with the curriculum, using each week’s learning to strengthen their commercialization strategy, sharpen their financial narrative, and prepare for real investor conversations. This work comes together during a dedicated fourth week of pitch practice and feedback, and culminates in a live fifth-week Pitch Day in front of OEN, active investors, and community partners.
PRICING & REGISTRATION
$150 – OEN Member
$200 – Non-Member
PROGRAM DETAILS
Weeks 1–3: Core Capital & Funding Literacy Curriculum
Thursdays, 8:30am–10:00am (Virtual on Zoom)
- Thursday, March 5th
Session 1: Understanding the Funding Stack – Understand funding paths, investor expectations, and capital strategy
- Thursday, March 12th
Session 2: Valuations & Cap Tables – Design ownership structures that support growth and fundraising
- Thursday, March 19th
Session 3: Due Diligence – Prepare your company, data, and team for investor scrutiny
Week 4: Practice & Deep Dive
- Monday, March 30th
10:00am–1:00pm (Virtual)
Virtual Pitch Practice with the Angel Oregon Program Director and regional leaders
- Thursday, April 2nd
10:00am–1:00pm (Hybrid)
Life & Bioscience Deep Dive Workshop: Commercialization
Founders gain hands-on insight into commercialization pathways, regulatory alignment, market entry, and scalable growth models.
Week 5: Angel Oregon Pitch Day
- Thursday, April 9th
10:00am–1:00pm (Hybrid – In-Person Preferred)
Founders pitch live to OEN leadership, active investors, and community partners – creating meaningful opportunities for funding, partnerships, and long-term relationships.
ANGEL OREGON REGISTRATION QUESTIONS
As the beneficiary of an SSBCI grant Oregon Entrepreneurs Network is required to provide demographic information on businesses participating in Angel Oregon programs. Registrants are encouraged to answer all of the questions in the registration form. This information is being collected to help ensure that communities’ small business technical assistance and access to credit needs are being fulfilled, and will not be used for any other purposes.