About Bend Venture Conference
Bend Venture Conference is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. It is primarily based out of Bend, United States. As of Oct 2022, Bend Venture Conference has invested in 22 companies. It primarily invests in Grant (prize money) round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Food and Agriculture Tech and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Grant (prize money) round of Photon Marine Overall, Bend Venture Conference portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions including key companies like Jama Software, Elemental Technologies and DeepSurface. A lot of funds co-invest with Bend Venture Conference, with names like Elevate Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Grant (prize money), Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Bend Venture Conference's List of Top Investments
Bend Venture Conference has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investments are in Talkoot and OCO.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture Tech, Life Sciences and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Grant (prize money), Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Bend Venture Conference:
Cloud based product requirement management software. It provides solutions to auto detect product development risks, and streamlines performance across teams. The features of the product include live traceability, real-time collaboration, test and quality management, risk and hazard analysis, baseline management, project tracking, workflow management, and more. It integrates with jira, tricentis, ansys, and more.
Key facts about Jama Software
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Portland (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $234M
- Employee Count: 314 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Francisco Partners, Trinity Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 26, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. OpConnect
EV charging solutions. It provides a a cloud-based software platform and support for EV charging needs.
Key facts about OpConnect
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Portland (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.2M
- Employee Count: 32 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: CDVCA, Elevate Capital and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Hemex Health
Portable diagnostic devices empowering healthcare frontlines with affordable, accurate testing. They break traditional barriers with an innovative diagnostic system that expands the potential of diagnostics for important conditions, making accurate tests accessible to new locations and new populations. They design diagnostic technologies for the real world by listening to the needs of healthcare providers including those in some of the most remote and challenging settings. Their initial tests include sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia, and ferritin. They offer a miniaturized version of the gold standard test known as cellulose acetate electrophoresis. Results are displayed quickly and can be stored locally or transmitted to the Cloud for patient and disease tracking. They are focused on point-of-care diagnostics, portable diagnostics, and affordable healthcare solutions. They are working towards social impact by enabling early diagnosis and disease tracking.
Key facts about Hemex Health
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Portland (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.24M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Jun 30, 2025
- Investors: Alliance of Angels, Springboard Enterprises and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Sep 16, 2024, $*****
4. ClearFlow
Provider of an anti-clogging platform for surgical drainage devices. The technology that utilizes a magnetically driven Clearance Loop to proactively maintain blood flow to allow evacuation of blood and fluids from the chest cavity thus preventing Retained Blood syndrome. Retained Blood Syndrome (RBS) is the composite of drainage-related complications after cardiothoracic surgery, including hemothorax, pericardial tamponade, bloody pleural or pericardial effusions.It is used to resolve catheter clogging in multiple medical market segments, including urinary catheters, gastrointestinal catheters, and wound drainage.
Key facts about ClearFlow
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Irvine (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $56.4M
- Employee Count: 25 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Albany Capital, California Technology Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Responsive
AI powered proposal management software. The platform provides strategic response management solutions that automates and transforms the RFP, RFI, DDQ, security questionnaire processes, and more. The platform streamlines the proposal process for professionals. It enables sales rep to personalize and send proposals. The platform supports in-app collaboration with teams to optimize proposals, assessments, and other information requests.
Key facts about Responsive
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Beaverton (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $27M
- Employee Count: 290 as on Jan 31, 2025
- Investors: Elevate Capital, K1 Investment Management and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 24, 2018, $*****
Bend Venture Conference's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Bend Venture Conference has invested in 22 companies over the last 19 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Photon Marine and most recent follow-on round was in Poached Jobs.Bend Venture Conference's Investments by Stage
Bend Venture Conference has made 11 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $153K, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $962K and 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $50K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Grant (prize money) | 11 |
Seed | 3 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bend Venture Conference's Investments by Sector
Bend Venture Conference has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech, High Tech, Life Sciences and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 19 Tech companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
Environment Tech | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Life Sciences | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bend Venture Conference's Investments by Geography
Bend Venture Conference has made most investments in United States (15).Bend Venture Conference's recent investments
Bend Venture Conference has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Bend Venture Conference:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 23, 2022 | United States | Grant (prize money) | 3716 | - | |
Oct 23, 2022 | United States | Grant (prize money) | 1105 | - | |
Oct 21, 2018 | United States | Seed | 1949 | - | |
Oct 19, 2018 | United States | Seed | 7220 | [+2] | |
Oct 14, 2016 | United States | Conventional Debt | 7155 | - |
Acquired companies in Bend Venture Conference's Portfolio
4 companies from Bend Venture Conference's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was DeepSurface in Feb 2025 by AttackIQ for $*****.Here are Bend Venture Conference's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 04, 2025 | - | - | 6678 | |
Mar 18, 2024 | 2008 | Grant (prize money) | 5616 | |
Aug 31, 2021 | - | - | 2159 | |
Sep 03, 2015 | Dec 14, 2007 | Seed | 2734 |
Co-investors of Bend Venture Conference
Over the past 19 years, 65 investors have co-invested in Bend Venture Conference's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Bend Venture Conference: Elevate Capital, Portland Seed Fund and 7 others have invested in rounds before Bend Venture Conference. There are 2 companies where Elevate Capital has invested before Bend Venture Conference and 2 companies where Portland Seed Fund has invested before Bend Venture Conference.
- Top Co-investors of Bend Venture Conference: 5 investors entered a company along with Bend Venture Conference. These include investors like Elevate Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Bend Venture Conference: A total of 51 investors have invested in Bend Venture Conference's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Portland Seed Fund (3 companies), Cascade Seed Fund (3 companies) and Oregon Venture Fund (2 companies).
Recent News related to Bend Venture Conference
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The 2016 Bend Venture Conference Awards over $3,918,000 in FundingBusiness Wire•Oct 19, 2016•Bend Venture Conference, Hemex Health, Bend Venture Conference
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Over $3,755,000 in Funding Awarded at Bend Venture Conference - Cascade Business NewsCascadebusnews•Oct 18, 2016•Bend Venture Conference, Hubb, Hemex Health
