Innovation is the source of new products and services. It defines how information is collected and shared. How cures for disease are found. Enhances agriculture. Advances manufacturing. Innovation makes life better, energizes communities, and makes economies more robust.

Silicon Pastures is a group of angel investors who meet monthly to assess business plan proposals and share due diligence on possible transactions.

The group prefers to invest in companies that use technology to solve problems. The group also favours companies that use technology to organize, optimize, and accelerate business processes.

Silicon Pastures hosts monthly investment presentations at upscale Milwaukee-area restaurants. Each presentation consists of one or more pre-screened investment opportunities. After the entrepreneurs have made their pitches members of Silicon Pastures meet privately to discuss the viability of the investment. Each member makes an individual decision whether or not to invest.

Cornerstone Angels is a membership-based private investment group composed of successful entrepreneurs and business executives. The group seeks to provide financial capital, mentorship, and advisory support to high growth organizations.

Founded in 2007, OAF is a highly structured, professionally managed, investor-driven venture fund backed by the leaders of Oregon’s business and technology community and the Oregon Growth Account. OAF invests some $3 million annually in the most promising startups and early-stage growth companies in Oregon and SW Washington.