Bend · Central Oregon: By invitation
The room where Central Oregon builds.
Every business, tech, AI, and investor event in Central Oregon, one curated calendar, one weekly briefing. Plus our own private, off-the-record gatherings and a vetted directory of the people actually building here.
The stakes
The gap is already opening.
AI is going to reset how nearly every business in this room operates, and the gap between the people who moved early and the people who waited is already opening. Staying ahead of it has less to do with reading the right newsletter than with who you happen to be standing next to.
Why join
Talent density is the whole product.
Which is why the room stays small. Every seat is vouched for by someone already in it, capped at 250, and the founding numbers never come up again.
The calendar
Most of these aren’t our events. That’s the point.
We aggregate everything worth attending across Central Oregon and add our own members-only AI roundtables on top. Run an event this audience should know about? Get in touch, we’ll put it in front of the room.
The invitation
Small on purpose. Vouched for by design.
Every member can sponsor at most 2 people. An invitation here is a personal endorsement, your name rides on who you bring. That one rule keeps this the highest-signal room in Central Oregon.
What membership gets you
Four things you can’t get anywhere else in Bend.
Every room, one calendar
We track every business, tech, and investor event across Central Oregon (Bend, Redmond, Sisters, Prineville, Madras, La Pine, Sunriver), refreshed daily, so you never hear about the good one after it happened.
The weekly briefing
One email: what's worth your time this week, who's gathering where, and what Bend builders are actually doing with AI. Curated by people who go, never scraped-and-dumped.
A listing that means something
The member directory is vouched-for, not paid-for: the short list people check before they hire, fund, or partner in Bend. Founding members hold their numbers permanently.
Private tables + introductions
Our own gatherings are members-only, off the record, and small on purpose: real numbers, real decisions, and the introduction you actually needed.
The calendar
Music on the Green: September 2
Redmond · Redmond Chamber of Commerce
BusinessMadras – Jefferson County Chamber Coffee Cuppers
BestCare Prevention · Madras · Madras – Jefferson County Chamber
NetworkingSeptember 2026 Munch & Mingle: Redmond
Redmond · ConnectW
NetworkingBend Chamber Commerce & Coffee
Bend Magazine · Bend · Bend Chamber
NetworkingFreeCommerce & Coffee @ Bend Magazine
Oregon Media / Bend Magazine · Bend · Bend Chamber of Commerce
NetworkingFree members / $10 non-membersMembership 101 | Maximizing Your Membership
Bend Chamber conference room · Bend · Bend Chamber
BusinessFreeDeschutes Tech Guild, September Meetup
Embark Coworking, 2843 NW Lolo Ave · Bend · Deschutes Tech Guild
TechFreeBend ET Expert Lab–Building Trust and Influence Through Conversation
Central Oregon Community College · Bend · Bend Chamber
Business$25 for Members | $35 for Non-Members | FREE for Passport HoldersBend ET Expert Lab–Value-Driven and Empathic Conversations in the Workplace
Central Oregon Community College · Bend · Bend Chamber
Business$25 for Members | $35 for Non-Members | FREE for Passport HoldersMadras – Jefferson County Chamber Coffee Cuppers at Mosaic Community Health
Mosaic Community Health · Madras · Madras – Jefferson County Chamber
Networking
Community events belong to their hosts, we just make sure you know. Sources: EDCO, Bend Chamber, ConnectW, Cascade Business News, plus the Redmond, Sisters, Prineville, Madras, La Pine, and Sunriver chambers. Refreshed daily. Members get the full calendar weekly.
Since the mill town
Bend has always been built by people who make things.
A century ago it was timber on the Deschutes. Today it’s software, capital, and AI, built by people who chose the high desert on purpose. Bend Investors is where they find each other.
The invitation
- 01
Request or get vouched
Apply below, or arrive on a member's invite link.
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A human review
Every request gets a real look: founders, operators, investors, and serious builders.
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Into the room
The briefing, the calendar, the directory, the private tables, and 2 invitations of your own.
The group and mastermind are led by Nick Apollo, co-founder of emergenttechnologies.ai, vettted.ai, and best-friend.org.
Founding cohort open
The first 250 members are seated with permanent founding numbers.