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I would like to hear your guests comment on the challenges of getting seed capital and the pipeline of startups in Oregon seeking venture capital. What seems even harder in Oregon than getting several million dollars in venture capital is obtaining the seed capital -- the first few hundred thousand to a million dollars and getting the support to get a company to a stage where venture firms are interested. This "angel" funding seems harder here than in other markets. I'm an investor in the Oregon Angel Fund which is a great local effort to pool angel capital, but it can only invest in a handful of companies. Is the lack of angel capital and people to support early stage companies a big problem in Oregon? How does it compare to Seattle or the Bay Area?

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