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NCW Tech Alliance seeks Moses Lake partnership for Flywheel investment conference; council signals support

Moses Lake City Council · February 11, 2026

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Summary

Becca Fremont of the North Central Washington Tech Alliance presented Flywheel, an annual innovation and pitch conference; she asked Moses Lake to join as a $2,500 economic‑development partner for 2026 and the council indicated willingness to participate.

A regional entrepreneurship initiative asked Moses Lake to join a growing innovation network on Friday.

Becca Fremont, director of entrepreneurship at the North Central Washington (NCW) Tech Alliance, summarized the Flywheel Investment Conference and invited Moses Lake to participate as an economic development partner at a $2,500 level for the 2026 event. Fremont described Flywheel as a multi‑day May conference with a pitch competition, keynotes and panels focused on workforce readiness, technology adoption and regional partnership. She said the local angel network historically pools about $150,000 into a single startup winner and that individual investor commitments have a minimum unit price of $6,000.

Council members asked about conference details and student / workforce components; Fremont said the Tech Alliance supports STEM programs and works with school districts on workforce readiness and student engagement. The Port of Moses Lake and the city of Wenatchee were mentioned as already committed economic‑development partners at the same contribution level.

Council consensus was supportive: several council members (by voice) said they were interested and staff will follow up on partnership logistics and outreach to local entrepreneurs to ensure Moses Lake businesses and students gain access to the event.

Ending: Staff and the NCW Tech Alliance will coordinate next steps; the conference includes a free public pitch session on May 21 and organizers encouraged local attendance and networking even if entrepreneurs cannot compete on stage this year.