At the 2013 TiE Arizona Fast Pitch event, 15 startups pitched for the grand prize of $5,000 to a groups of local investors. In the end, the founders of SiO2 Nanotech took home the prize, with Late Living taking second and Pollen Tech third; all three companies that placed are ventures of the ASU Edson … Read more
San Francisco–based Gigya, the Connected Consumer Management Suite, announced that it will be coming to Arizona as the site of its corporate expansion after a multi-state competitive process, and bringing 200 high-wage jobs with them over the next three years. Gigya, established in 2007 enables more than 700 of the world’s largest brands to understand … Read more
Named one of the “Coolest College Startups in America” by Inc. Magazine, named one of the top five Facebook pages for Small Businesses in the world by Social Media Examiner, recognized by national news media for their epicness, two-time ASU Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative award winner and now a MAC6 incubee, founder and president Will … Read more
The Arizona Technology Council and Arizona Commerce Authority announced that Eric J. Crown, co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Tempe Arizona-based Insight Enterprises, and his brother Timothy A. Crown, co-founder and current Chairman of the Board, will be presented with the “OneNeck IT Services People’s Choice Lifetime Achievement Award” during the 2013 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation … Read more
The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) today announced its 25 semifinalists in the Fall 2013 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC), a bi-annual business plan competition that awards the most money in the country for a technology commercialization challenge. The ACA awards $3 million annually — $1.5 million in the spring and $1.5 million in the fall — … Read more
Get your creative juices flowing at TEDx Tucson! This gathering is an incubator for great ideas and a perfect opportunity to meet people who are doing interesting and inspiring things, and a way to explore the interconnectivity that joins us. TEDx Tucson will hold their 4th annual event Friday, December 6th at 8pm at the Rialto Theater. This event … Read more
The University of Arizona recently released their mobile version of AnimalWatch, a Web-based pre-algebra program to help students build math skills as they learn about endangered and invasive species around the world. AnimalWatch was originally designed to help visually impaired children build math skills and now it has evolved into a mobile application. The program … Read more
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and the Arizona Commerce Authority announced today that Apple Inc. will open a manufacturing facility in the former First Solar facility to produce the sapphire materials in partnership with GT Advanced Technologies Inc. for Apples’ electronics. GT Advanced Technology (GT) is known for innovative crystal growth equipment and solutions for the … Read more
Clate Mask, co-founder and CEO of Infusionsoft, and Jim Tuton, Founder & CEO of American Traffic Solutions (ATS), were recognized as two of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2013 at the Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators Summit in Marana, Arizona. The private event brought together emerging and seasoned entrepreneurs from a diverse set of … Read more
After her nephew was diagnosed with autism and had to deal with all of the paperwork and billing needed for services for him through her H.O.P.E. Group foundation, founder Ann Monahan discovered a need in the market for a practice management system designed for special needs services and put her 30 years of experience with … Read more