Companies prepare for battle at 1st annual SaaS Ping Pong tournament Oct. 1- video

Bats, blades and backspins will take center stage on October 1. Players from around the Arizona SaaS community will descend upon the Allbound office in the hopes of taking home the win and bragging rights for their company as champion of the 1st annual Arizona SaaS Ping Pong tournament. Companies have sent their top players packed with … Read more

Tips to hiring SaaS firms with local and offshore talent – Fred von Graf, Web3Mavens

Staying lean is a priority for startups and cutting costs while maintaining quality is key-especially during the development phase. With the challenge of finding low-cost, quality engineers, startups might turn to SaaS firms that use a blend of local and offshore talent to build out their product or website. Fred von Graf, founder and managing partner … Read more

Calculators required – SaaS metrics you need to attract investors

Photo contribution Thomas Hawthorne Class was in session at Axosoft headquarters during Phoenix Startup Week when founder of Pure Chat Hamid Shojaee spoke about metrics every Software as a Service (SaaS) firm needs to know to build their business and attract investors. Shojaee said none of these metrics help out a SaaS firm if they aren’t in … Read more

Pagely acquired by Arizona unicorn GoDaddy

Pagely, a WordPress hosting and support service for enterprise, public sector and media companies, has been acquired by GoDaddy, an all-in-one website building platform and one of Arizona’s most successful tech startups.  The companies haven’t disclosed the terms of the deal, but both companies are excited about the acquisition. “Pagely possesses the platform, expertise and … Read more

New fintech company built on Buy Now, Pay Later launches, announces $3M seed round

equipifi, a fintech company that helps banks and credit unions incorporate a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) option, launches today with $3 million in seed funding. The Scottsdale-based startup is designed to help banks and credit unions offer users the chance to buy now, pay later. The cloud-based platform is “built to be launched effortlessly” … Read more

Rehab therapy platform WebPT announces new CEO

WebPT, a rehab therapy software platform based in Phoenix, has announced the appointment of Ashley Glover as the company’s new CEO.  For the past five years, WebPT has been led by Nancy Ham, who is retiring and will now head the company’s board.  “We are extremely excited to welcome Ashley to the WebPT team,” Ham … Read more

And the winners of Venture Madness 2021 are…

Venture Madness, an annual conference put on by Invest Southwest, happened this week and we’ve got the winners of the Venture Madness competition.  Venture Madness brings together investors and some of Arizona’s stand out startups for two days of networking and pitching. Earlier this year, Invest Southwest announced 25 finalists — five companies in five … Read more

Lotus Labs’ Padme machine learning platform launches at US Open

Lotus Labs Inc., a Chandler-based tech startup that helps companies integrate machine learning, launched its Padmé platform at the US Open.  It seems Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu weren’t the only big winners at the tournament this year.  Lotus Labs specializes in both machine learning and edge computing, and its Padmé platform utilizes machine learning … Read more

Keap announces new text marketing features to improve automated communication

Keap, a sales and marketing automation SaaS company for small businesses, has announced new text marketing capabilities designed to help a company become more efficient and less chaotic, as well as communicate more effectively to its customers.  The new text marketing capabilities include features like automated text messaging and broadcast texting. Text message broadcast has … Read more

Here are the 25 company finalists for the 2021 Venture Madness conference & pitch competition

Invest Southwest, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, has announced the 25 Presenting Company finalists that have been selected for the 2021 Venture Madness Competition.  These finalists will get exclusive access to the region’s most active accredited investors, all in one place. Invest Southwest and the Arizona Commerce Authority present the annual conference, which … Read more