Tech Launch Arizona (TLA) awarded funding to five start-up teams to develop software or mobile apps that will have a real societal impact. TLA collaborated with the University of Arizona Research, Innovation and Impact and Arizona FORGE to host the Impact Software/App Challenge. Doug Hockstad, the assistant vice president of TLA, said the competition was … Read more
“Definitely not for sale,” reads the Knox Financial lawn sign, which looks just like a “home for sale” sign post. “Turn your home into an income property,” the rest of the sign reads. Knox Financial, a Boston-based fintech company focused on property investors, launches today in Phoenix. David Friedman, one of the company’s cofounders and … Read more
RevolutionParts, a Phoenix-based SaaS company that provides e-commerce solutions for buying automotive parts, has announced plans to increase its staff by 40% to meet the company’s accelerated growth that’s not expected to slow down. “We have significant growth plans over the next three years,” says RevolutionParts Founder and CEO Ibrahim Mesbah in a press release. … Read more
GitKraken, a Git GUI product from Axosoft, has launched its new Enterprise version, which is geared toward companies that need 25 or more licenses. This is the latest of GitKraken’s products, which also include individual and pro options. GitKraken scales very quickly, easily and organically, says Lauren Witte, senior marketing manager at Axosoft. Once it … Read more
Sending handwritten notes is a thing of the past, right? Tempe-based Simply Noted says no. Even in this age of email and instant messaging, a handwritten note goes a long way. Simply Noted sends automated handwritten notes to customers, clients or employees on behalf of businesses to improve communication and build relationships. Founder and CEO … Read more
Synapse Studios has launched CarbonQA, which is designed to assist Arizona start-ups improve products and user experience. The Tempe-based company is a custom software consulting company that provides a variety of services, including web and mobile app development, healthcare software development and quality assurance and automated application testing. With CarbonQA, Synapse Studios hopes to expand … Read more
After a 4-year hiatus, we’re bringing back a slimmer, faster, no-nonsense AZ Tech Beat that focuses on the tech news you care about in easily digestible short articles. Send us your tech news using the quick submission form. We plan to re-launch on February 1st, 2021.
The option to undo mistakes with the click of a button is one that software engineers haven’t had before when making changes in Git, until today. Axosoft, the project management software company, released their new developer tool GitKraken, in private beta, at Git Hub Universe in San Francisco last week. “We have been working on … Read more
Slaying the dragon of endless email is just one of the many challenges of streamlining team communication. Add in daily engagement with other productive app services such as DropBox, Evernote, Slack and BaseCamp, you have one chaotic dragon farm to manage all the clutter. A new Scottsdale-based company Bolste drew its sword and launched an all-in-one … Read more
Video contribution by Xavier Smith With the mission to create a security circle around your home, Ring, inventor of the smart doorbell, launched the first wire-free, stick up, outdoor security camera at CES Pepcom 2016. Jamie Siminoff, inventor and CEO of Ring, said the company’s “mission is to reduce crime in communities and put a … Read more