Gourmet food delivery Freshly raises $7 M, moves headquarters to NYC

Back in the day, when you thought of food delivery, Chinese food and pizza came to mind. Today, the idea of having eggplant parmesan, kale salad and Mongolian beef delivered to ones’ home is more the norm. This trend comes from the high adoption rate for on-demand and subscription food delivery services. Tempe-based startup Freshly, a … Read more

Gear up for school with these AZ-based edu tech tools

Edu tech startups have been thriving in Arizona, with many receiving funding through incubators and grants to pursue their endeavors. We gathered a list of just a few of the young educational technology companies and how they are helping students gear up for the school year. NoteBowl: a comprehensive platform for universities that goes beyond … Read more

Axosoft to sell Bug Tracker for a buck – all proceeds to help fund startups

Axosoft, a leading enterprise Agile/Scrum project management and bug tracking software company, announced they will begin to sell their enterprise-grade Axosoft Bug Tracker, originally at $70 per-user, per-year, for $1 per-year, regardless of the size of the dev team. Game changer.   The Axosoft Bug Tracker has been used by over 10,000 development teams by companies … Read more

64 startups to battle it out for $50K at Venture Madness

Venture Madness, presented by Invest Southwest in partnership with Arizona Commerce Authority, announced it’s 64 startups from around the southwest who will compete head-to-head for a portion of the $50,000 prize. How Venture Madness works: Think of it as the “Battle of the Brackets” where startups duel it out bracket-style for the top slot. After … Read more

IDS Technology Marketing Wins Agency Marketer of the Year Award

IDS Technology Marketing, a business-to-business (B2B) lead generation and marketing agency dedicated to helping technology companies and startups grow, was named Agency Marketer of the Year by the Phoenix Business Journal and the Business Marketing Association of Phoenix. According to the IDS press release, “the Marketer of the Year awards showcase the creative talents of local … Read more