Multi-Cloud computing service provider announces Phoenix data center

Expedient, a cloud computing and data center infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider, has announced the opening of a new cloud data center in Phoenix.  The data center will allow Expedient to meet increased demand for the company’s services in the Western United States. The Pittsburgh-based company focuses on helping companies transform their IT operations … Read more

ASU joins Sierra Space, Blue Origin, Boeing and others to build commercial space station

Arizona State University is joining the charge to commercialize space. The school is now one of the organizations working toward building a commercial space station.  The private station is called Orbital Reef and will be a “mixed-use business park” for national governments, private industry and space tourists to lease and use. The effort is led … Read more

Early stage EdTech startup raises $1.9 million in seed money

ActiveClass, an early stage education technology company designed to help increase student engagement, has raised $1.9 million in seed money. The Scottsdale-based startup will use the money to hire more employees to support  growth, improve customer service and speed up product development.  “We are beyond excited for what this means not just for us at … 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

September roundup: The weather might be cooling down, Arizona tech is not

It’s fun to see all the exciting wins for many Arizona tech companies. We continue to see more investments, more national attention and more semiconductor and EV activity.  Here’s just some of what happened last month:  Botco.ai launches AI chat and live agent support solution BotcoLive with major urgent care franchise Botco.ai, a HIPAA-compliant chatbot … Read more

AI chatbot startup Botco.ai raises $3.6M in seed funding round led by LA-based VamosVentures

Botco.ai, a Scottsdale-based artificial intelligence chatbot platform designed to support enterprise healthcare organizations, closed a $3.6 million seed round led by VamosVentures, a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles.  This win is another in a string of achievements this year for botco.ai. Botco.ai will use the funds to speed up the company’s product development … Read more

Arizona officials lead the charge to boost U.S semiconductor industry

Arizona leaders have launched the National Semiconductor Economic Roadmap (NSER), a new initiative to advance U.S. competitiveness in the international semiconductor industry. Global demand for semiconductors has reached an unprecedented high, but these chips, which have become a precious commodity, are also in short supply. This shortage comes in part because of the massive impact … Read more

Skynetwest joins forces with Soaring Eagle Imaging to take further advantage of drone data

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) service providers Skynetwest, based in Chandler, and Soaring Eagle Imaging, based in Brandon, Miss., have joined forces to create a drone data collection and processing company called Soaring Eagle Technologies.  The goal for this new company is to become the leading resource for gathering and processing data provided by drones.  Soaring … Read more

eVisit closes a $45M raise led by Goldman Sachs following increased demand for virtual healthcare platform

Virtual healthcare platform eVisit has announced the close of a Series B funding round, led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs). Other participants include Texas Health Resources, Tom Burton and Steve Barlow (Co-founders of Health Catalyst) and more.  “We’re thrilled to partner with Goldman Sachs and other highly strategic … Read more

August roundup: Arizona tech gains momentum during monsoon season

Mosaic to help Phoenix builders

August was a rocky month in terms of world news, but Arizona tech continues to make good progress toward building a solid tech ecosystem. Last month we saw acquisitions, major investments, notable recognition and programs aimed at improving diversity across different fields. Scottsdale entrepreneurs named 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year Trainual founder Chris Ronzio and … Read more