Top 10 finalists named in ACA Innovation Challenge

It’s come down to ten companies all vying for a chance to win up to $250,000 in the Fall 2014 Arizona Commerce Authority Innovation Challenge. The Challenge is a bi-annual competition where startups and early-stage companies compete for capital to grow their business and advance innovation and technology opportunities in Arizona.
READ: Who won the Spring Innovation Challenge?
The finalists are…
 

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CampusLogic – an educational technology company that provides software solutions across the college student lifecycle.
Park Genius – a mobile app that allows you to pay parking meters through your smartphone. This startup was developed by three UofA graduates and they recently expanded their service to Texas.
Spotlight Software – a Phoenix company that is introducing SpotlightSales, a performance software platform for virtual and geographically-dispersed sales teams.
Pure Chat – a live chat sales and support software. Monday they released their new personalized chat pages, watch a demo by founder Hamid Shojaee.
Campuslogic, Park Genius, Pure Chat, Iris PR Management, Spotlight Software, RightBio Metrics were also named in the 64 startups competing in Venture Madness.
Founder and CEO Iris PR Management Aly Saxe says, “I’m thrilled and grateful to be in the top 10 finalists. There is an unprecedented amount of technology and innovation in Arizona right now. This competition has never been greater for a company like mine, and I’m really grateful for the opportunity.”
This article has been updated since its original post for clarification.