Time to break out the brackets for Venture Madness 2016! This event, brought to the Valley by Invest Southwest and Arizona Commerce Authority, is where the top 64 startups go head-to-head in a pitch competition and vie for a portion of the $100,000 prize and the chance to be crowned champion.
The first elimination round begins tomorrow and an expert panel will be charged with narrowing down the startup pool to 32. The second elimination round will begin on January 20, and will determine the top 16 to be announced on February 1, 2016. The finalists will pitch at the live event held on March 2-4, 2016 at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale.
The public is encouraged to vote online for their favorite for the People’s Choice Award which comes with a cash prize! Start voting right here starting January 8!
To reserve your tickets, visit venture madness.investsouthwest.org.
Now for the 64…
Look who won last year! Read all about past Venture Madness startups and winners here.
Learn more about some of the 64 startups we’ve covered at aztechbeat.com
Adora inc.
Allbound
Beacon Biomedical Inc.
BeckonCall
Bravo Tip or Pay (Bravo, LLC)
ClearVoice, Inc.
Crowd Mics
Eventinterface
eVisit
Iris
Loanatik, L.L.C.
LocalWork.com
MobileLogix
NeoLight
NoteBowl Inc.]
NuvOx Pharma
Omedix
Paraffin International Inc.
ParkX LLC
Pure Chat, Inc.
RevolutionParts, Inc.
RightBio|Metrics
Saccadous
SalesFitRX
Shelvspace.com
SimpleWan
Smart Armor
Smart Clinic
SolarThermiX, LLC
Solution54
The Medical Memory
TIPSY
VoiceCut Technologies, LLC
XOXY
