With 6.1 billion texts sent and received in the United States everyday, ReplyBuy, a Scottsdale-based software company, is taking advantage of this opportunity and developed a new form of mobile commerce by leveraging something you already use: text messages. Their technology is helping companies solve their problem of unloading excess perishable or time-sensitive inventory or … Read more
Homejoy, an online booking company designed to ease the process of finding someone to clean your home, launched in Phoenix in June. Whether you need a one-time clean or to find someone trusted and background checked to return to your living space, Homejoy can connect homeowners with qualified cleaners. Cleaners have insurance for cleans, background … Read more
Post.Bid.Ship. recently closed its third round of angel funding, getting a little over $600,000 from Desert Angels, according to Chairman Curtis Gunn. These funds will help expand the business of linking companies with shippers, co-founder and chief operations officer Jarret Hamstreet said. The Tucson-based company is looking to transform how the shipping business is conducted … Read more
On Friday, May 17, 2013, sixteen ventures delivered their pitch deck to over 600 people, including angel investors and entrepreneurs, at the SeedSpot Demo Day to attract everything from CEOs to developers to, of course, funding. As part of the event, an audience-vote determined which venture received a piece of the $7,600 purse. Other sponsored … Read more
Contributing author Kyle Debruhl shares tips to help your company protect against cyber attacks against your company in our Cyber Security series.
Hamid Shojaee talks about why he started AZ Tech Beat and why he is stepping aside as Editor to hand off the keys to a local gal with gusto.
If you missed it: Key takeaways from Pressnomics day 1. Mikkel Svane, @mikkelsvane Zendesk, a new generation enterprise software startup you shouldn’t think of customer service as a cost, but as an opportunity to increase revenue. Zendesk started out as 3 consultants who didn’t want to end up being consultants for the rest of … Read more
We were recently tipped off that San Francisco-based startup Uber has started “secretly” offering its on-demand driver services in the Phoenix metro area. Founded in 2010, Uber is a service that connects passengers with drivers, predominantly through its mobile application (available on iPhone and Android). The app displays a real-time map of Uber cars nearby … Read more
With the reality of “business as usual” being gone by the wayside, AZEC12 gathered a talented lineup of speakers to challenge today’s entrepreneurs, investors, and organizational leaders to begin seeing things differently. They brought a new perspective, and good insights into how we can operate, profit, and flourish in today’s technology-driven, fast-paced “social sharing economy”. … Read more
Silicon Valley is one of the largest, most well-known technology hubs in the world. Mostly recognized for their high tech major corporations, many innovative startups also occur in the area. But what if large corporations could leave Silicon Valley and migrate to a more intimate, but equally tech savvy, city? What if small startups could … Read more