What social media site has over 500 million active users, handles over 1.6 billion search queries per day, and is often called the “SMS of the Internet”? If you guessed Twitter, you’re right! So that means, if you guessed anything else . . . you’re wrong! Launched in July of 2006, Twitter has risen to … Read more
Arizona State University has announced that the startups in the Skysong Innovations portfolio have raised more than $1 billion in external funding. This is a major accomplishment for Skysong Innovations, which is the entity that gets ASU research out into the world. “A billion dollars of investments is an incredible milestone that signals enormous accomplishment, … Read more
Rizing Tide, a foundation started by WebPT co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer Heidi Jannenga, has announced its first cohort of scholarship recipients who will be awarded designed to help students from underrepresented communities become physical therapists. The foundation selected three BIPOC graduate students to receive scholarships of up to $14,000 to help fund their continuing … Read more
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
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
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
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
The third annual Don Pierson III Memorial Classic, a golf tournament hosted by the StartupAZ Foundation, on behalf of the Don Pierson Memorial Fund, will take place Monday, Oct. 4. The tournament is designed to raise money to provide scholarships and resources for entrepreneurs across Arizona. The fund was set up in honor of Don … Read more
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
The University of Arizona has been invited to participate in Destination Startup, an annual startup showcase held in Colorado designed to highlight some of the best companies in the Intermountain West. The showcase brings together several of the leading research universities and federal laboratories across the Intermountain West region. Standout startups from these institutions will … Read more