Mat Sherman knows how to hustle. And he knows the value of being an “insider,” which he calls anyone building a business in Silicon Valley. Insiders have much easier access to some of the biggest names in tech. Mat wants to expand that coveted inner circle of great minds, so he did what so many … Read more
Arizona is taking a stand against big tech. App developers and users in Arizona may no longer be subject to the payment monopoly of Apple and Google. A major amendment to Arizona House Bill 2005 passed in the House Wednesday by 31-29, and will now move on to the state Senate, making it one step … Read more
Phoenix-based Nikola (named after Nikola Tesla, the famous inventor who’s name was already used by the popular car company Tesla) has announced that the company will decrease its 2021 production goal by 500 semis. Instead of delivering 600 battery-electric Tre semis to customers, the company now only plans to deliver 100. These trucks will be … Read more
What if you could predict if your pregnancy was high-risk simply by taking a quiz on your phone? That prediction is exactly what Nixxi, a Phoenix-based women’s health startup, aims to provide with its new web app PopNatal. What is PopNatal? PopNatal is a simple 15-minute assessment women can take either on the phone or … Read more
Entrepreneurship is in Jenny Poon’s DNA. Her parents own and run a Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant in Minnesota and they worked hard so that Jenny could go to college and get a good job. They didn’t want her to have to start a business like they did. But, that’s exactly what she did. Jenny’s been running … Read more
Lucid Motors announced a merger agreement Monday night with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Churchill Capital IV Corp. (CCIV) propelling the EV company toward an IPO. After the announcement, CCIV stocks plummeted for two days in a row, closing down 18.5% at $28.70 a share on Wednesday. As part of the deal, Lucid will receive approximately … Read more
ApostleTech, an Arizona-based startup, has been selected to develop and implement a custom Salesforce CRM tool for Beazer Homes, a national home builder based in Atlanta. The Cloud-based tool will be used to connect more than 130 Beazer Homes communities across the U.S., including Arizona. The implementation will update Beazer’s current Salesforce tool and add … Read more
Arizona State University’s Office of Applied Innovation is looking to hire up to four new fellows for its 2021-2022 Fellowship in University Innovation. The fellowship is geared toward early and mid-career professions from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, including technologists, developers, engineers, communicators, writers, researchers, designers and more. Still, fellows will be decided … Read more
GitKraken, a Git GUI product from Axosoft, has launched its new Enterprise version, which is geared toward companies that need 25 or more licenses. This is the latest of GitKraken’s products, which also include individual and pro options. GitKraken scales very quickly, easily and organically, says Lauren Witte, senior marketing manager at Axosoft. Once it … Read more
Chassi, a SaaS startup based out of Phoenix, has launched their new Orders Center to help business leaders analyze and understand their operations from 10,000 feet up. Founded in 2017, the company targets manufacturing, distribution and supply chain organizations who use SAP’s Business One. The Orders Center is designed to help businesses understand what’s going … Read more