Do you hear that sound? That’s the sound of developers celebrating the fact that Google’s Chrome has finally overtaken Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the king of browsers in user share. What? You don’t hear anything? Well, that’s because developers are notoriously quiet when they celebrate, but make no mistake about it, there is a smile … Read more
This week, AirGarage, a startup founded in Tempe that’s designed to improve the public parking experience, announced a $12.5 million raise led by Andreesen Horowitz. MediaKits, a startup that provides “digital resumes” for influencers, raised $1 million. We also talk about the massive amount of investment capital in Arizona. We also discuss the metaverse, the … Read more
Venture Madness, an annual conference put on by Invest Southwest, happened this week and we’ve got the winners of the Venture Madness competition. Venture Madness brings together investors and some of Arizona’s stand out startups for two days of networking and pitching. Earlier this year, Invest Southwest announced 25 finalists — five companies in five … Read more
Cyber Dive, a tech startup that focuses on helping parents monitor their child’s social media and cell phone activity, has released Aqua One, a fully functional smartphone to provide an additional tool to keep children safe when interacting online. The company’s mission is to “stop social media from becoming a social disaster,” Cyber Dive co-founder … Read more
Virtual healthcare platform eVisit has announced the close of a Series B funding round, led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs). Other participants include Texas Health Resources, Tom Burton and Steve Barlow (Co-founders of Health Catalyst) and more. “We’re thrilled to partner with Goldman Sachs and other highly strategic … Read more
Keap, a sales and marketing automation SaaS company for small businesses, has announced new text marketing capabilities designed to help a company become more efficient and less chaotic, as well as communicate more effectively to its customers. The new text marketing capabilities include features like automated text messaging and broadcast texting. Text message broadcast has … Read more
“What the hell am I going to do there?” That’s what Thinkzilla CEO Velma Trayham said to herself when she started thinking about moving to Phoenix. Trayham had heard from a friend that the Phoenix startup ecosystem was really starting to emphasize the importance of diversity in business. And, well, diversity and inclusion is Trayham’s … Read more
WynnBET, the New Jersey-based casino and sports betting app from luxury hospitality leader Wynn Resorts, announced a partnership with the San Carlos Apache Tribe to pursue an online sports betting license in Arizona. Arizona is the 16th state added to a growing list of places where WynnBET operates or plans to launch. WynnBET will work … Read more
Botco.ai has been named a 2021 winner in TiEcon’s TiE50 Awards Program. The company is one of 152 winners worldwide, but the only winner from Arizona. Winners of this award gain visibility and exposure to sponsors, partners and investors, including venture capitalists and angel investors. Winners also have access to thousands of dollars in credits … Read more
“Why didn’t I think of that?” Do you say that all the time? I know I’ve said it several times and heard people say that at least as many. Successful ideas seem so obvious in hindsight, but were they really that obvious to begin with? Take Amazon, for example. Jeff Bezos had the idea to … Read more