Get Started Tucson is a live pitch event put together by a partnership between Cox Business and Inc. Magazine to offer startups in Southern Arizona the chance to win a technology prize pack. The event is to take place during the 51st annual National Small Business Week, May 14, 2014 at the Tucson Scottish Rite, … Read more
Hexagon AB, a Swedish company and global provider of design, measurement and visualization technologies, has begun negotiations to acquire Tucson-based Mintec Inc., a maker of management and modeling software for the mining industry. Terms of the purchase by Hexagon AB, were not disclosed, and the two companies said they expect the deal to close by … Read more
Tucson’s premiere entrepreneurship development organization, Startup Tucson, is proud to announce the launch of Thryve, a social impact incubator. The new incubator resides in Startup Tucson’s CoLab workspace offices at Holualoa’s historic Pioneer Building at 17 E. Pennington Street Tucson, AZ 85710. Justin Williams, chairman & founder of Startup Tucson, shared that the inspiration to … Read more
Tucson-based startup, YourLabs LLC., has been named the recipient of a Phase 1 Small Business Innovative Research Grant by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). YourLabs is an e-learning software provider and graduate of the Arizona Center for innovation. In addition to being awarded the grant, YourLabs has been selected by the NSF to be … Read more
Two of Tucson’s leading innovation organizations, Startup Tucson and Gangplank Collective, have decided to merge operations effective January 2014. The merger sees Gangplank becoming an initiative of Startup Tucson and will adopt the name CoLab Workspace. As part of the agreement, Startup Tucson will serve as the organizational home for CoLab, work with Holualoa Companies … Read more
Tucson-based, AudioEye, creator of the Audio Internet patented audio browsing and automated publishing technology platform, announced that it has closed on the private placement of 10,835,002 Units, gross proceeds of approximately $3.25 million. Each Unit was priced at $0.30 and consisted of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common … Read more
Get your creative juices flowing at TEDx Tucson! This gathering is an incubator for great ideas and a perfect opportunity to meet people who are doing interesting and inspiring things, and a way to explore the interconnectivity that joins us. TEDx Tucson will hold their 4th annual event Friday, December 6th at 8pm at the Rialto Theater. This event … Read more
The Arizona Technology Council will be hosting the first Tucson Tech + Business Expo on October 16, 2013, bringing together a diverse group of Tucson-based technology, software, and manufacturing companies. Some of the featured guests will be Raytheon, Universal Avionics, National Instruments, Honeywell and B/E Aerospace, who will be presenting their business requirements to an … Read more
Tucson has been named one of the “New Hot Spots” for entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur Magazine. Featured in the August 2013 issue, Shane Reiser, co-founder of the Startup Genome, wrote about Tucson’s unique “entrepreneurial conveyor belt.” The article discusses the process of building a business in Tucson and how the entrepreneurial environment contributes to the success … Read more
Local coders, developers, web designers, data analysts and other innovators will have a chance to put their creativity to work to help their community this month during the first Code for Tucson competition. In partnership with the City of Tucson, Startup Tucson and Open Tucson, Gangplank Tucson will host a 24-hour civic code competition on … Read more