Ransomware, viruses, and fraud can all find its way to ones’ computer through email. A Chandler-based startup Emailage is the first in the fraud prevention space to use email to detect risk via email addresses. “We are providing intelligent risk assessment using an e-mail address as a key element to detect risk,” Rafael Loureiro, the … Read more
Last night five app makers pitched their businesses to a panel of local influencers in the tech space all vying for the opportunity to represent the City of Phoenix in Barcelona at the Smart City Expo in November. The mission of the Phoenix Smart City App Hack was to help solve five of the main urban … Read more
Video editing contribution Xavier Smith While Laura Behrens Wu, CEO Shippo, was working for another startup in San Francisco, she ran a small e-commerce store on the side and often had to find time during the work day to run to the post office. “The post office is open at weird hours, I was trying … Read more
Fundraising is hard enough for charities, let alone keeping track of all of the donors and going back to the well time and time again. One startup is helping non-profits manage their gives and gifts through a cloud-based, CRM program designed with the executive director in mind. Gabe Cooper, founder Virtuous Software, has been building … Read more
Co-written with Ryan Loebe Wearable holograms used to destroy alien robots exploding out from your wall stole the stage at Microsoft’s Windows 10 Device event. Project Xray The HoloLens is the first fully untethered holographic computer that blends reality that mixes holograms into our world, and now your living room. Titled Project Xray, it’s a … Read more
Need an extra ticket for the UA game? No problem, send a text, get a mobile ticket. ReplyBuy, a mobile commerce platform that allows customers to purchase items through a text message, announced today a $2 million raise with participation from Enspire Capital, Sand Hill Angels, MRTNZ Ventures, Kosinski Ventures, SEAG Ventures, Arizona Tech Investors, Desert … Read more
Ryver, a team communication software platform, is looking to make their mark in the team collaboration tool market and have their crosshairs on Slack. Ryver came out of beta last week and released their product for all to use for free. While the company plans to convert Slack users, they are also targeting small businesses that use … Read more
College students all around Arizona will be able to have burritos, chips and guac delivered to their dorms with the help of Tapingo. Since our last report, San Francisco-based Tapingo, the college campus pick-up and food delivery service that expanded to Arizona, announced a new partnership with Chipotle, expanded their delivery service and launched new features for … Read more
Today, GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, announced more than a dozen new features added to their online store offerings and streamlined the process for small businesses to complete transactions and deliver products to customers more efficiently. As part of their initiative to help small businesses get known, the company acquired … Read more
Football fans around the country will now have the ability to purchase game tickets through a text using ReplyBuy. ReplyBuy is a mobile commerce platform that allows customers to purchase items through a text message. In October 2014, the company launched their sports and entertainment platform focused on ticket sales for professional and collegiate sports teams and have … Read more