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Arizona Student Startups Pitch for Funding at Demo Day

The 2013 Arizona Student Demo Day is presenting Arizona’s top student-run startup companies from Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona who pitch for $30,000 in funding. The event is free to the public. The event is on Friday, March 29th from noon to 5 p.m. at Arizona SkySong.
On Demo Day, 12 student-led startups will pitch their companies to a panel of judges, vying for $30,000 in funding. One team from each university will receive $7,000, and three runners-up from any of the schools will receive $2,000 each.

AZ Tech Beat Names Tishin Donkersley as Editor-in-Chief

We are excited to announce the appointment of Tishin Donkersley, M.A., former Editor-in-Chief of Green Living magazine, to Editor-in-Chief of AZTechBeat.com. With over 10 years in the media industry, Tishin has brought credibility, authenticity and leaders in the community to each publication and project. She has been a leader in the area of sustainability and … Read more

Catch The Train Through Your Smart Phone

On October 19th of last year, Startup Weekend Phoenix kicked off it’s 54 hour event at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. It was an intensive three day period where many Valley folk got together to share ideas, form teams, and (hopefully) launch successful startups. Developers, designers, managers, marketers, wannabes, and enthusiasts were all in … Read more

eAuditPro Software Makes Commercial Energy Audits Cheaper & Easier Than Ever

For those who own or manage commercial property, poor energy efficiency equates to a direct loss in revenue. Unfortunately, while they would like to identify and repair these inefficiencies, hiring a contractor to perform an energy audit generally takes several weeks and can cost upwards of $10,000, not to mention the cost of actually implementing … Read more

48 West Is Calling The Valley’s Top Entrepreneurs To Join ‘Startup Camp’ At Chandler City Hall This February 15th & 16th

48 West, lovers of food, music, and technology, are bringing everyone together once again for their annual ‘Startup Camp’ event. Taking place this year at the Chandler City Hall on February 15th & 16th, 48 West wants to show you the best things that our 48th state has to offer! With a heavy emphasis on … Read more

Valley Startup, YotaCast, Hopes To Be The Online Meeting Place for “YouTubers” and Major Brands

Jordan Armstrong, CEO / Founder of YotaCast has left a past in Los Angeles, and has now settled down in Scottsdale for the long term. While in LA, Jordan consulted for a major brand, BeautyChoice.com, and started his own business, Red5. Both initiatives involved YouTube marketing, and they taught Jordan how to fully utilize the … Read more

Vuurr Rolls Out New Service Called Connectalytics To Consolidate Online Ad Data

Things just got simpler for online advertisers and agencies. Vuurr, located out of Gangplank Chandler, has released this new service, Connectalytics. It allows you to send all of your campaign, keyword, ad, impression, and click data from your Bing Ads account, right to your Google Analytics account each night. For free…well sort of, up to … Read more

Ducotrax Allows Companies to Track Inventory

Small and medium sized businesses need to analyze every aspect of their companies in order to save money. For this reason, in 2009, Portable Workforce developed Ducotrax, a company that specializes in hardware and software solutions designed to mobilize businesses. Portable Workforce explains that they came up with the concept by listening to their customers … Read more

Startup Out Of Gangplank Chandler Disrupts The Recruiting Space, Making It A Lot Easier To Find Talent Online

Shon Burton, created his company HiringSolved out of necessity, and a desire for increased efficiency. Shon had been living and working in downtown San Francisco as a team leader for a recruiting firm, and was met with consistent challenges. As he trained each new recruiter, the initial time investment was large, and he was subject … Read more

CXT Software Providing Courier Businesses with On-Demand Delivery Products

Businesses struggle to find the perfect equipment, technology, and support for their specific company. In the late 1990s Dan Calderone and Lyndon Edmonson struggled to find software for their courier businesses and therefore combined their thirty years of experience to form CXT Software. The previous software packages lacked features, were outdated, or were too expensive … Read more