Today, Arizona student science winners will be recognized at the 2015 White House Science Fair. President Obama will be the emcee and celebrate the range of winners from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. Anvita Gupta, 17, from Scottsdale Arizona, is a strong advocate for getting girls into science. Since she … Read more
Last month’s AZ Tech Beat Lunch and Learn was all using video to boost your business. The Director of Strategy at WireBuzz Marcus Krieg emphasized to not skimp on quality and said the benefits of a well-produced, strategic video could out-weigh the risk of customers clicking off if the video is just bad. The musts of a … Read more
GoDaddy, a leading small business solutions provider, is getting closer to an initial public offering (IPO) this week with plans to price shares at $17 to $19 and plans to offer 22 million shares in all. The website host and Internet domain registrar aims to raise as much as $418 million with the planned IPO. … Read more
Phoenix based healthcare mobile application OrbHealth has raised $650,000 in their first round of seed funding, according to its CEO and Founder. OrbHealth rose from the ranks of Dallas healthcare accelerator and has launched mobile applications for both patients and physicians to collect, disseminate and provide health data for both parties, said Paul Oran, … Read more
Take a stroll around your house and you’ll probably find that most of your tech devices have a Universal Serial Bus connection. If you’re not familiar with the Universal Serial Bus, it’s also known as the USB. Over the years the USB has gone through a variety of changes from faster speeds to smaller ports, … Read more
Launching this week, AZ Tech Beat has a new web-series offering business advice and work experiences, from the startup world to the startup world. The AZ Tech Beat Startup Journal will feature a variety of founders who are in different stages in their startup. Each episode will be a short, two to three minute video … Read more
Phoenix based iPhone case and lens manufacturer Bridge Optix, formerly Smart Phocus, has returned with their next level of products with a myriad of phone cases, attachments and lenses. There’s no secret the smartphone accessories and lens attachments market is well established, but CEO Phillip Felice looks to bring a twist to the current choices. … Read more
Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH) announced they will provide tablets geared with an educational-based mobile app to every patient bedside by Fall 2015. While it might be tempting to download Instagram to stay connected, sorry kids, the tablet will house their multilingual Journey Boards app designed to provide information to parents and patients about the “journey” … Read more
Innovate UA, in partnership with the Arizona Center for Innovation and Perkins Coie law firm, announces the first cohort in the accelerator program Innovative Minds Challenge at the University of Arizona (UA). UA is a prominent leader in generating entrepreneurs that partake in many initiatives to provide the world with a variety of solutions to … Read more
Top student startups from Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University are preparing to compete at Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition where the winning startups receive a chunk of $30,000 in funding and mentoring. The third annual Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition (ACVC) is set for March 27th, with twelve teams from Arizona’s three … Read more