Get Super Bowl ready with these apps

With the biggest game of the year coming to town you’ll want to make sure there are plenty of apps loaded up on your phone in order to have the ultimate experience. Whether you’re visiting Phoenix to see your team kick off or a native you’ll want to make sure these apps are on your … Read more

32 startups advance in Venture Madness

This round of brackets have closed leaving 32 of the original 64 startups from around the Southwest to compete head-to-head to win their share of $50,000 in 2015 Venture Madness. From here, it’s down to the final 16 companies who will compete in a live-demo event held between March 4-6, 2015. Jonathan Ariano, chairman of … Read more

GPEC votes in new president

Greater Phoenix Economic council (GPEC) selected Chris Camacho as their newest President in an announcement today. After serving as executive vice president of GPEC since 2008 Camacho will take the helm and help bring more companies to Phoenix. Camacho replaced former president and CEO Barry Broome who left Phoenix in December for to take over … Read more

Third annual PressNomics conference brings together WordPress Community

The third installment of the annual PressNomics conference kicked off today with hundreds of guests and more than 15 speakers at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center. The event brings together companies from the WordPress community to engage in conversation centered around the success and failures of running a business. The conference is … Read more

New executive chairman appointed at Mobivity

Mobivity Holdings Corp., a smart receipt provider, announced the appointment of new Executive Chairman William Van Epps, Tuesday, who will relocate to Phoenix to work at the company’s headquarters. Van Epps will be leading Mobivity’s sales, marketing, support and financial departments as executive chairman. Read: Mobivity privately financed $11 million in June 2013. With their … Read more

Let me take a 4K Selfie – CES 2015

It’s the year of 4K – 4K TVs, 4K streaming, 4K cameras and 4K camcorders. With smartphones slowly replacing traditional cameras, companies are looking for new ways to attract customers. Lets take a took at the different cameras and camcorders unveiled at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Sony FDR-AX33 Sony released the FDR-AX33, … Read more

Lisa Falzone, CEO and co-founder Revel Systems, on why expand to AZ

Earlier today, we posted about Revel Systems, a San Francisco-based iPad point-of-sale provider, announced their expansion to Scottsdale and adding 160 new jobs over the next three years. Since then, we’ve had a chance to hear from CEO Lisa Falzone on their expansion and why AZ? Falzone indicated that the 160 new jobs will primarily be … Read more

SF-based Revel Systems expands to Scottsdale bringing jobs

Revel Systems, a San Francisco-based iPad point-of-sale provider, announced their expansion to Scottsdale and adding 160 new jobs over the next three years. The Revel mantra is to empower merchants by providing a complete end-to-end commerce platform that can fit any size of business. Their systems can be found in enterprise food service and retail … Read more

Top 10 finalists named in ACA Innovation Challenge

It’s come down to ten companies all vying for a chance to win up to $250,000 in the Fall 2014 Arizona Commerce Authority Innovation Challenge. The Challenge is a bi-annual competition where startups and early-stage companies compete for capital to grow their business and advance innovation and technology opportunities in Arizona. READ: Who won the … Read more

Mindtree acquires Scottsdale IT solutions co. Discoverture for $15 million

Mindtree, a technology firm housed across 14 countries, announced on Monday the acquisition of Discoverture Solutions, a Scottsdale-based information technology company focused on providing support to the insurance and healthcare sectors, for $15 million. According to CEO of Mindtree, Krishnakumar Natarajan, the buy is an attempt to increase Mindtree’s industry coverage. The company, which focuses … Read more