Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest, an online personal finance platform that allows users to check their financial goals and tracking spending via web or mobile device, recently opened a new office in Arizona following a $16.9M raise, totaling $41M in just three years. Von Tobel explained that the money will be used … Read more
With healthcare reform on the horizon and the increasing demand of online health experts to lower costs, one local startup, DialNurse, is responding to the need, and announced today their expansion with additional telehealth and mHealth offerings for private and public enterprises to incorporate this form of medical consultation into their employee healthcare benefits. DialNurse, … Read more
Founder Brett Heising developed the first travel booking site and review platform for individuals with permanent disabilities and mobility impairment. Heising, who lives with a permanent disability, explains that brettapproved came out of a “final straw” scenario. While finalizing his plans to San Francisco, he had double and triple checked a hotel to make sure … Read more
The fourth annual PitchDay at the Arizona Center for Innovation (AzCI) takes place Thursday, May 9th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PitchDay at AzCI will showcase new innovation and an opportunity to network and support entrepreneurial growth in the community and across the state. Statewide partners are invited to join in pitching to an audience … Read more
Paul Kenjora is no newbie when it comes to launching a startup. In fact, it was his experiences he had building a previous company that led to the creation of his latest venture–AwareLabs. Paul launched Blog Glue in 2008 and raised $1million in VC funds to grow the business. The early days of bootstrapping the … Read more
Heard of Kickstarter.com? Kickstarter is a place where anyone can launch a creative project to raise funding by pre-selling the product to the public and using the funds to actually build the product after the sales. You fill out the “start your project” application through their website and attach a video and project description. Unlike … Read more
July proved to be another big month for Arizona tech, with local companies raising millions, out-of-towners relocating to the Valley, and plenty of events and cohorts popping up to support startups. This month, we put a spotlight on diversity and talked to leaders from around Phoenix to give founders tips on how to diversify your … Read more
Twentyeight Health, a women’s telehealth company from New York, will launch today in Arizona, which means the platform can officially serve Arizona residents. The Brooklyn-based company aims to increase access to birth control for women in underserved communities. Twentyeight Health co-founder Amy Fan told AZ Tech Beat that there are at least 450,000 “contraceptive deserts,” … Read more
This week, AirGarage, a startup founded in Tempe that’s designed to improve the public parking experience, announced a $12.5 million raise led by Andreesen Horowitz. MediaKits, a startup that provides “digital resumes” for influencers, raised $1 million. We also talk about the massive amount of investment capital in Arizona. We also discuss the metaverse, the … Read more
It’s fun to see all the exciting wins for many Arizona tech companies. We continue to see more investments, more national attention and more semiconductor and EV activity. Here’s just some of what happened last month: Botco.ai launches AI chat and live agent support solution BotcoLive with major urgent care franchise Botco.ai, a HIPAA-compliant chatbot … Read more