Pagely, a WordPress hosting and support service for enterprise, public sector and media companies, has been acquired by GoDaddy, an all-in-one website building platform and one of Arizona’s most successful tech startups. The companies haven’t disclosed the terms of the deal, but both companies are excited about the acquisition. “Pagely possesses the platform, expertise and … Read more
Do you love the AZ Tech Podcast? Have you missed interacting with our tech community in person? AZ Tech Beat is proud to announce the first live podcast recording of AZ Tech Podcast. Host Hamid Shojaee will be chatting with some of our favorite friends of the podcast: Bob LaLoggia, Founder of AppointmentPlus, Mike Roberts, … Read more
ActiveClass, an early stage education technology company designed to help increase student engagement, has raised $1.9 million in seed money. The Scottsdale-based startup will use the money to hire more employees to support growth, improve customer service and speed up product development. “We are beyond excited for what this means not just for us at … Read more
Digital Air Strike, a Scottsdale-based startup designed to help car dealers improve marketing and customer engagement, has received awards in six different consumer technology categories as part of the 17th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards program from Bobit Media. This is a record number of awards for Digital Air Strike (DAS), and the company was one … Read more
GitKraken (formerly Axosoft), a Scottsdale-based Git productivity and collaboration company, has acquired GitLens, a Git extension for Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VS Code). The acquisition is GitKraken’s second in less than a month, as it acquired Git integration for Jira in September. GitLens was created by Eric Amodio in 2016. It’s a free, open source … Read more
Genetic sequencing startup Tesis Labs has announced a $20 million of growth equity financing, marking the company’s first external raise since it was founded in early 2020. This financing put the company at a post-money valuation of $520 million. The round began and ended in September of this year and it was led by Xcellerant … 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
Sending handwritten notes is a thing of the past, right? Tempe-based Simply Noted says no. Even in this age of email and instant messaging, a handwritten note goes a long way. Simply Noted sends automated handwritten notes to customers, clients or employees on behalf of businesses to improve communication and build relationships. Founder and CEO … Read more
Greg Head is a major champion of Arizona’s growing tech community. One of his main goals has been to help build relationships and make connections. Head has been keeping a public list of software companies in Arizona, and that list is now a thriving network of people. Today, Gregslist.com (a play on Craig’s List, get … Read more
Axosoft founders Hamid & Lawdan Shojaee have announced plans to make a $10 million investment in Arizona startups, especially in their early stages of development. Hamid has also announced a revamp of the AZ TechBeat website and the launch of his new podcast, AZ Tech Podcast. AZ Tech Beat is committed to being a trustworthy … Read more