A Field Guide to Tourist Capital

Tucson, AZ - 08/20/2026 - Some capital shows up to fund a company. Some shows up to fund that company's audition for a move somewhere else. A funding announcement reads the same either way. It names the round and the investors, and says nothing about whether that...

Your Brilliant Solution is Just the Start in Fundraising.

08/14/2026 - Many medtech founders are fighting the wrong battles. They are perfecting their pitch deck while ignoring the structural realities that determine whether investors say yes. They are grinding through rejections, burning runway, and wondering why something...

Pyx Health Named to the Inc. 5000 List for the 5th Year in row

Tucson, AZ – August 11, 2026 - Pyx Health has been recognized for 218% Three-Year Revenue Growth, earning a place among the nation’s most successful independent businesses. This marks the 5th consecutive year that Pyx Health has been included in the Inc 5000. Pyx...

The K-Shaped Meat Grinder – What a Record Venture Market Means for Regions That Will Never See It

Tucson, AZ - 08/09/2026 - Executive Summary H1 2026 set an all-time record for venture funding, at roughly $510 billion globally. Seed and angel funding fell 27% year over year. Emerging-manager fundraising collapsed 35%.The record is an aggregation error. Strip out...

Linshom Medical Awarded Commercialization Innovation Grant

08/06/2026 - Linshom Medical – Based in Baltimore, Md., and a member of Harbor Designs & Manufacturing, aims to deliver an operating room (OR) quality respiratory profile to the patient bedside or home for continuous, predictive respiratory monitoring (CPRM) has...

Somewhere Right Now a Surgeon is Learning a Procedure for the Very First Time on a Real Person. ReSuture Changes This!

07/31/2026 - We don't accept that anywhere else. Pilots log hundreds of hours in simulators before they carry passengers. Athletes run the play a thousand times before game day. But in surgery, "see one, do one, teach one" has been the model for over a century, and...

Are Ecosystem Leaders Wasting Money on Accelerators?

Tucson, AZ - 07/21/2026 - A recent Startup Genome report confirms a frustrating reality: ecosystem leaders are wasting public funds on outdated, generic accelerators. When public agencies run these programs, they often measure success by sheer volume: how many...

Regional Ecosystems Operate Inside an Accountability Vacuum

Tucson, AZ - 07/21/2026 - Programs report startups formed. They cite filled calendars. They decline to name survival rates. The deflection is the data. This local evasion masks a brutal macroeconomic reality. The headlines claim an all-time global funding record. The...

NuvOx Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation to NanO₂™ for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

"NuvOx Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation to NanO₂™ for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. NuvOx Therapeutics, Inc. (“NuvOx Therapeutics”, “NuvOx”, or the “Company”) today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, NuvOx Pharma LLC, has been...

$200MM and Counting: What’s Next for the Movement to Invest in Women Entrepreneurs

07/15/2026 - Twenty-two years ago, Golden Seeds set out with a simple idea: women-led companies deserve the same opportunity to build, grow, and access capital as everyone else. I am so proud of what our members, founders, and partners have built over that time and...

Duo Oncology Publishes in Advance Science

Jul 2, 2024

Duo Oncology Founders Publish in Advanced Science. Sam Rothstein — June 27, 2024 Founder-Inventors, Drs. Song Li and Jingjing Sun, Develop Novel Ultrasmall Precision Nanomedicine. PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) June 27, 2024 – Research led by Drs. Song Li and Jingjing Sun, the...

Washington, Tennessee, Massachusetts, California, Arizona #1 In Key Industries

Jun 25, 2024

Arizona ranked No. 1 in the nation for semiconductors in Business Facilities’ Annual Rankings Report. Arizona’s ranking was attributed to the state’s innovation, workforce development programs, project, and R&D investments to advance the state’s semiconductor industry.

Arizona Wins 4 in a Row

Jun 21, 2024

Arizona was awarded its fourth consecutive Gold Shovel award from Area Development magazine, recognizing the state’s high-impact economic development wins and high-quality job creation. LG Energy Solution’s $5.5 billion battery complex in Queen Creek, and Amkor...

Reglagene Expands to Houston

Mar 4, 2024

Reglagene Expands to Houston and Joins TMC's Accelerator for Cancer TherapeuticsIn a move that will speed development of Reglagene's RGN6024 therapy into the clinic, Reglagene announces the expansion of its research and development facilities and team to Houston. Read...

Delta Development Team – Florida County Pioneers On-Screne Blood Transfusions

Dec 2, 2023

December 02, 2023 - Florida Okaloosa County pioneers on-scene blood transfusions with the Delta Development Team APRU portable blood bank system. See the video announcement here.

Delta Development Team – Whole Blood Program Saves Life

Nov 9, 2023

November 9, 2023 - Austin Travis County Texas EMS began supplying whole blood as a pilot program two years ago. It now has blood available at all seven districts in the county. Using the Delta Development Team APRU, this leading whole blood program saves a Cedar Park...

Desert Angels First Tuesday Session – Pitching to Angels

Nov 7, 2023

November 7, 2023 - Join Desert Angels for our monthly First Tuesday Session about “Pitching to Angels” presented by Jeff Koenig, Desert Angels Board Member and Owner of Open 4 Business, LLC with panelists Mike Sember, Chair of Desert Angels Screening and Board Member,...

Tucson Arizona’s Desert Angels in the Spotlight

Oct 5, 2023

October 5, 2023 - What makes Desert Angels a great organization for investors and startup companies? Several CEOs of Desert Angels “portfolio” companies offer some insight concerning their experiences working with the Desert Angels in this YouTube video. This video...

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