The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) is a hybrid public/private venture that serves as the state of Arizona’s economic development agency. The ACA has three primary objectives: attracting businesses to Arizona, expanding existing businesses into Arizona, and creating new companies in Arizona. With these pillars in mind, the ACA does these three things to meet the […]
Since 2012, Startup Tucson has been one of Tucson’s preeminent sources of access to the local innovation ecosystem. A Tucson-based 501(c)3 with a mission to create economic development through entrepreneurship and innovation, Startup Tucson connects entrepreneurs with community resources. The organization provides entrepreneurs with hands-on tools, such as the 6-week Startup Fundamentals Series, that teaches […]
Founded over 50 years ago, the Flinn Foundation is an Arizona nonprofit keenly focused on the development of the biosciences ecosystem in the state of Arizona. The Flinn Foundation was founded by Dr. Robert Flinn, one of Arizona’s most prominent cardiologists, and his wife, Irene, who at one time was the single largest shareholder of […]
Loneliness is one of the most pervasive and persistent mental, physical and social health conditions. An epidemic of loneliness constituted a health crisis before Covid-19, but the pandemic has greatly exacerbated the condition and put a spotlight on the high personal, health, social and economic costs associated with it. Research shows that loneliness increases mortality […]
Virtuous, the world’s leading responsive fundraising platform for nonprofits, today announced it has acquired RaiseDonors, the rapid-growth online fundraising platform. With RaiseDonors, Virtuous will further enable nonprofits to deliver highly personalized and responsive giving experiences for their donors at scale and underscores the company’s deep-seated commitment to accelerate the nonprofit community’s impact. The acquisition, which […]
Terecircuits Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of the Most Fundable Companies® for 2020 by Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. Competing against over 4,500 companies from all 50 states, Terecircuits was selected for the elite list of 20 winners and was one of only 3 companies in the top Platinum […]
Cindy Jordan is neither a psychologist nor a techie, but she founded a company in 2017 that blends elements of both: Pyx Health. Based in Tucson, Arizona, the startup contracts with insurers to identify and alleviate loneliness among at-risk members through an app and a call center. “To me, this is just about the straight […]
The 2019 Halo Report is based on an analysis of 2,492 transactions across 2,444 companies – all completed in 2019. We culled and narrowed our focus to those transactions, that were clearly Seed or pre-Series A deals, and Series A. This resulted in a data set of 2,154 transactions: 1,921 transactions that were at various […]
CampusLogic’s new $120 million growth investment will help the education technology company expand its student financial success platform. The Phoenix-based company provides financial tools and resources to help the 15 million students who attend colleges and universities understand the processes that often create barriers to student enrollment, engagement and retention, CampusLogic CEO Gregg Scoresby told Crunchbase News. […]
A Tempe cybersecurity firm has received $8.2 million in investment for development of new technologies and more hiring with a Valley firm leading the funding round. Cyr3Con, which uses artificial intelligence modeling on a platform designed to predict cybersecurity attacks, was funded by investors led by Phoenix-based Pivotal Group. Other investors included Germany-based Trumpf Ventures […]