Arizona Venture Development Corporation | 1,040 followers on LinkedIn. We back exceptional entrepreneurs with bold ideas, helping to catalyze equity for underserved founders and communities. | We back exceptional entrepreneurs with bold ideas. We invest in early-stage technology startups across enterprise, consumer, and bio/health tech. We prioritize underserved founders and communities in Arizona. https://www.linkedin.com/company/azventurecap

NEW national research facility at @Arizonastateuniversity will attract global companies for prototyping and research and development and lead semiconductor breakthroughs of the future. Watch via @FOX10Phoenix #Semiconductor #Arizona #NEWS #Fox10 #PhoenixArizona #ASU #Nationalresearch #America #CHIPS https://www.instagram.com/p/DEiJvLKveoC

PHX Ventures | 2,116 followers on LinkedIn. Supportive Capital and Connected Community For Arizona Company Builders | Arizona's most active software investor focused exclusively on B2B SaaS. https://www.linkedin.com/company/phxventures

AZ-VC | 2,485 followers on LinkedIn. Arizona's Largest Venture Capital Fund | AZ-VC was built out of necessity to fill the void that existed in terms of capital sources for post-revenue companies looking to expand beyond seed-level financing. Without local financing options, these companies relied on venture capitalists outside of Arizona in places like Silicon Valley, Salt Lake City, Denver and elsewhere. Fundraising is always hard – it’s even harder when you are from out-of-town. https://www.linkedin.com/company/az-vc

Organizations dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs, including Arizona Business Incubator, @azcommerce, @entrepreneurasu, @bbbpacswcic, @boothudallfuller, @ceigateway, @cohootsphx, @houseofgenius, MCC - SBDC, Noreen Scheu, @vensurehr, and XLR8 PBC will share resources, tools, accelerators, and pitch events to help founders grow. Join us to discover how to drive your business forward in 2025! https://www.instagram.com/p/DEgNVfMyJeP

Optics Valley invites you to the 8th Arizona Photonics Days conference in Tucson, Arizona, on January 22-24, 2025, just prior to Photonics West 2025. Connect with optics and photonics peers and industry leaders for technical presentations, industry trend discussions, and professional networking opportunities during this multi-day conference. Program Overview The program will focus on the […] https://www.aztechcouncil.org/event/apd-2025/

The Netherlands stands as Arizona's 3rd-largest export market and a crucial trade partner. Today the ACA proudly hosted the signing of an MOU and a roundtable discussion with leading industry and government officials to further strengthen our partnership across high-tech sectors. Thank you @govhobbs @mayorkategallego @ministerieez @ministerez @dbseiden Chris Camacho and more for your participation and leadership! #Arizona #Netherlands #MOU #Exports #Trade https://www.instagram.com/p/DEf2zwmCKxV

Power Moves for Women Entrepreneurs! Ready to protect your empire and take your business to the next level? Join us on January 9 for an empowering session with Chandler Holsapple Founder of Lethal Legal as she shares her expertise in her presentation, "Power Moves: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Protect Their Empires". Learn key strategies to safeguard your business and build long-lasting success. Plus, enjoy 2 FREE drinks and free parking while connecting with a network of powerful women entrepreneurs who can help you grow and thrive! Date: Thursday, January 9 Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Location: Venture Café Phoenix This is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to empower yourself and your business. Don’t miss out—mark your calendar and register today! #WomenEntrepreneurs #LegalAdvice #VentureCafePhoenix #WomenInBusiness #PowerMoves https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7282165538225565697

Power Moves for Women Entrepreneurs Ready to protect your empire and take your business to the next level? Join us on January 9 for an empowering session with Chandler J., Esq., Founder of Lethal Legal, as she shares her expertise in her presentation, "Power Moves: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Protect Their Empires". Learn key strategies to safeguard your business and build long-lasting success. Plus, enjoy 2 FREE drinks and free parking while connecting with a network of powerful women entrepreneurs who can help you grow and thrive! 📅 Date: Thursday, January 9 ⏰ Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 📍 Location: Venture Café Phoenix This is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to empower yourself and your business. Don’t miss out—mark your calendar and register today! #WomenEntrepreneurs #LegalAdvice #VentureCafePhoenix #WomenInBusiness #PowerMoves https://www.instagram.com/p/DEfuATdTYVL

Sooooo many small businesses here in Arizona that could qualify for this. Apply before January 22 to be considered 🙂 #yesPHX https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7282808702317797377

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BREAKING: Arizona and @arizonastateuniversity have been selected as the site of the CHIPS Flagship Prototyping and Advanced Packaging R&D Facility. #Arizona #Flaagship #CHIPS #ASU #arizonastateuniversity #Breakingnews @commercegov https://www.instagram.com/p/DEfEoMoJXY5

Venture Café Phoenix | 3,717 followers on LinkedIn. Connecting innovators to make things happen | The Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation has partnered with the globally famous Venture Café to bring Thursday Gatherings to Phoenix! With 80-100+ people in attendance at the weekly event, Venture Café Phoenix brings creators, entrepreneurs, investors, coworkers, students and visionaries together to build a strong, inclusive and equitable innovation ecosystem. Each week, curated programming is offered by individuals, groups, corporations and others from the community to connect, learn, and share. https://www.linkedin.com/company/venturecafephoenix

The power of community The 2025 StartupAZ New Year Party hosted by @jamiebaxter and @lobaxlove ❤️🥳🎉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DEbq4Mds0RY

CALLING AZ ENTREPRENEURS! Applications are open now for the AZ FAST program, which supports entrepreneurs with competitive SBIR research and development proposals. https://www.instagram.com/p/DEYOp46M1dx

Coworking outside at Remix! Good coffee. Good crowd today talking about businesses and side hustles. Winter weather in Arizona cannot be matched. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7281085747632185344

See inside @puma ’s new cutting-edge distribution facility in Glendale! @glendaleaz @govhobbs #PUMA #NewFacility #Arizona #glendaleaz #Businessdevelopment #RecapVideo #Reels #economy https://www.instagram.com/p/DEX80OIA2YV

PHX FWD Workshop: Quarterly and Annual Planning Workshop

The PHX Founders podcast is officially back! We'll be dropping a new episode every other Thursday. In this episode, Gregg sits down with Kentaro Kawamori, Co-Founder & CEO at Persefoni, leading climate management & accounting platform built right here in Tempe. In this episode, Kentaro takes us through: - His journey from CIO to climate tech innovator - Raising an impressive $175M, including a $100M Series B round - Why Persefoni invests 50-60% of resources in R&D to stay ahead - The launch of Persefoni Copilot, an AI-powered tool included in their base subscription - How they serve nearly 900 companies globally, helping 60% of them navigate carbon accounting for the first time. If you're an entrepreneur, you won’t want to miss this deep dive into building a purpose-driven tech company while maintaining founder-led innovation. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7280655760366153728

PHX Founders Podcast: How to Build a Successful Climate Tech Business and Raise $175M in Funding

In this episode of the Phoenix Founders Podcast, we sat down with Kentaro Kawamori, CEO of Persefoni to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and the impressive development of his company. Persefoni is an enterprise SaaS compan... https://www.phxfounders.com/from-cio-to-climate-tech-pioneer-kentaro-kawamori-on-building-persefoni-and-raising-175m/

Looking forward to supporting this and staying up to date! #yesPHX https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7280702328213516290

Happy New Years, Arizona! ✨ https://www.instagram.com/p/DESfaSFsiOv

StartupAZ | 2,921 followers on LinkedIn. Empowering the next generation of Arizona entrepreneurs. | StartupAZ exists to empower the next generation of company builders, helping them grow, give back, and positively impact Arizona. https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-az-foundation