Tech Founder and CEO Peer Groups in the Phoenix Area
Support and Mentorship for Phoenix Company Leaders
- StartupAZ Collective startupaz.org/startupaz-collective
Brandon Clarke, CEO
Christie Kerner, Director of Venture Development - AZ Founders Guild azfoundersguild.us
Vincent Serpico, CEO - AZ Growth Advisors…
Tech Events in the Phoenix Area
Annual or Monthly Events in the Phoenix Software Community
- Venture Madness investsouthwest.org/venture-madness
Hosted by Invest Southwest, Venture Madness is an annual two-day pitch and networking event connecting investors and promising tech startups in Phoenix.
Tim Kelly, Chairman, Karen…
Incubators and Accelerators in the Phoenix Area
Startup and Innovation Resources that Help Founders Launch Software Companies
- AZ TechCelerator AZTechCelerator.com
AZ TechCelerator is your Innovation Hub providing entrepreneurial resources and space to launch your technological venture. - Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation…
Welcome to the New and Expanded Gregslist Phoenix
Welcome to the new and expanded Gregslist. My curated list of software companies in Arizona started as a personal volunteer project over three years ago. It was used by founders, tech execs, job seekers, investors, service providers and tech community leaders in Phoenix and became popular there.
Gregslist…
We Need More Phoenix Entrepreneurs to Think Bigger
A couple of years ago, I had lunch with some fellow tech entrepreneurs in downtown Phoenix. It was a really special lunch. Across the table from me was Steve Case, the billionaire co-founder of AOL. He is now a venture capitalist, author and business leader with the usual charitable foundation and many…
Why I Invested in the Arizona Founders Fund
Earlier this year I invested in the Arizona Founders Fund (AZFF.co), a new seed-stage venture fund that invests in early-stage software companies in Arizona. The fund has already made five investments in promising Arizona SaaS companies. AZFF also connects our experienced tech founders with the next…
A Tale of Two Valleys – Silicon Valley and Phoenix
What were the differences between Silicon Valley and Phoenix software conferences?
Obviously, the Silicon Valley event had a much bigger crowd and bigger buzz.…
10 Surprising Facts About the Software Industry in Arizona
Here are the 10 most surprising facts about the Arizona software industry that I have learned since publishing this list.
1) There is a LOT going on in the software business in ArizonaThere are 205 companies in Arizona that are primarily software companies. I have never heard anyone estimate that…