7 Things Investors Look for in Early Stage Startups

7 Things Investors Look For In Early-Stage Startups

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What is one thing you look for in promising early-stage companies? To help educate founders about the fundraising process, we asked investors about what they look for in early-stage startups. From adding relevant content to using free tools…
30 Years at Venture Madness, by Invest Southwest & Arizona Commerce Authority

Stories from 30 Years of Venture Madness

What is the first year you attended Venture Madness, and what’s your story? Invest Southwest celebrates its 30th year of bringing together accredited investors with the region’s most promising early-stage companies with the 2022 Venture…
Invest Southwest - Grayhawk Capital Guest Blog - 7 Tips for New VCs - Brian Smith

Tips from the Experts: How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch for Your Startup

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GUEST POST by Brett Farmiloe, CEO, Terkel To help educate entrepreneurs about the pitching process, we asked business mentors, investors, and fellow founders for their best pitch tips. From being authentic to capturing hearts and…
2022 Venture Madness Finalists

Invest Southwest Celebrates 30th Year and Announces 16 Presenting Company Finalists for the 2022 Venture Madness Capital Conference

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Event to host new expo where additional finalists and other early-stage firms will showcase their products and services to accredited investors from across the country PHOENIX (Jan. 6, 2022) — Invest Southwest today announces the Presenting…
Venture Madness 2021 Finalists

Invest Southwest Announces 25 Presenting Company Finalists for 2021 Venture Madness Capital Conference & Pitch Competition

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Conference Joins AZ Bioscience Week & UNMET Arizona to Create Power-Week for Investors and Entrepreneurs at Phoenix Biomedical Campus PHOENIX (Aug. 5, 2021) — Invest Southwest today announces the Presenting Company finalists selected…
Venture Madness 2021

Venture Madness Conference 2021

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Save the Dates for Venture Madness 2021 More details, event registration coming in August, 2021 Venture Madness 2021 When: Oct 6+7 Where: Phoenix Biomedical Campus Who: Invest Southwest, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce…
Venture Madness 2021

Invest Southwest Announces 2021 Venture Madness Event, Opens Competition to Companies Nationwide

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Startup and emerging growth companies can apply to compete by June 3, 2021 PHOENIX (May 26, 2021) — Invest Southwest today announces the call for entries for 2021 Venture Madness, Arizona’s longest running venture capital conference…
Venture Madness 2019 at Events on Jackson

Venture Madness Conference 2019

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Ready to Join the Madness? Venture Madness, presented by Invest Southwest in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, pits the most promising startups against one another in a live pitch, head-to-head competition. Our 2019 event…
Fullbay Wins Venture Madness 2018

Fullbay Wins Venture Madness 2018

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By Hayley Ringle  –  Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal Jan 30, 2018, 7:49pm MST Updated 11 hours ago // Fullbay, a Phoenix-based heavy-duty shop-management software, is the winner of the fifth Venture Madness startup competition. Fullbay…
Invest Southwest - Grayhawk Capital Guest Blog - 7 Tips for New VCs - Brian Smith

7 Insider Tips for New Venture Capital Investors & Why Investing is a Lot Like Pro Surfing

Q & A with Venture Capital Veteran, Brian Smith, Managing Director at Grayhawk Capital