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Venture Madness Selects 17 Companies as Finalists for their Annual CompetitionFebruary 14, 2023 - 2:25 pm

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Feb 15, 2023
Phoenix Business Journal

Venture Madness announces 17 finalists for 2023 Arizona pitch competition

Invest Southwest, a nonprofit that organizes the event, said Wednesday that judges selected 17 finalists from 88 applicants based on market need, industry attractiveness, competitive advantage, business model, management team and investment opportunity.

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Feb 15, 2023
Cision PR Newswire

Venture Madness Selects 17 Companies as Finalists for their Annual Competition

PHOENIX, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Madness by Invest Southwest has selected 17 finalists for the 2023 Venture Madness Competition. Finalists were selected by judges from a pool of 88 applicants based on market need, industry attractiveness, competitive advantage, business model, management team and investment opportunity.

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Aug 6, 2021
AZ Big Media

Here are the 25 finalists for Venture Madness 2021

For the first time since its inception, Venture Madness was opened up to companies nationwide. The competition received 120 applications and ultimately chose 25 top finalists, four to six companies in each of five industry categories. These finalists will move on to the highly anticipated live conference held October 6-7, 2021 at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus downtown. This year’s event also features a host of returning and new partners who generously contribute time, resources and expert mentors to facilitate the Conference and help prepare finalists for the competition. Guest speakers and panel sessions are to be announced.

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Aug 6, 2021
AZ TechBeat

Here are the 25 company finalists for the 2021 Venture Madness conference & pitch competition

Invest Southwest, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, has announced the 25 Presenting Company finalists that have been selected for the 2021 Venture Madness Competition. These finalists will get exclusive access to the region’s most active accredited investors, all in one place. Invest Southwest and the Arizona Commerce Authority present the annual conference, which is Arizona’s longest running venture capital conference and pitch event.

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Aug 6, 2021
Phoenix Business Journal

Venture Madness names finalists for 2021 Arizona pitch contest

Venture Madness has named the 25 companies that will participate at its Phoenix pitch contest in October. See which startups made the cut.

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