Call for entries opens December 14, 2018 with $60,000 in cash prizes, and exclusive access to the Southwest’s most active institutional and angel investors PHOENIX (Nov. 19, 2018) – Invest Southwest today announces the call for applications for the 2019 Venture Madness Conference will begin December 14, 2018 and run through January 10, 2019. Companies […]
Join us for this fun and engaging networking event hosted at Galvanize Phoenix, featuring Silicon Valley Bank, Arizona Commerce Authority and our amazing Angel Investors, Venture Capital Investors, Corporate Event Sponsors and past Venture Madness participants.
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 beat 26 other startups that pitched throughout the day Tuesday at the Phoenix Galvanize campus. Venture Madness, presented by Invest […]
Twenty-seven companies will present for a chance to be crowned Venture Madness Champion PHOENIX (January 4, 2018) – Invest Southwest, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, today announced the final list of companies scheduled to present at the 2018 Venture Madness Conference. Formatting for the annual conference has changed for this year resulting in a […]
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The Venture Madness Conference, presented by Invest Southwest, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, is scheduled for January 29-30, 2018, at Galvanize in Phoenix, Arizona. It is here where companies in 4 industry categories (SaaS Launch, SaaS Scale, Deep Tech & Hard Tech) will live-pitch their way through the conference. In addition, the Top 4 companies in […]
Top 16 will advance to a three-day live event on March 8-10, 2017 PHOENIX (February 3, 2017) – Invest Southwest, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, has selected the top 16 companies that will advance to the live-demo portion of the 2017 Venture Madness competition. The competition launched in January, giving 64 early-stage companies […]
Next Round of Elimination Brings the Count to 32 by Jan 25, then Top 16 by Feb 3 $5k People’s Choice Award Voting Opens Today PHOENIX (January 17, 2017) – Invest Southwest and the Arizona Commerce Authority have chosen the top 64 startups for the 2017 Venture Madness competition. Online voting for the $5,000 People’s […]
PHOENIX (December 21, 2016) – Invest Southwest announces today that MRTNZ Ventures, Grayhawk Investments, the Arizona Founders Fund and Tallwave Capital have committed to creating an unprecedented pool of $300,000 in potential investment dollars that will be available to one or more of the 2017 Venture Madness Top 16 finalist companies. “For nearly 25 years, […]
Calling regional investors and early-stage firms, the Venture Madness startup competition call for applications opens November 1, 2016 and runs through January 5, 2017. Get ready to compete for your share of the $100,000 cash prize at the March 8 – 10, 2017 event.