Meet Arizona Capital and Business Growth Resources on June 11, 2013 at the MIT Enterprise Forum and Arizona Commerce Authority Innovation Arizona Summit. Full details and registration available at www.mitefphoenix.org.
There are many organizations in Arizona that support innovators, startups, entrepreneurs and the established business community from early stage to exit.
This is an easy to use reference of various groups, associations and service providers in Arizona that help businesses with financing, strategy, venture development, M&A, growth and mentoring services and business networking.
Accelerators, Venture and Growth Advisors
- CKS Advisors
- Tallwave
- Stealthmode
- ASU Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative
- T-Gen Accelerators
- BioAccel
- Growth Nation
- Arizona Disruptors
- Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA)
- Furnace
Investment Bankers (FINRA Registered)
- CKS Securities
- Columbia West Capital
- Dailey Partners
- JDB Capital Partners
- Greene Holcomb & Fisher
- Green Manning & Bunch
- Miller Capital
- Clear Growth Capital
Angel Investor Groups
- Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF)
- Desert Angels
- Biltmore Angels
- Arizona Angels
- Thunderbird Angel Network
Venture Capital Sources and Funds
- Agility Ventures
- Greyhawk Capital
- El Dorado (Pinnacle West)
- Epic Ventures
- RCT BioVentures
- Solstice Capital
- Venture51
- Valley Ventures
- Social Leverage
- C3 Capital, LLC
Incubators - Map
- SeedSpot
- Arizona Disruptors
- Arizona Center for Innovation (AzCI) – UA
- ASU Venture Catalyst
- Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation Gateway (CIE – Gateway)
- Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET)
- AZ TechCelerator
- MAC6
- Gangplank
- SkySong
- Innovations -City of Chander
- GROWop
- LOT2Labs
- ASU Biodesign
- AZ Innovation Accelerator Program
- BioInspire
- Impact Business Accelerators
- JumpStartBiz
- MediCoVentures
- Research Corporation Technologies
- TechBA Arizona
Collaborative and Shared Work Space - Map
- SkySong
- Co+Hoots
- Gangplank
- LaunchSpot
- Arizona Disruptors
- HeatSync Labs
- Jivemind
- The Lab 137
- Maker Bench
- MonOrchid
- My Brother’s Office
- Spread the Weird Studio
- Spoke6
- Union WorkSpace
Associations and Support
- Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF)
- Arizona Technology Council
- Arizona International Growth Group (AZIGG)
- SkySong
- MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix
- Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA)
- TiEAZ
- 85 Broads Phoenix
- Association Capital Growth Arizona (ACG)
- AZBio
- Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference
- Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA)
- Score
- SBA
- Startup Grind Tempe (Meet-Up)
Pitch Contests & Competitions for Capital
- Arizona Innovation Challenge
- TiEAZ Annual Rapid Fire Angel Pitch
- InvestSouthwest
- Furnace
- CleanTech Open
Chambers of Commerce
- Arizona Chamber of Commerce
- Chandler Chamber of Commerce
- Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
- Gilbert Chamber of Commerce
- Glendale Chamber of Commerce
- Mesa Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
- Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
- Tempe Chamber of Commerce
- Tucson Chamber of Commerce
- Green Chamber: Greater Phoenix
- Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce
- Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Link to resource about early stage financing terms and options by Startup Professionals Inc., Founder & CEO, Martin Zwilling.
- The Discovery Triangle Innovation Concentration Map of Phoenix-area accelerators, incubators and work spaces.
- AZTechBeat Technology Companies and Resources Map
- Open Source Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneur resources posted by Steve Blank
- The Entrepreneur’s Library – Startup Resources by Cayenne Consulting
This list is maintained by Jamie Glass, President of Artful Thinkers.
