Arizona Tech Investors

Arizona Tech Investors, founded in 2007 and based in Phoenix, Arizona, is a community of accredited investors focused on supporting high-potential technology companies in the region. The group primarily targets seed and early-stage startups in information technology and life sciences. Members have the flexibility to invest individually or collectively through single-purpose LLCs and Sidecar Funds. Companies seeking funding undergo a competitive selection process, where the ATI Screening Committee chooses three candidates to present at each of the five Member Meetings held annually. These meetings take place in January, March, May, September, and October, providing a structured opportunity for investors to evaluate and support emerging businesses in Arizona's tech landscape.

Ari Burshell

Investor

Harry Curtin

Investor

Joe Cusack

Investor

James Goulka

Managing Director

Jim Goulka

Managing Director

Gene Izydorczyk

Investor

David Malone

Investor

Michelle McMahon

Investor

Past deals in Phoenix, AZ

Rivia Health

Seed Round in 2021
RexPay is disrupting the medical billing industry by providing an app where patients can easily understand, track, and pay all of their medical bills & insurance coverage in one place. By making it easier for patients to pay, RexPay helps providers reduce delayed & defaulted payments, improves patient satisfaction, and cuts down operating costs.

Qwick

Seed Round in 2020
Qwick, Inc. is a Phoenix-based on-demand staffing platform founded in 2017 that connects hospitality businesses with service industry professionals in real-time. The company offers a solution for food and beverage professionals to find shifts at hotels, caterers, event venues, and restaurants, allowing them to work flexibly according to their own schedules. Qwick boasts a 98 percent average fill rate, providing hospitality businesses with immediate access to a pre-vetted workforce. The company has partnered with prominent hospitality brands such as Hilton, Aramark, and Marriott International, and has received support from investors including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Peak Ventures. Qwick is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Picmonic

Series A in 2015
Picmonic Inc. operates an audiovisual learning platform designed to enhance memory retention and improve exam performance for students in various fields, particularly nursing and medicine. The platform transforms traditional textbook information into engaging visual stories, known as Picmonics, which utilize humor and memorable graphics to facilitate effective studying. Covering a wide range of subjects including pharmacology, microbiology, and anatomy, Picmonic also offers tools for users to learn, review, and quiz themselves, making the study process interactive and personalized. Founded in 2011 and based in Tempe, Arizona, Picmonic aims to foster a collaborative educational community where learners can create, share, and discover content that enhances academic and professional outcomes.

Iris PR Software

Seed Round in 2015
Iris optimizes PR management by organizing all contacts and opportunities, improving campaign visibility and reporting, and delivering hard data to benchmark and report successes.

Picmonic

Convertible Note in 2014
Picmonic Inc. operates an audiovisual learning platform designed to enhance memory retention and improve exam performance for students in various fields, particularly nursing and medicine. The platform transforms traditional textbook information into engaging visual stories, known as Picmonics, which utilize humor and memorable graphics to facilitate effective studying. Covering a wide range of subjects including pharmacology, microbiology, and anatomy, Picmonic also offers tools for users to learn, review, and quiz themselves, making the study process interactive and personalized. Founded in 2011 and based in Tempe, Arizona, Picmonic aims to foster a collaborative educational community where learners can create, share, and discover content that enhances academic and professional outcomes.

eMoneyPool

Seed Round in 2014
eMoneyPool is an online money marketplace that specializes in short term savings. It operates as an online community portal for peer-lending groups. It enables its users to pool money each month and take turns receiving the total lump sum. The company offers an online platform that helps people access capital through their social networks and creates a path for individuals to access traditional mainstream lenders by leveraging alternative credit and payment histories. eMoneyPoo was founded by Francisco Cervera in 2012 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Arkayne

Seed Round in 2010
BlogGlue is a related posts widget that connects blogs across the web. Millions of blogs share ideas, represent companies, and provide real time news updates. Finding and engaging new audiences and loyal readers is a tedious time consuming challenge. BlogGlue exists to make it simpler for bloggers to find new audiences by allowing them to connect with other like minded blogs. Founded in 2008 by Paul Kenjora, BlogGlue was the first related post plugin to connect blog posts between a network of bloggers. It remains one of the few blogging resources that allows bloggers to connect and share audiences. Traffic from partner blogs is more engaged, better educated, and much mor elikely to come back time and again. Empowering all bloggers to connect with readers by connecting their blog posts is what we do here at BlogGlue. We believe the web is meant for sharing ideas and a techmology like BlogGlue is the best way to spread those ideas around the world.
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