Rise of the Rest

Equipifi specializes in developing financial software aimed at streamlining the payments ecosystem. Its technology platform provides banks and credit unions with buy now, pay later solutions, enhancing the consumer experience by reducing friction in transactions. The software includes features such as automatic push notifications, SMS, and email alerts, as well as integration with online and mobile banking systems. This ensures a straightforward user experience and offers dashboard access for real-time performance and usage insights. Ultimately, Equipifi's solutions empower consumers to easily access and benefit from buy now, pay later options.

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.

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.

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.

Chassi is a Phoenix-based company that has developed a cloud-based platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency of business operations, particularly for manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain organizations. The platform provides tools for building SaaS applications and includes functionalities such as plans and pricing, billing management, product entitlements, and customer lifecycle management. Notably, Chassi's application captures real-time data from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, translating it into actionable insights to improve core business processes. By automatically modeling past and present workflows without the need for complex mapping or manual intervention, Chassi helps operations leaders identify inefficiencies, streamline processes, and minimize rework.

World View Enterprises, Inc., based in Tucson, Arizona, specializes in space travel services aimed at individuals engaging in research, education, and scientific exploration. Established in 2012, the company utilizes proprietary high-altitude balloons to offer an accessible and affordable means to experience nearspace. This unique journey provides participants, referred to as Voyagers, with the opportunity to witness the Earth from a suborbital perspective, often resulting in a profound emotional response known as the "Overview Effect." This transformative experience highlights the interconnectedness of humanity and emphasizes the importance of environmental stewardship. In addition to its space tourism endeavors, World View also engages in stratospheric exploration and flight operations, offering high-resolution imaging and data analytics as an alternative to traditional satellite and drone services for various domestic and international applications.

NeoLight, LLC, incorporated in 2014 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializes in designing medical equipment to combat preventable infant health issues, particularly jaundice and hypothermia. The company's primary product, the Skylife phototherapy bed, is designed to treat jaundice in both pre-term and full-term infants. In addition to phototherapy, NeoLight also provides devices for hypothermia treatment aimed at infants with low birth weight. Through its innovative solutions, NeoLight addresses critical medical conditions affecting newborns, enhancing their chances for a healthy start in life.