The Arizona Founders Fund

The Arizona Founders Fund is a venture capital investment firm established in 2016 and located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm focuses on investing in technology startups, fostering innovation by connecting seasoned technology entrepreneurs with emerging companies. By providing capital, mentorship, and access to professional networks, The Arizona Founders Fund aims to support the growth and development of the next generation of entrepreneurs in the region.

Ruminder Dhillon

Founder and Managing Director

12 past transactions

Pyx Health

Series A in 2020
Pyx Health, Inc. is a healthcare IT company based in Tucson, Arizona, with an additional office in Phoenix. Founded in 2017, the company develops a mobile solution aimed at reducing loneliness and social isolation among vulnerable populations. Its primary offering, Pyx Health, features Pyxir, a chatbot that engages users throughout their healthcare journey, fostering healthy interactions and building trusted companionship. By combining artificial intelligence with human interventions, Pyx Health provides timely support and addresses social determinants of health, particularly during crucial transitions in care. The platform ensures that members receive care and resources when they are most vulnerable, enhancing their overall wellbeing and connectivity.

Allbound

Venture Round in 2019
Allbound, Inc. provides a cloud-based channel sales and marketing platform designed to enhance the efficiency of indirect sales channels. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with an additional office in Gurugram, India, the company offers a solution that simplifies the recruitment, onboarding, and training of sales partners. Its platform facilitates collaboration between channel vendors and partners by automating the distribution of marketing content, sales tools, and training resources throughout the sales process. Additionally, Allbound's technology delivers behavioral insights that enable organizations to make data-driven decisions, improving partner engagement and overall channel performance through real-time reporting and analytics.

Pyx Health

Series A in 2019
Pyx Health, Inc. is a healthcare IT company based in Tucson, Arizona, with an additional office in Phoenix. Founded in 2017, the company develops a mobile solution aimed at reducing loneliness and social isolation among vulnerable populations. Its primary offering, Pyx Health, features Pyxir, a chatbot that engages users throughout their healthcare journey, fostering healthy interactions and building trusted companionship. By combining artificial intelligence with human interventions, Pyx Health provides timely support and addresses social determinants of health, particularly during crucial transitions in care. The platform ensures that members receive care and resources when they are most vulnerable, enhancing their overall wellbeing and connectivity.

Virtuous Software

Series A in 2019
Virtuous Software is a customer relationship management software solution that helps charities raise more money. Its platform aims to help organizations build better relationships with donors and streamline their fundraising efforts. Virtuous focuses on creating tools that enhance donor engagement, improve retention, and increase donations. Virtuous provides a customer relationship management (CRM) system specifically tailored for nonprofit organizations. This system helps manage donor data, track interactions, and segment audiences for targeted communication. Additionally, the platform allows nonprofits to track donor contributions, manage gift records, and analyze donor behavior to foster more meaningful relationships. Virtuous also offers tools to automate marketing campaigns, including email marketing, social media integration, and personalized communication strategies, enabling nonprofits to engage donors effectively.

Schola

Seed Round in 2019
Schola, Inc. offers an online platform that connects parents with PreK-12 schools, facilitating the discovery, connection, and enrollment processes. Founded in 2016 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Schola's service allows parents to search for a variety of educational options, including private, public district, public charter, and virtual schools. The platform streamlines recruitment and enrollment for schools by enabling families to track prospective students and submit inquiries, pre-enrollment forms, and enrollment applications. This approach assists parents in finding the school and educational programming that best meets their child's needs.

Allbound

Series A in 2018
Allbound, Inc. provides a cloud-based channel sales and marketing platform designed to enhance the efficiency of indirect sales channels. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with an additional office in Gurugram, India, the company offers a solution that simplifies the recruitment, onboarding, and training of sales partners. Its platform facilitates collaboration between channel vendors and partners by automating the distribution of marketing content, sales tools, and training resources throughout the sales process. Additionally, Allbound's technology delivers behavioral insights that enable organizations to make data-driven decisions, improving partner engagement and overall channel performance through real-time reporting and analytics.

Post.Bid.Ship

Series A in 2018
Post.Bid.Ship, Inc. operates as an online freight matching platform in North America, connecting shippers, carriers, brokers, and third-party logistics providers. Founded in 2010 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the platform facilitates the freight bidding process by allowing shippers to post their transportation needs and enabling carriers to bid on available loads. Shippers can verify the credentials of carriers, protect their contact information, and select the most suitable bids, while carriers benefit from the ability to set freight alarms and connect with shippers. The system enhances efficiency by replacing outdated workflows with real-time matching of loads to transportation capacity, utilizing data analytics and market indices to optimize performance and reduce costs. This innovative approach also assists carriers in improving trailer utilization, as they can find additional freight to fill capacity that typically runs at lower levels.

LawLytics

Seed Round in 2018
LawLytics, Inc. is a Tucson, Arizona-based company that specializes in developing and operating cloud-based software designed specifically for law firms. Founded in 2011, its platform allows lawyers to create, manage, and publish their own websites and blogs without the need for expensive marketing agencies or complicated DIY tools. The software includes features such as easy website publishing, built-in blogging capabilities, real-time marketing reports, and tools for effective local marketing, enabling law firms to reach potential clients efficiently. Additionally, it offers web forms for collecting client information and organized reviews to enhance client engagement.

eVisit

Seed Round in 2017
Evisit is a web application that connects primary care providers with their patients by webcam or phone for the remote diagnosis and treatment of most minor medical conditions. The company is changing the healthcare delivery model and disrupting the $135 billion dollars primary care market by allowing physicians to recapture patient visits from the Urgent Care and Emergency Room. Physicians reclaim lost revenue from missed appointments, and patients receive high-quality care from work, home, or on the road from the doctor that knows them best. The eVisit platform allows providers to collect patient co-pays, electronically prescribe prescriptions to the pharmacy of the patients' choice, and submit medical charts for reimbursement to 3rd party payers. Unlike other telemedicine companies, eVisit circumvents many of the regulatory issues by maintaining the doctor-patient relationship and keeping patients in their PCMH (Patient-Centered Medical Home).

BayIQ

Seed Round in 2017
BayIQ offers a marketing and rewards platform tailored for the independent tire and automotive repair industry. The company's software integrates essential marketing functions, such as automated service reminders, manufacturer rebates, appointment scheduling, and online reviews, into a single cloud-based system. This comprehensive approach enables tire and auto service dealers to manage promotions in real time, enhancing customer loyalty and increasing both car count and spending per visit. By providing these tools, BayIQ supports dealers in expanding their businesses and improving visibility in a competitive market.

Shelvspace

Series A in 2017
Shelvspace, Inc. is a cloud-based sales platform tailored for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, offering a range of features that enhance retail operations. The platform includes tools for file and planogram management, order management, promotional tracking, and access to real-time sales data. Additionally, it provides opportunity alerts, integrated store data, performance dashboards, and smart routing, along with user-friendly surveys and automated reporting capabilities. By streamlining the sales process, Shelvspace enables U.S. brands to sell and promote their products to retailers more efficiently. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company also has regional offices in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago. Formerly known as Wholesalefund, Inc., Shelvspace has positioned itself as a key player in modern retail shelf management, empowering sales teams and executives with actionable insights and mobile tools.

InHouse

Seed Round in 2017
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