Freeway

Congrats to the team at Stax.ai on a $7m raise! 💸 🚀 🌵 https://lnkd.in/gfz4tJN9

Perfecting Your Pitch ____ On December 5th, I'll teach a free PHX FWD workshop on perfecting your pitch to VCs. I'll share the mistakes I made and things I learned when raising $190m in VC / PE for CampusLogic. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gBnJagXC If you are a PHX Founder and planning on raising capital in 2025, it's time to perfect your pitch! ____ PS - A few weeks ago, I spoke to a group of Stage 2 Capital Catalyst program founders. Some highlights are in the article below.

Incredible opportunity at RevolutionParts contact Chiara Hughes for more info! More jobs at super cool startups here ! https://lnkd.in/gknpVmFc https://lnkd.in/grdrAkJz

Congrats to the Toothio team! 🦷💸 https://lnkd.in/ggxMwNUX

Thank you thank you thank you! 🧡 🍁 🤗 As we move into the season of gratitude, we’re reflecting on everything we’ve been able to accomplish so far this year because of our supporters who have leaned into the vision to elevate the vibrancy of our community to make Phx the most accessible large market ecosystem in the country. With access we can unapologetically take bold & meaningful action. 🚀 🌵 Deep gratitude for the companies and community members that helped this year to make Freeway come alive! Organizations! 🌵 🤗 StartupAZ Greater Phoenix Economic Council Flinn Foundation City of Phoenix Vensure Employer Solutions Southwest Mission Acceleration Center (MAC) PHX Ventures PHX FWD Monsoon Venture Fund Stellar Isle Ventures Long Realty Jasper Associates Pegasus Tech Ventures Startup World Cup of Arizona Downtown Phoenix Inc. Paradox Women Techmakers City of Scottsdale J.P. Morgan Bespoke People OpenClassrooms SVB Kiln Amazing humans! 💚 🌵 Chris Richardson Brandon Clarke Jen Wong Christopher Fox Cameron Weber Anuroop Kumar Isabelle Cutuli Christopher Carter Smith Christine Mackay Kate Gallego Chris Ronzio Mark A. Paratore Mark Moeremans Don Fotsch Sami Mian, Ph.D. Indu Khosla Trevor Reeves Evelyn Vega (reached my mention limit + so many more!!! Thank you thank you thank you! We look forward to co-creating with you in 2025!

Two NFX FAST funding competitions are open! -NFX FAST Forward: for Israeli startups in space, cyber, defense tech, DevOps AI, longevity, fintech, & vertical AI. -NFX Longevity FAST: for scientist-founders focused on aging. $1.5M - $3M SAFE investment depending on FAST type. Decisions in 9 days. Applications and details below: FAST is a new SLA for fundraising. -$20M allocated. First come, First serve  -Money in your bank in 3 weeks  -A simple financial contract  -Transparent process Apply to NFX FAST Forward: https://lnkd.in/es36WrNC Apply to NFX Longevity FAST: https://lnkd.in/eHJyNtmc

🌵 Tech is Transforming Phoenix: Where Do You See Our Next Innovation Hub? Kailash Garcia-Delaney a student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University recently dove deep into the emerging South Mountain Technology Corridor, and it's clear Phoenix is on the cusp of a major tech transformation. But we want to hear from our incredible community! Full Article Here ➡ https://lnkd.in/g4udyQ3v

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Hope to see you at the last tech happy hour of the year at the Canal Club! https://lu.ma/kvayck89