Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Phoenix.
Founder & CEO @parc-financial-group
Founder @mysocialcloud • Worked at @reputation-com • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Founder of @dla-piper-s-venture-pipeline-group. Have been helping start-ups raise capital for 10+ years.
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Sports Nut. Founder & CEO of @Nearby_Now.
http://coovtech.com
Founder @chaos-media-networks, @protocorp-telesystems • Worked at @sun-microsystems, @arizona-state-university-1
http://metapreneurship.net
Grew telecom/software start-up Virtela to $80M. Sold to NTT in 2013 for $520M. Business Development operator by trade, now leading the practice at Tallwave, a Commercializor for digital ventures. Launched Tallwave LLC "Commercializor" in 2009. Launch
Adviser and Service Provider
http://www.meldval.com/blog
CEO @Resumoto Track record with over $500MM in sales and two successful exits. Former CEO @FreeMe.com @wopodo @OnLineStaffing
Business consultant focused on Business Model Canvas and Lean Startup, financial modeling, strategic planning and process improvement using lean practices.
Product Focused Entrepreneur & Strategist
Founder @shareyourworld, @alphabird-2 • Worked at @infospace, @sony • Investor @alphabird-2, @emerge-digital-group-edg • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @university-of-california-berkeley
http://www.chasenorlin.com
Founder @dreamalings. 3rd startup success. Polyglot: 6+ languages. Worked at Intel with Dell, Sony, LG, Samsung, Microsoft, HP, IBM, NVidia. Thunderbird MBA.
Experienced entrepreneur and investor.
Founder Human Resource Management Forum
http://hrindiasolution.blogspot.com
Founder RomanianStartups.com, Instapix.com
Payer solution sold to WebMD (2004). CEO @ 4Blox; BD for Aerocast / Sequoia Software
http://blogs.forbes.com/danmunro
SVP Biz & Corp Dev, Unicorn Media. Advisor, Mentor, Strategist focused on Business Design & Product Planning. Brightmonk Innovation. LOT2 Labs. M.I.T., TiE CM/Board.
Experienced tech entrepreneur, operator, investment banker & financier. Last 2 firms co-founded were both acquired Nov 2011. Just acquired mSpot for Samsung.
Entrepreneur, Tech Investor, Advisory Board Member, Digital Marketer focusing on SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Software Platforms and Apps.
Mentor, Adviser, Strategist, Board Member, Advocate. Founder @startup-hive , CoFounder @crowdpad , CEO @sgb-media-group , Mentor @geteverwise
http://www.crowdfundingtimes.wordpress.com
Present: Investor, advisor, board member for early stage ventures.
Past: Founder & former CEO of 360 Vantage, acquired by IMS Health.