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Phoenix

Freeway partner cityData as of Oct 1, 2026
2,570
Companies
$58.2M
Venture funding in the last 12 months, 10 rounds
$1.0B
Venture funding, 2022–2026
152
Investor firms

Venture funding by year

* 2026 through Oct 2026. Rounds without a disclosed amount count as rounds, not dollars.
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YearVenture fundingRounds
2019$516.9M66
2020$535.2M50
2021$273.9M59
2022$329.9M62
2023$288.3M54
2024$105.7M31
2025$248.9M29
2026*$57.8M8

Industries

  • Health304
  • Enterprise software198
  • Fintech179
  • Marketing169
  • Real estate146
  • Education115
  • Media104
  • Food96
  • Energy83
  • Transportation79

And 20 more industries.

Companies in Phoenix

265–288 of 2,570 companies

  • Early stage

  • Bezyl

    Health

    Bezyl is a startup focused on improving mental health through a unique, community-driven approach. The company operates in the mental health and wellness market, addressing a critical need given that 51.5 million Americans suffer from some form of mental illness, and 13.1 million face serious mental health challenges. Bezyl's platform is designed to make it easier for individuals to ask for and offer help, thereby reducing the stigma associated with mental health issues.Bezyl serves a broad range of clients, primarily targeting individuals who are struggling with mental health issues and those who wish to support them. The platform is also beneficial for friends, family members, and communities who want to provide meaningful assistance but may not know how to do so effectively.The business model of Bezyl revolves around creating a supportive network, or "spheres," where users can easily request and offer help. This model leverages the natural human inclination to help others, as evidenced by the fact that 95% of people want to help but often don't know how. By facilitating these interactions, Bezyl aims to reduce the anxiety and shame associated with asking for help, which affects 66% of people.Bezyl makes money through a combination of subscription fees and partnerships. Users can subscribe to premium features that offer enhanced support and resources. Additionally, the company collaborates with organizations and businesses that are interested in promoting mental health within their communities or workplaces.In summary, Bezyl is a promising startup that addresses a significant gap in the mental health market by making it easier for people to ask for and offer help. Its community-driven approach not only helps individuals feel cared for but also empowers them to support others effectively.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees · $810K raised

  • BHVT Motors

    Transportation

    Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • Bicyclesphoenix

    Hosting, Semiconductors

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • BidBird

    Real estate

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Big Pay Productions is a creative agency based in Arizona that specializes in video-led paid advertising and websites designed for conversions. The company primarily serves small businesses in Arizona that are ready to scale their operations. The business model is centered around turning audience attention into customers through performance-focused video content and strategic ad campaigns. His nickname on the football field, 'Big Pay', was earned for delivering results under pressure, a principle he now applies to his company's projects. This background in real-world advertising, combined with digital-era techniques, forms the foundation of Big Pay Productions. The core service is 'Digital Fusion™', which combines Meta (Facebook/Instagram) ads with performance-focused video content. This includes creating one to two video ads per month, managing the ad campaigns, setting up tracking and retargeting, and providing monthly performance summaries. For clients with more advanced needs, the company offers custom, multi-platform campaigns that can include Google Ads and TikTok Ads. Additional services include FAA-certified drone content for ad creative and the design of mobile-first landing pages and websites built to support paid traffic and generate inquiries.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • BigBrainCorp LLC

    Security, Enterprise software

    BigBrainCorp LLC is a software development company that creates tools to simplify complex, time-consuming problems through an AI-centric approach. The firm operates on a philosophy of achieving deep understanding of a problem to deliver a simple, elegant solution amplified by artificial intelligence. The company's flagship product is OSSScan, a tool designed to address open-source security and licensing compliance. OSSScan was developed out of the company's own need to manage open-source exposure, as existing tools were found to be expensive and generated excessive noise. The product acts as a bridge application that prepares structured, factual data for AI coding agents like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot. This allows the AI agents to accurately determine which vulnerabilities are exploitable and which license findings pose a genuine risk within a specific application. OSSScan's process involves generating a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and then performing two scans: a license scan that cross-references data from sources like deps.dev, ClearlyDefined, and ScanCode, and a CVE scan that checks against Grype's vulnerability database. The output is an "AgentPrompt.md" file, a structured and prioritized report that enables an AI agent to analyze all findings and deliver a concise briefing on actionable risks. This approach is designed to replace the manual review of extensive reports with a review of final conclusions. A primary feature of OSSScan is its focus on privacy and security. The tool is designed for anonymous use and operates entirely on the user's local machine, ensuring that source code, scan results, and SBOM data are never uploaded to any server. It makes minimal, purposeful outbound network requests to public metadata services, and offers a "Light mode" for completely offline analysis. The application does not collect usage analytics or telemetry and is licensed via a signed file tied to the user's hardware, eliminating the need for a licensing server.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Bigdsupply

    Real estate

    Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • The store caters to plus size individuals, offering a diverse range of styles in sizes XL to 6X. By focusing on secondhand fashion, Billie and Lulu's not only provides unique and stylish clothing options but also contributes to a more sustainable fashion industry by reducing waste and giving clothing a second life. The business model revolves around curating high-quality, stylish pieces that empower customers while promoting environmental consciousness. The store serves a niche market of plus size individuals who value both fashion and sustainability. Billie and Lulu's generates revenue through the sale of these carefully selected secondhand items, appealing to customers who are looking for both affordability and exclusivity in their fashion choices.

    Early stage

  • BillingTree is a financial technology company specializing in providing integrated payment processing solutions. The company serves a wide range of clients including those in ARM (Accounts Receivable Management), financial services, healthcare, commercial B2B payments, auto finance, and energy sectors. BillingTree operates in the payment processing market, offering a suite of services designed to make the payment process more efficient, faster, and less complex. The business model revolves around offering merchant services that allow businesses to accept various forms of payments such as ACH, credit, and debit cards through multiple channels including text, web, and mobile portals. BillingTree generates revenue by charging fees for processing payments and providing value-added services that enhance the payment experience for both businesses and their customers. The company prides itself on maintaining a fully compliant environment, being Level 1 PCI compliant, and processing over $4 billion in payments in 2018. BillingTree's solutions are tailored to meet the specific needs of each industry it serves, ensuring a customized approach that maximizes payment efficiency and customer satisfaction.

    Late stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage

  • BIM Designs, Inc. specializes in providing Building Information Modeling (BIM) services, focusing on piping and plumbing construction projects. The company operates in the construction industry, serving clients who require detailed and efficient design and modeling solutions. BIM Designs employs a team of expert tradesmen, engineers, and detailers who are actively involved in every step of a project, ensuring constructible and lean designs. The business model revolves around offering specialized BIM modeling services, which include creating general models with approximate quantities, sizes, shapes, locations, and orientations. These models are used for maintenance and operations, with a focus on optimizing project quality and cost-effectiveness. BIM Designs generates revenue by delivering these services to a diverse range of clients, including educational institutions and research facilities, as evidenced by their work on projects like Carver Elementary School and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The company emphasizes direct communication between lead detailers and general foremen to address any questions during the installation process, ensuring seamless project execution.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Bimic

    Hosting, Semiconductors

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • BinSTR

    Real estate

    BinSTR is a waste management company tailored specifically for the short-term rental industry. It offers a flat monthly rate for trash removal services, eliminating hidden fees and unexpected charges. The service seamlessly integrates with the checkout process and booking calendars, automatically scheduling trash removal after each guest's departure. This ensures that properties remain clean and guest-ready, enhancing guest satisfaction and maintaining high ratings. BinSTR's business model focuses on providing reliable and affordable trash removal solutions, with a guarantee that trash will be removed before every guest check-in. The company serves vacation rental managers and hosts, offering a hassle-free solution to maintain a pristine property environment. By connecting to the checkout calendar, BinSTR schedules property pickups on dedicated trash routes, ensuring bins are emptied and returned to their designated spots. This service is designed to simplify waste management for short-term rental properties, allowing hosts to focus on providing an exceptional guest experience.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • MyBioFlex operates in the healthcare sector, focusing on digital pharmacy and telemedicine solutions. The company serves clients who require efficient and accessible healthcare services, leveraging technology to streamline operations and improve patient outcomes. MyBioFlex's business model revolves around providing online pharmacy services and telemedicine consultations, generating revenue through service fees and partnerships. By integrating automation and proprietary technologies, MyBioFlex has achieved significant revenue growth, including reaching 100M in annual recurring revenue. The company aims to enhance healthcare access and efficiency, addressing the needs of both patients and healthcare providers.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • BIOS

    Semiconductors

    Biosmeq operates in the healthcare sector, providing affordable medical equipment and comprehensive biomedical engineering services. The company serves a diverse range of clients including hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Its core offerings include the sale of new, demo, and refurbished medical equipment, as well as consulting and technical support in clinical engineering, design and planning of hospital facilities, and maintenance policies. Biosmeq's business model revolves around selling medical equipment and offering engineering services that help healthcare providers optimize their resources, thereby saving time and money. The company generates revenue through the direct sale of medical devices and through service contracts for maintenance and technical support.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Bioscience Pharma Partners, LLC (BPP) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company organized in 2014, with a singular focus on developing therapeutics for neuroinflammation and related neurodegenerative diseases. BPP's business model centers on identifying and repurposing compounds with existing use patents, navigating them through clinical trials, and then licensing the repurposed therapeutic. The company's strategy involves leveraging the FDA's accelerated 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway to expedite development. To commercialize its lead candidate, BPP has actively sought global partners and licensees, engaging firms like PharmaVentures Ltd. to facilitate these deals. The company's revenue generation is expected from these licensing agreements and partnerships with larger pharmaceutical entities that can take the developed therapies to market. In March 2018, the company secured $2.5 million in a Series A funding round. The company's lead therapeutic candidate is BPP-1001, a patented oral small molecule designed to inhibit the 5-Lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP). This mechanism blocks the production of leukotrienes in the central nervous system, which are typically detected minutes after a traumatic brain injury and are instrumental in the neuroinflammatory cascade. By interrupting this process, BPP-1001 aims to prevent downstream consequences such as brain edema, neuronal death, and blood-brain-barrier disruption. The therapeutic targets a wide range of CNS disorders where neuroinflammation is a key factor, including traumatic brain injury, Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS), Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. A key advantage of BPP-1001 is its ability to cross the intact blood-brain barrier, a significant challenge for many CNS-targeted drugs. In 2019, BPP entered a long-term agreement with CereHealth Corporation to utilize its brain imaging and data analytics platform, CereMetrix®, for clinical research and to better define neuroinflammatory progression.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees · $2.5M raised

  • Dmitry Derkach, a founding member and the Chief Scientific Officer, brings a rich background in molecular and cellular biology, nearly 20 years of lab and industrial experience in drug development, and prior clinical practice as an MD. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, the company is focused on addressing the critical challenge of acquired drug resistance in cancer treatment. The core of BioSyntagma's offering is its Molecular Fingerprint™ (mPrint™) platform, a technology suite that combines hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to conduct comprehensive, multi-omic, and spatial profiling of tumor tissues. This platform was designed to analyze tissue samples, including FFPE (formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded) sections up to an inch in size, by mapping tumor microenvironments. It utilizes custom PCR panels, sequencing, and spatial imaging to generate a detailed biological profile. This data allows for a deep understanding of a specific cancer, enabling the matching of patients with appropriate therapies and formulating strategies to prevent the development of drug resistance. The platform integrates with a proprietary machine learning engine that classifies tissues, providing a pathway to new diagnostic applications. BioSyntagma's business model is centered on providing services to clinicians, academic researchers, and pharmaceutical companies. The company generates revenue through research services and has established an Early Access Program for its mPrint™ platform, allowing partners in biopharma and academia to utilize its spatial profiling services for joint discovery and predictive analytic projects. This approach has led to collaborations with prominent pharmaceutical firms. The company's progress has been supported by multiple grant funding rounds, including awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), totaling over $1.2 million as of September 2018. This funding has been instrumental in hitting product development milestones.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees · $1.2M raised

  • Bioware Scientific operates as a distributor and online marketplace for laboratory equipment, serving a diverse client base that includes clinical labs, emerging research startups, and established institutions. Based in Mesa, Arizona, the company's stated mission is to bridge the gap between labs of different sizes by ensuring equal access to robust supply chains, reliable tools, and technical support. The firm's business model is centered on its e-commerce platform, where it distributes a wide array of laboratory products. Core product categories include consumables and reagents for clinical labs, with specific offerings such as PCR testing kits, specimen collection containers, plates, tubes, and pipette tips. These products support critical laboratory functions like sample collection, transport, storage, and processing. Beyond product distribution, Bioware Scientific partners directly with laboratories to offer value-added services aimed at optimizing operations. It develops customized solutions for inventory management and purchasing, which range from on-site warehouse management programs to smart vending systems that allow for pay-as-you-go access to essential items. The company also lists consulting, Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), billing services, and third-party logistics among its service offerings. While Bioware Scientific sells equipment from various manufacturers, it does not perform equipment repairs but will facilitate connections with qualified service providers.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Birches Health is a virtual behavioral health provider specializing in the prevention and treatment of gambling disorder and other behavioral addictions, such as those related to sex, pornography, and video gaming. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Birches Health operates nationwide across the United States. The company's business model is centered on providing accessible and confidential teletherapy. It generates revenue by partnering with major insurance providers, which allows many patients to receive care with little to no out-of-pocket costs. Birches Health also forms strategic partnerships with gaming operators, professional sports leagues, universities, and state agencies to expand access to responsible gaming initiatives and treatment. These collaborations often involve creating customized referral pathways and educational resources for the partners' users and communities. Services are delivered through a telehealth platform that connects clients with licensed counselors for one-on-one and group sessions. The company develops personalized treatment plans for each client, utilizing evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing. The clinical team is composed of highly experienced professionals, including counselors who hold the International Certified Gambling Counselor (ICGC) credential, and is led by clinical directors with decades of experience in the field. Birches Health provides its network of therapists with specialized training, supervision, and a path toward certification to ensure a high standard of care.

    Breakout · 51–200 employees · $20.0M raised

Recent venture rounds

CompanyRoundAmountDateInvestors
MiiHealthSeed$2.8MAug 2026Not disclosed
BoreDMSeries AUndisclosedJun 2026Five Elms Capital
Prickly Pear HealthSeedUndisclosedMar 2026Emmeline Ventures
ALTREarly VCUndisclosedMar 2026Branca International
MatturEarly VCUndisclosedFeb 2026Outlier Solutions, Inc.
Oats OvernightGrowth Equity VC$45.0MJan 2026Asto Consumer Partners
COCO5Late VC$10.0MJan 2026Not disclosed
Breakthru MedicineSeries AUndisclosedJan 2026Not disclosed
Steady InstallSeed$400KDec 2025Not disclosed
Cloverleaf NetworksEarly VCUndisclosedDec 2025SuperK Ventures
Investors based here
Accelerators and programs

Source: Dealroom, data as of Oct 1, 2026. Venture funding sums venture-type rounds with a disclosed amount; rounds raised by companies already public or bought out are left out. The last 12 months run from Nov 2025 to Oct 2026.

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