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Arizona

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

457–480 of 2,570 companies

  • Early stage

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Check Commerce is a Phoenix-based financial technology company specializing in Automated Clearing House (ACH) and check-related payment processing services. With over 15 years of experience, the firm has established itself as a dedicated partner for ISOs, resellers, integrated partners, and third-party senders, effectively acting as their specialized “ACH Department”. The company has evolved with the payment processing industry, focusing exclusively on ACH and check services to provide secure, simplified, and profitable solutions. This focus allows them to partner with credit card ISOs without competing, ensuring portfolio security for their partners.The company's core business revolves around providing a robust infrastructure for electronic payments. Their offerings include ACH processing, e-checks, remote deposit capture, and point-of-sale conversion. Check Commerce serves a diverse clientele, including software developers and companies in sectors like healthcare, fitness, insurance, and payroll. The business model caters to both B2B and consumer-facing businesses, offering solutions for merchants of any size. Revenue is generated through customized programs for resellers and integrated partners, often with competitive pricing comparable to ODFIs.Check Commerce's technology is a key differentiator. The company provides a cloud-based platform featuring a 'Merchant Center' that allows clients to manage transactions, view reports, handle recurring billing, and access support 24/7. Key technology features include a proprietary API for custom integrations, auto-boarding for new merchants, tokenization for enhanced security, and a fraud prevention tool called 'Fraudcheck' which validates accounts and authenticates identities. They also offer specialized services for payroll processors and collection services, leveraging proprietary algorithms to improve collection rates on returned items.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Chefaaron

    Transportation

    Early stage

  • Cheforward

    Home & living

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Chestersauto

    Transportation

    Early stage

  • Early stage

  • Breakout · 201–500 employees

  • Breakout · 51–200 employees · $10K raised

  • Chomp Digital

    Marketing

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Chronicle Heritage is a global consultancy specializing in cultural resource and heritage management. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services designed to ensure that development projects comply with regulatory requirements while preserving cultural and historical assets. Chronicle Heritage serves a diverse clientele, including state and local governments, transportation agencies, land developers, and the oil and gas industry. The company operates in the cultural resource management market, offering services such as archaeology, underwater archaeology, cultural landscape studies, architectural history, heritage preservation, tribal consultation, and paleontology. Chronicle Heritage's business model revolves around delivering expert guidance and solutions that help clients navigate complex regulatory landscapes, ensuring project milestones are met efficiently and effectively. Revenue is generated through consulting fees, project management services, and specialized surveys and reports. The company is known for its creativity, innovation, and leadership in the industry, making it a trusted partner for clients seeking to balance future development with the preservation of historical and cultural resources.

    Breakout · 201–500 employees

  • Chronos

    Enterprise software

    Chronos is an AI-powered scheduling assistant designed to streamline the process of organizing group meetings. By plugging directly into Google Calendar, the service automates finding optimal meeting times for all participants, effectively eliminating protracted email exchanges to coordinate schedules. The tool works by synchronizing the calendars of all group members to identify shared availability, considering complexities like different time zones, recurring meetings, and participants from various organizations. Chronos is focused on automated group scheduling and integrates with tools like Google Calendar, Google Meet, and Zoom. It also allows for the customization of booking pages with personal branding. The company offers a free basic plan with the option to upgrade to a Pro version, which includes more powerful features. While founder information is not readily available, the platform emphasizes user data privacy, stating that it does not sell user data.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • CIMA Holdings

    Real estate

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Citefull.com is a startup that operates in the news and media industry, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to provide comprehensive, unbiased news articles. The company's primary offering is a unique news platform that consumes, grades, and sorts thousands of articles daily from numerous sources. It uses generative AI to compile these articles into a single, unbiased report, free from sensationalism and omissions. Citefull's target clients are individuals who seek an unbiased perspective on news stories, without having to sift through multiple articles from different sources. The company's business model is centered on providing a platform that aggregates facts, not news, thereby offering a comprehensive view of every story. The company generates revenue by providing access to its AI-powered news platform. Users can explore the source material used to generate the content, making it easy for them to conduct in-depth research on a topic. The platform also identifies what is missing from the original articles, ensuring that users get a complete picture of the story. Citefull's unique selling proposition is its commitment to transparency and trust. Unlike other AI platforms, Citefull allows users to explore its source material, ensuring that they know where the information is coming from. This transparency, coupled with the company's commitment to providing unbiased news, positions Citefull as a trustworthy source of news in a market often criticized for bias and sensationalism.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage

  • City of Phoenix - Phoenix Innovation Challenge

    Early stage

  • Early stage

  • ClaimSweep

    Enterprise software

    ClaimSweep offers a specialized software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands operating in regulated sectors like dietary supplements, cosmetics, and CBD. The service addresses the significant financial and legal risks these businesses face from non-compliant marketing language that can attract enforcement actions from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).The platform's core function is to proactively identify and flag problematic wording across a brand's entire digital presence, including its website, Amazon listings, social media, and advertisements. ClaimSweep works by automatically scanning this content and cross-referencing it with a proprietary database built from thousands of real FDA warning letters. When the system detects language that matches or resembles claims previously questioned by regulators, it alerts the user's team, providing an opportunity to review and amend the copy before it is published. Each flag is linked back to the source letter that prompted the review. His previous venture was a trading education platform, HighStrike, which he grew and sold for $1.8 million. This background as a hands-on operator informs ClaimSweep's practical design, positioning it as an early-warning system built from the industry's own enforcement history.The company's business model is subscription-based, with an 'always-on' monitoring service priced at $129 per month, alongside other services like one-time reports. While the tool provides a critical detection function, the company explicitly states that it is an informational aid and not a substitute for qualified legal advice.

    Early stage

  • Early stage

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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