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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

985–1,008 of 2,570 companies

  • Heka Relief, INC, founded in 2021, specializes in non-pharmaceutical beverages designed to mitigate the replication of herpes and shingles viruses. The company serves individuals suffering from these viral infections, offering a natural alternative to traditional pharmaceutical treatments. Operating in the health and wellness market, Heka Relief leverages decades of research in botany and mycology to develop its products. The business model revolves around direct-to-consumer sales, primarily through its website, generating revenue from product sales. The company emphasizes eco-conscious packaging and the use of high-quality natural ingredients. Heka Relief's target market includes health-conscious consumers looking for effective, natural solutions to manage their viral symptoms. The company aims to provide relief and improve the quality of life for its users while maintaining a commitment to sustainability.

    Early stage · $50K raised

  • Hele USA

    Sports

    Hele USA specializes in premium soft accessories and apparel tailored for action and outdoor sports enthusiasts. The company prides itself on manufacturing all products in the United States, ensuring rigorous quality control and exceptional standards. Hele USA serves a niche market of active individuals who prioritize comfort, style, and durability in their gear. The business model revolves around direct-to-consumer sales, although current platform issues have temporarily halted online orders. Revenue is generated through the sale of high-quality headbands and other apparel items, with prices starting at $9.95. The company emphasizes transparency and customer satisfaction, personally inspecting each product to meet the highest standards. Hele USA aims to educate and provide opportunities for a new generation of makers, leveraging new technologies and processes in their manufacturing.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees · $160K raised

  • Helm Software

    Enterprise software

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Late stage · 1001–5000 employees

  • Hemheist positions itself as an e-commerce solution and branded style community tailored for women who wear sizes other than the standard sample sizes of 2 or 4. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.The core of Hemheist's business is to provide a platform where women can visualize how clothing and accessories will fit their specific body size. To achieve this, the company utilizes fashion fitting algorithms combined with individual customer attributes. This approach aims to address a common challenge in online apparel shopping, where size and fit uncertainty can be a significant barrier to purchase.By focusing on this specific market segment, Hemheist operates as an e-tailer with a community-building aspect. The business model appears to be direct-to-consumer e-commerce, generating revenue through the sale of clothing. A key differentiator is its use of technology to predict shifts in consumer preferences and trends, suggesting a data-driven approach to inventory and marketing. The service is designed for fashion-conscious women seeking a more personalized and confident online shopping experience.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • HER

    Wellness & beauty

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Heritage Family Offices, LLP presents a consolidated platform for comprehensive wealth management, integrating services that traditionally operate in silos. The firm was established in 2017 with its headquarters in Plano, Texas. It operates as a multi-family office, providing a spectrum of financial services that include tax planning and compliance, legal counsel, asset management, and insurance solutions. This integrated approach is designed to cater to high-net-worth individuals and families, offering a centralized point of contact for managing their complex financial affairs. The business model revolves around providing a holistic and specialized family office experience, which suggests a fee-based revenue structure, likely combining assets under management (AUM) fees, retainers for advisory services, and commissions on insurance products. Goines brings a background in financial planning and investment advisory to the firm, having previously been associated with RGT Wealth Advisors and Goldman Sachs. His experience in catering to the intricate financial needs of affluent clients appears to be a foundational element of Heritage Family Offices' operational philosophy. The company's service suite is built to address the entire lifecycle of wealth, from accumulation and growth through to preservation and transfer, positioning itself as a long-term partner for its clientele. By bundling expertise in tax, law, investments, and insurance, Heritage Family Offices aims to deliver coordinated strategies that a client might otherwise need to source from multiple independent advisors. This model's primary benefit is the potential for more cohesive and efficient financial planning, where investment decisions are made with full consideration of their tax and legal implications. The firm's target market consists of clients who require sophisticated, cross-disciplinary advice to manage their substantial assets and complex financial situations effectively.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees · $8.7M raised

  • Hertender is an e-commerce company specializing in personalized, made-to-order gifts. The business operates on a print-on-demand model, which allows for a high degree of product customization and minimizes the need for large inventories. This approach caters to a growing consumer demand for unique and emotionally resonant products. The company's product line is diverse, including home décor items like blankets, ornaments, suncatchers, and wooden signs, as well as memory keepsakes such as photo blocks and puzzles. It also offers personal accessories like keychains and phone grips. Hertender targets customers seeking gifts for specific life events, including birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and milestones. The core value proposition is transforming ordinary items into unique keepsakes by allowing customers to add personal details, turning the product into a tangible story or memory. Hertender's business strategy focuses on the high emotional value of its products, positioning them as more than just objects, but as connections between the giver and receiver. The name itself is a blend of "Her" and "Tender," reflecting its mission to create gifts that convey warmth and gentleness. By focusing on the print-on-demand model, the company can offer a wide array of designs and personalizations without the significant upfront investment in pre-printed stock, a key challenge in the personalized gift market.

    Early stage

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • High&Dry

    Health

    Early stage

  • Higher Wire Inc. is a pioneering company in the sustainable energy sector, specializing in the design and manufacturing of lithium batteries. Based in Phoenix, AZ, Higher Wire serves a diverse range of clients, including renewable energy companies, electric vehicle manufacturers, and other industries requiring efficient energy storage solutions. The company operates in the renewable energy market, focusing on sustainable power systems and energy storage solutions. Higher Wire's business model revolves around producing high-quality lithium batteries and remanufacturing recycled batteries using a patent-pending process, thereby extending their lifecycle and reducing environmental impact. The company generates revenue through the sale of new and remanufactured lithium batteries, offering warranties to ensure customer satisfaction and product reliability. By addressing environmental and supply chain concerns, Higher Wire aims to make energy storage and generation more cost-effective and accessible.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees · $270K raised

  • hiipe

    Fintech

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Hillside Design & Print LLC operates as a comprehensive custom printing and design firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm's business model is centered around providing a wide array of tangible marketing and branding materials. It makes money by charging for these custom services and products.The company's core services include screen printing, embroidery, and digital printing for apparel, offering solutions for vibrant, long-lasting prints as well as highly detailed, full-color designs suitable for smaller batches. Beyond apparel, its service portfolio extends to graphic and web design, aiming to create unique visual identities for brands. Hillside Design & Print also produces physical promotional items such as banners, signage, stickers, decals, and car wraps. A key operational feature is its fulfillment service, where the company manages the entire process of printing, packing, and shipping online orders directly from its shop, alleviating logistical burdens for its clients. The client engagement process is straightforward, beginning with the client submitting a design or requesting design assistance. Hillside then helps in selecting the right products from a wide range of available garments and other blank materials. A quote is provided, and upon approval and a 60% deposit, production commences. The company serves a diverse clientele, including businesses, organizations, and teams, such as a local volleyball team mentioned in a testimonial. Its target market appears to be entities in need of customized apparel, promotional products, and branding services within the Arizona region and potentially beyond.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Hiredar

    Jobs & recruitment

    Hiredar provides AI-driven tools designed to streamline the recruitment process for both recruiters and job seekers. The platform focuses on automating time-consuming tasks such as resume parsing, data extraction, and candidate matching, enabling recruiters to concentrate on building teams. Hiredar's technology aims to assist human judgment rather than replace it, offering a user-friendly workflow for reviewing and matching candidates.The company positions itself with a "job seekers first" approach, ensuring its tools are always free for candidates. It provides features that help job seekers enhance their resumes and connect with relevant opportunities based on skills rather than just keyword matches. The business model emphasizes ethical AI and data privacy, committing to not selling or misusing personal data. Before founding Hiredar, Scurlock was the founder and CEO of Survale, a talent feedback platform that was later acquired by an undisclosed company in 2022. This background in talent and HR technology directly informs Hiredar's mission to create a more efficient and equitable connection between employers and potential employees.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • HOM, Inc.

    Real estate

    HOM, Inc., which stands for Housing Operations and Management, is a company dedicated to providing solutions to end homelessness. Founded in 1994, the company has grown to become a leader in the management of permanent supportive and rapid re-housing programs throughout Arizona. The company operates by contracting with nonprofit and public agencies to administer rental assistance and housing program operations. Its primary services are Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) programs, which serve individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness. For these programs, HOM manages tasks such as determining income eligibility, conducting program orientations, issuing housing assistance vouchers, performing property inspections to ensure Housing Quality Standards (HQS), facilitating lease agreements between tenants and landlords, and managing monthly housing assistance payments. The company acts as a liaison between landlords, tenants, and supportive service providers. HOM's business model involves partnerships with organizations like the Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation to administer programs such as the Mainstream Housing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Program, which provides Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. The firm also created Threshold, a network that offers financial incentives and a support team for property owners and managers to encourage participation in their housing programs. Serving the entire state of Arizona, HOM assists over 4,500 households and works with hundreds of landlords, disbursing millions in housing assistance payments monthly. This approach not only aids vulnerable populations but also provides a stable economic benefit to property owners.

    Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • Home Fraud Defense™ provides a suite of free fraud awareness tools and educational resources for consumers and real estate professionals to combat property fraud. The Arizona-based company is also an Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)-approved fraud education school. The inspiration for the company came after Rowan was targeted by fraudsters attempting to sell him a property with a forged deed, a scheme he recognized and thwarted. The company's model is influenced by Rowan's background as a former FAA Airline Transport Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor, which emphasizes recurring training and scheduled checks to ensure safety. This philosophy is applied to real estate by providing ongoing education and up-to-date intelligence on emerging fraud schemes. Rowan is also an APAAC-certified Continuing Legal Education (CLE) instructor on real estate fraud for prosecutors and a guest lecturer at Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business. Home Fraud Defense™ offers a range of free tools accessible via its website and mobile apps for iOS and Android. These include the HFD Fraud Scan, which checks properties against a fraud registry; a Property Visibility Check; a Message Scanner to analyze suspicious communications for social-engineering patterns; and a Contact Lookup tool. The platform addresses various fraud types, including deed theft, wire redirect scams, unauthorized listings, and closing fraud. For real estate professionals, the company provides continuing education courses, monthly fraud alerts, and client awareness notices. Professionals can also earn the HFDCP™ (Home Fraud Defense Certified Professional) credential, a private certification indicating they are trained in fraud prevention. The company's business model involves offering free tools to the public while providing paid training, certification programs, and co-branded materials for real estate professionals and organizations.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • HomeBreach

    Security

    Early stage

  • Homefrontcs

    Security

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • HomeKey Systems

    Real estate, Home & living

    The firm targets the post-close phase of new home sales, offering a business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) model primarily serving new home builders. By integrating its platform into the homebuying process, builders can provide their clients with a digital, lifelong record of their property. The company generates revenue by selling its platform to builders, who in turn offer it to homeowners, enhancing customer satisfaction and reducing post-sale service costs and liabilities. The core of HomeKey's offering is a mobile application that acts as an intelligent home management platform. For the homeowner, the app consolidates over 280 details about their new property, creating a 'digital twin' or "genome" of the house. This includes a comprehensive inventory of all its components, from appliances to paint colors. Based on this specific data, the platform generates personalized annual maintenance schedules and recommends necessary parts and products, which can be purchased through an integration with Amazon. Homeowners can also update the home's profile by taking pictures of any changes or improvements, maintaining an irrefutable history of the asset. For builders, the platform provides a support console for efficient access to the details of each home they have built, streamlining warranty and service calls. The system is designed to foster proactive maintenance from the homeowner, which helps to preserve the home's value and reduce builder liability. The company has received seed funding to develop its product, securing approximately $1.58 million in a funding round in late 2022.

    Early stage · 1 employees · $2.8M raised

  • Homelab Society distributes a weekly newsletter focused on providing expert-curated tutorials, tools, and insights for homelab enthusiasts. The content is designed to assist both beginners and experienced users in maximizing the potential of their hardware. The company was founded in May 2024. The primary offering is a free newsletter that helps readers enhance their homelab setups. Subscribers receive guidance on various topics, from initial setup to advanced configurations. For a more in-depth experience, Homelab Society offers a premium subscription called 'Homelab Society Pro'. This paid tier, available for a monthly or annual fee, provides access to exclusive content, a private Discord community, downloadable configuration files, and early access to new projects. The business model operates on a freemium basis, generating revenue through these premium subscriptions.

    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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