Freeway
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

1,177–1,200 of 2,570 companies

  • KeyGlee

    Real estate

    Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • Keyreel Productions specializes in creating high-quality video marketing tools designed to enhance business storytelling and audience engagement. Serving a diverse range of clients, including professional speakers and businesses aiming to elevate their brand presence, Keyreel operates in the digital marketing and media production market. The company’s business model revolves around providing end-to-end video production services, from initial concept and filming to final editing and delivery. Revenue is generated through service fees for video production projects, workshops, and educational events. Keyreel Productions differentiates itself by offering personalized, high-impact video content that helps clients achieve their marketing goals and secure more speaking engagements.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Kinematics Manufacturing

    Energy, Robotics

    Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Kjcash

    Health

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Klazroom

    Jobs & recruitment

    Klazroom operates in the career development sector, focusing on equipping students with essential tools to succeed in competitive job markets. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including professionally crafted resumes, personalized networking strategies, and interview preparation. Klazroom's business model revolves around offering these services through purchasable packages, such as 'The Playbook,' which includes a tailored resume, a step-by-step networking guide, and a personalized kickoff call. The primary clientele consists of students and recent graduates aiming to secure high-paying roles in industries like investment banking and medical sales. By addressing the specific needs of this demographic, Klazroom generates revenue through direct sales of its career enhancement packages. The platform's approach is designed to build confidence and competence in job seekers, ultimately increasing their chances of landing roles at top-tier companies.

    Early stage

  • Kloojj

    Media

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Klovva

    Legal, Enterprise software

    Klovva is an AI-powered bill tracking and collaboration platform designed for government affairs professionals, lobbyists, and advocates, primarily focusing on the Arizona legislative environment. The platform provides a suite of tools to help these professionals manage their legislative work with greater efficiency. The core of Klovva's offering is its real-time bill tracking, which uses automated updates and intelligent alerts to monitor legislative progress on bills relevant to a user's clients. The system includes features for client management, allowing users to organize portfolios and track engagement history. A key component is the AI Legislative Assistant, which delivers insights, strategic recommendations, and automated analysis of legislative trends. The platform also features a comprehensive database of legislators, including their profiles, voting records, and contact information. To measure the effectiveness of lobbying efforts, Klovva includes analytics and reporting tools that track success metrics and generate client reports through detailed dashboards. Additionally, strategic planning and project management tools are integrated to help coordinate team efforts and set campaign priorities. The company offers custom pricing based on firm size, usage, and specific needs.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Knead Visual is a creative services company that designs and builds immersive environments for a range of applications including live events, virtual productions, broadcast, and interactive installations. The company specializes in delivering real-time content using Unreal Engine, which allows for the creation of both photo-realistic and stylized worlds with a high degree of flexibility and interactivity. Their name, Knead Visual, is inspired by a kneaded eraser, reflecting their philosophy of refining, molding, and adapting to each project's unique requirements rather than starting from scratch. The firm's services cover the entire project lifecycle, from initial concept and design to onsite operation and execution. Core offerings include 3D world-building, immersive design for physical and digital spaces, and seamless onsite operation for live and virtual productions. Knead Visual partners with a variety of clients and creators, tailoring projects to their specific goals, scale, and audience. The business model appears to be project-based, scoping work by combining artistic and technical requirements, creation time, team specialties, and specific workflow needs to deliver high-quality results within realistic timelines. The company's technical toolkit is centered around Unreal Engine for 3D world-building and XR virtual production. This is complemented by other industry-standard software such as Houdini for animation, Cinema 4D for stage design, and Substance 3D Painter. Their expertise extends to procedural content generation and timecode-integrated lighting, enabling complex and synchronized productions. By leveraging these tools, Knead Visual creates dynamic and engaging experiences that can blend real-world elements with digital environments.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage

  • Early stage

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Kontaktmag

    Media, Home & living

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Late stage · 1001–5000 employees

  • Kreo

    Enterprise software

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Kreyai

    Media

    Kreyai provides a specialized transcription service engineered for complex, real-world audio, including multilingual conversations and instances of code-switching. The platform is designed to serve professionals in sectors such as journalism, legal, government, education, and research, where transcript accuracy and context are critical. Clients include journalists conducting field interviews, legal professionals handling sensitive recordings, and researchers working with oral histories. The service is built around a privacy-first, account-less workflow. Users can upload audio files directly by providing an email for access verification, bypassing the need to create a traditional account. This approach minimizes personal data collection. The company enforces a strict zero-training policy, guaranteeing that user files are never used to train its AI models, thus ensuring intellectual property remains private. Transcripts are available with options for either a clean, continuous paragraph format or with distinct speaker labels, and can also be exported as SRT/VTT subtitles for video content. All uploaded files are automatically scheduled for deletion from active storage after seven days to further protect user data. Kreyai's business model appears to be pay-as-you-go, where users can purchase transcription minutes and check their remaining balance through an email-based billing portal. The platform supports several languages, including English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, with a special beta focus on Haitian Creole.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Krossblade Aerospace Systems

    Robotics, Transportation

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Kryterion

    Jobs & recruitment

    Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • KSquared

    Marketing, Enterprise software

    KSquared, operating as the design practice of product designer Khoa Nguyen, specializes in translating ambitious ideas into market-ready products for a diverse client base that spans from startups to Fortune 500 corporations. Based in California, Nguyen operates as a freelance designer, offering expertise in creating products and systems that enhance user engagement and drive business impact. The practice is founded on a design philosophy that integrates user-centered research, data-driven decision-making, and strategic design thinking to address complex challenges. The core service focuses on developing digital platforms and experiences by balancing aesthetics with usability and operational efficiency. This approach ensures the final product delivers both user satisfaction and tangible business value. Nguyen's portfolio demonstrates significant experience and a track record of delivering measurable results. A notable engagement with Cisco involved the delivery of over 200 features and the creation of a unified design system that accelerated development cycles and improved partner satisfaction. Other projects include designing a smart tumbler, improving the user experience for Sharp Smart TV, and developing an application tailored to the needs of new parents. The business model is service-based, providing design leadership and execution for clients seeking to enhance their digital product offerings and scale across global audiences.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

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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