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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

1,897–1,920 of 2,570 companies

  • SaveForLater.ai

    Media, Enterprise software

    SaveForLater.ai is a software tool designed to distill long-form content such as articles, videos, and PDFs into concise, interactive mind maps. This allows users to quickly grasp the core concepts of the material without engaging with the entire document. The platform functions as a browser extension, integrating with the user's workflow to capture and process content directly from the web. The service is aimed at individuals and professionals who consume large amounts of information and need an efficient way to extract key insights. The business model is likely subscription-based, offering different tiers of service depending on usage volume and feature access. The core technology leverages artificial intelligence to analyze content and generate visual summaries, which helps in reducing information overload and improving knowledge retention.

    Early stage

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Scale Visibility

    Marketing, Enterprise software

    Scale Visibility is a specialized agency focused on AI visibility and technical search engine optimization (SEO) for established businesses. The firm operates in the emerging market of AI-driven search, addressing the challenge that most websites built before 2024 are not designed to be read and cited by large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, and Google's AI Overviews.The company's core service is to modify the technical layer of a client's existing website to ensure it is discoverable, readable, and citable by AI crawlers. This is a direct response to a shift in user search behavior, where AI-powered engines are increasingly the first point of contact for information, often leaving older, JavaScript-heavy sites invisible. Scale Visibility's approach involves a suite of technical adjustments, including implementing schema markup to facilitate AI citations, ensuring server-rendered HTML for crawler accessibility, establishing entity signals to build trust with AI engines, and optimizing site structure and Core Web Vitals.For websites where in-place fixes are insufficient, the company offers a downstream service of complete website rebuilds using modern technology stacks such as Astro or Next.js. The business model appears to be service-based, targeting established businesses nationwide from its base in the Phoenix metropolitan area. A key aspect of their client engagement model is direct collaboration with the company's founder, which combines full-stack engineering expertise with hands-on SEO operational experience.To attract clients, Scale Visibility offers a free, no-signup 'AI Search Readiness Audit,' which delivers a comprehensive report on a site's AI crawler readability, ranks the top three fixes by potential revenue impact, and provides ready-to-use JSON-LD snippets for developers. This is complemented by a suite of free tools available on their website to further demonstrate their expertise and provide value upfront.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Scanx-ndt

    Semiconductors

    Early stage

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Schola

    Education, Kids

    Breakout · 11–50 employees · $15.3M raised

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Schulte Institute

    Health, Wellness & beauty

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Schwimmflugel Designs

    Semiconductors

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees · $1.0M raised

  • Scientific-Editing.ai operates in the academic and scientific research support market, offering a specialized AI-powered platform for manuscript editing and peer review. The company targets a global clientele of researchers, academics, and scientific institutions, aiming to reduce the time from manuscript preparation to journal publication. Its core service provides comprehensive, Ph.D.-level developmental editing that goes beyond basic grammar checks to assess elements such as research design, methodology, data analysis, and overall scientific rigor. A key feature of the platform is its ability to accept manuscripts in over 100 languages, including Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic, while providing all editorial feedback in English. This is delivered through an integrated commenting system that embeds high-precision, sentence-level feedback directly into the user's document, facilitating easier revisions for submission to international journals. The service is designed to evaluate title and abstract clarity, the structure of the literature review, and the validity of the results and discussion sections. The company utilizes a tiered revenue model. It offers a free tier to attract individual users, a professional subscription at $99 per month, and custom enterprise-level solutions for departments and universities. The professional plan includes up to five manuscript reviews per month, in-depth reports, and recommendations for the top five most suitable journals for publication. The enterprise tier provides unlimited usage, priority processing, and dedicated support, catering to the needs of larger research institutions.

    Early stage

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Scottsdale Mint operates as a privately held, U.S.-based manufacturer, designer, and distributor of gold and silver bullion products. Phair's background is in business risk management and insurance, having graduated from Florida State University and subsequently managed the North American Mining Practice for a large firm, where he handled corporate risk for major mining companies. This experience in the mining sector and a personal passion for precious metals led him to identify a market gap for branded, high-quality bullion products beyond the standard bars available at the time. The company's trajectory shifted significantly in 2011 when it acquired the investment bar manufacturing division of Materion Corporation, transforming from a retailer into a full-fledged U.S. manufacturer. Scottsdale Mint serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, collectors, private banks, Fortune 500 companies, and wholesale distributors. A significant portion of its business involves manufacturing official currency and legal tender for over 20 sovereign nations and central banks, such as the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and the Reserve Bank of Fiji. The business generates revenue through the sale and distribution of its precious metal products, with profit margins varying based on the complexity and volume of the order. Scottsdale Mint produces a wide array of items, including bars, rounds, and coins, from its ISO 9001:2015 certified facilities in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Casper, Wyoming. Many of the company's silver products are IRA-approved, allowing them to be included in individual retirement accounts. The product lineup is known for its distinctive designs, such as the "Stacker" series, which features interlocking beveled edges for neat stacking, and themed series like the Biblical and Egyptian Relic collections. The company also emphasizes environmentally responsible sourcing, utilizing recycled silver from various industries. Another key offering is Certi-Lock®, a proprietary security and authentication packaging for jejich products.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage

  • Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • Seacret Direct

    Health, Wellness & beauty

    Seacret Direct is a skincare and nutrition company with a history rooted in entrepreneurial spirit and family collaboration. The journey began in 2000 when Israeli-born brothers Moty and Izhak Ben Shabat started a kiosk business in the US. Their initial venture selling toys during the holidays was surprisingly successful, earning $4 million in four months, which solidified their decision to build a family business in America. Growing up near the Dead Sea, the brothers were familiar with the reputed therapeutic benefits of its minerals. This heritage inspired a strategic shift from toys to skincare, and in 2005, they founded Seacret Spa International to develop and sell their own line of Dead Sea mineral-based products. The company initially operated through a retail model, expanding to hundreds of mall kiosks across multiple countries and achieving significant sales. However, facing a decline in retail and mall traffic, the founders sought a new direction. This direct sales model relies on a network of independent distributors, known as 'Seacret Agents,' to sell products directly to consumers and recruit new agents. Revenue is generated through product sales, for which agents earn commissions, and by building a 'downline' of other distributors, which provides additional bonuses based on their team's sales volume. The company has since expanded its product line to include nutritional supplements under the 'Life by Seacret' brand, introduced in 2018. Seacret's core offering consists of skincare and personal care items that leverage the unique mineral composition of the Dead Sea's salts and mud. The product range is extensive, including facial washes, age-defying formulas, body butters, and mud shampoos, manufactured with a commitment to avoiding harmful ingredients. The business operates globally, with a significant presence in the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Mexico, and Japan. While the company promotes a community-focused culture and an entrepreneurial opportunity, prospective agents should note the business model's heavy emphasis on recruitment to achieve significant earnings, a common characteristic of MLM structures.

    Breakout · 201–500 employees

  • SearchRank

    Semiconductors, Marketing

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • The company's mission is to help practices grow beyond traditional insurance-based reimbursement models by facilitating direct relationships with employers and patients. Hebert, a physical therapist and serial entrepreneur, previously co-founded and served as CEO of Strive Labs, a patient relationship management system acquired by WebPT in 2017. This background in both physical therapy and technology informed the creation of Second Door Health. The company's core offering is an all-in-one toolkit for physical therapy clinics to diversify their revenue streams. It enables practices to establish direct-to-employer contracts with local, self-insured businesses, addressing the high costs of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions for these employers. The platform includes tools for prospecting, selling, managing, and reporting on these employer contracts. Additionally, it facilitates the creation of cash-pay programs and subscription-based care models, allowing clinics to generate revenue outside of conventional insurance billing. The software also helps to streamline administrative workflows, manage patient intake, and run virtual care. By focusing on direct care, Second Door Health aims to help PT practices increase their revenue, reduce administrative burdens, and improve patient outcomes. The company has raised $4.5M in funding from investors including Designer Fund, Teamworthy Group, and Torch Capital.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Securitytruckpark

    Transportation

    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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