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Arizona

Scottsdale

Freeway partner cityData as of Oct 1, 2026
1,830
Companies
$58.6M
Venture funding in the last 12 months, 13 rounds
$1.3B
Venture funding, 2022–2026
108
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$780.1M52
2020$152.7M41
2021$1.2B68
2022$502.4M53
2023$603.4M45
2024$84.1M24
2025$60.8M7
2026*$58.6M12

Industries

  • Health275
  • Fintech171
  • Enterprise software157
  • Marketing153
  • Real estate104
  • Food67
  • Education65
  • Media60
  • Energy57
  • Wellness & beauty56

And 20 more industries.

Companies in Scottsdale

673–696 of 1,830 companies

  • GoLiveFlow

    Enterprise software

    GoLiveFlow provides a specialized implementation management platform engineered for professional services and implementation teams within SaaS and ERP companies that manage high-touch projects with 30 to 120-day cycles. Founded by a veteran with three decades of experience in delivering complex B2B and ERP systems, the company, operating under Full Circle Solutions LLC, is designed to address common bottlenecks in software implementation. The platform directly targets operational inefficiencies like spreadsheet dependency and excessive email communication for status updates, which often obscure project visibility and accountability.The core of GoLiveFlow's offering is a platform that streamlines the entire implementation process from kickoff to go-live. It features guided client portals that simplify client interaction through no-login link access, ensuring clients are clear on their tasks and timelines. An AI-powered Copilot and risk detection system proactively surfaces potential issues and can draft status updates, enabling teams to address problems before they escalate. Further capabilities include automation for reminders and phase transitions, as well as project management scorecards and analytics that provide portfolio-wide visibility on key metrics like time-to-value and team capacity. The platform is fully brandable, allowing companies to offer a seamless client experience under their own logo and domain.GoLiveFlow operates on a SaaS business model with tiered pricing and offers a 30-day free trial. The platform is built to deliver tangible results, such as accelerating time-to-value, boosting client engagement, reducing overdue tasks, and increasing the rate of on-time project completion. It integrates with other tools like HubSpot, Zapier, Slack, and Google Calendar, with Salesforce and Outlook integrations planned. The primary customers are professional services leaders, implementation managers, and partners at software companies who are seeking to transform multi-stakeholder projects into repeatable and predictable processes.

    Early stage

  • GoodNight Stay

    Travel, Real estate

    GoodNight Stay specializes in providing luxury vacation rentals in prime locations such as Scottsdale and Nashville. Catering to travelers seeking privacy, romance, and a sophisticated setting, the company offers a curated selection of handpicked homes. These rentals are complemented by world-class concierge services, ensuring a personalized and memorable stay. GoodNight Stay operates in the vacation rental market, targeting individuals and groups planning trips or special occasions. The business model revolves around offering high-quality, verified homes with exclusive partnerships and local insights, enhancing the travel experience. Revenue is generated through rental bookings, with a focus on delivering quality, comfort, and style. The company positions itself as a one-stop shop for unforgettable travel experiences, promising a blend of innovation, expertise, and genuine care.

    Early stage

  • Early stage

  • GP Voice

    Telecom

    GP Voice delivers a broad range of telecommunication services to business customers across the United States. The company operates as a one-stop network service solution, focusing on integrating voice, data, and video applications into a single platform. This enables users to access business communications and collaboration services from various devices, supporting the needs of a remote workforce.The service portfolio includes messaging, video conferencing, and business text messaging. Key features for business operations consist of a customizable automated attendant, audio and web conferencing, call queues, and call recording for training and quality control. The firm's offerings are positioned as cloud services that provide feature-rich communication capabilities at a low monthly cost.Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a switch location in Los Angeles, California, the company leverages its executive staff's extensive telecommunication experience to design its solutions. The business model appears to be subscription-based, centered on a low monthly fee for its cloud communication services.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Gpsandtrack

    Transportation

    Early stage

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Grand Theory Books

    Early stage

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Gravityattracts

    Hosting, Semiconductors

    Early stage

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • GreenTree

    Travel

    GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. (NYSE: GHG) is a hotel operator headquartered in Shanghai, China, that primarily operates a franchised-and-managed, asset-light business model. Xu, leveraging his experience in U.S. real estate and engineering, launched the first GreenTree Inn in Shanghai, focusing on cost-efficiency and consistent service. The company experienced rapid growth, reaching 100 hotels by 2007 and over 500 by 2010. Prior to GreenTree, Xu was involved in the real estate investment sector in California through his firm American Pacific Homes, Inc., which he founded in 1997. His background also includes roles at Santa Anita Realty Enterprises, Inc., and Broadway Stores, Inc. Xu graduated from the Beijing Institute of Technology and later earned a graduate degree from the University of Southern California. He identified the need in China's growing economy for lodging options that were more reliable than local hotels but more affordable than international brands. GreenTree's business model is centered on a franchise-centric, asset-light approach, with over 98% of its portfolio being franchised and managed. This strategy allows for rapid expansion without significant capital expenditure. The company makes money through a mix of franchise fees, management contracts, and revenue from a small number of leased-and-operated hotels. GreenTree has a strong focus on direct sales, with a significant portion of room nights booked through its own website and mobile app, supported by a loyalty program with over 85 million members. To support its franchisees, the company operates G-Commerce, a centralized procurement platform for hotel supplies, which helps reduce operating costs. The company operates a diverse portfolio of brands targeting segments from economy to upscale, including GreenTree Inn, GreenTree Eastern Hotel, Vatica, Shell, GME, and GYA. This multi-brand strategy allows the company to cater to various market demands and price points, with a strong presence in China's second and third-tier cities. In addition to its core lodging business, GreenTree has expanded into an integrated hospitality platform through acquisitions of restaurant chains. The group went public with an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2018. As of 2025, the network included over 4,200 hotels across more than 360 cities, primarily in China, and has expanded to the U.S. through an affiliated company.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Grev

    Enterprise software

    Grev provides a platform designed to make work visible and track progress for co-founders, teams, and individual builders. The core of the service is a feed that allows users to log what they are working on and share it with their team or friends, aiming to reduce the need for status update meetings. The principle is, "If it's on Grev, it happened. If it's not, it didn't." The system functions as a proof of record, where users can show their work by attaching screenshots, files, and links. It is built to foster transparency among co-founders by allowing them to see what each other is doing without constant check-ins. For teams, it serves as a central place to see progress, eliminating the need for meetings just to get updates. The platform also includes features to track momentum, such as streaks and activity heatmaps, to visualize progress over time. Currently, Grev is in a waitlist phase, allowing interested users to sign up for future access.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Groubal

    Fintech

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Ground Up Careers

    Jobs & recruitment

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Growth Accelerator co

    Enterprise software

    Growth Accelerator Co. designs and deploys custom intelligent systems aimed at eliminating repetitive manual work for businesses. The company's core service revolves around a four-step methodology: Discovery & Audit, System Design, Build & Deploy, and Refine & Optimize. This process begins with mapping a client's existing operations to identify inefficiencies and define success benchmarks. Subsequently, a custom workflow architecture is designed to manage areas such as lead handling, client communications, internal operations, and re-engagement strategies. The systems are built and integrated directly into a client's existing tools, ensuring no disruption to current team workflows. Post-deployment, Growth Accelerator Co. monitors performance, manages edge cases, and continuously optimizes the systems based on performance data. The firm guarantees its results, offering to continue work at no additional cost if agreed-upon performance benchmarks are not met within 90 days. It works with businesses of various sizes and its services can build systems for a range of workflows. Growth Accelerator Co. employs between 1 and 10 people and has not received external funding.

    Early stage

  • Early stage

  • GSRx

    Health

    GSRx is an optical laboratory that manufactures and distributes prescription eyeglass lenses and coatings specifically for independent eye care professionals (ECPs). The founders established the company with the mission to provide high-performance lenses at a significantly lower cost, aiming to help independent optometrists compete with larger retail chains. Jochims, serving as CEO, and Posin, as President, have guided the company through consistent growth. The company's business model centers on providing a value-engineered solution that enhances the profitability of independent optometry practices. GSRx operates a state-of-the-art laboratory 24/7, producing a wide range of digital lens designs and treatments, including progressive, single vision, and office-specific lenses under its own product lines. A key aspect of their strategy is to deliver premium performance and quality at approximately half the price of brand-name competitors. Their product portfolio includes the epik™ lens series, which features designs upgraded with the Retina Focus Principle for more precise vision based on position-of-wear measurements. The company offers various lens treatments and coatings, such as the Infinity® Clear Non-Glare and epik™ BLUE for blue light protection. GSRx also provides an in-store marketing system called Proper Optics® to help ECPs offer affordable complete eyewear packages. In 2017, they expanded this brand by launching ProperOptics.com, an e-commerce platform that allows independent practices to capture online sales while retaining control over product quality and profits. On March 5, 2026, GSRx was acquired by IDOC, a leading alliance for independent optometrist business owners. Following the acquisition, GSRx operates under the IDOC Labs umbrella, alongside Three Rivers Optical. This move was designed to strengthen IDOC's lab network and provide its members with greater choice and access to competitively priced, high-quality products. GSRx continues to operate as an independent business within the IDOC portfolio, maintaining its existing culture, service model, and customer relationships while benefiting from the larger organization's scale and resources.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Gtek Industries operates in the technology sector, specializing in providing advanced reverse proxy and application platform solutions. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including businesses requiring secure and efficient web server management. Gtek Industries' core product, Caddy, is designed to simplify the process of obtaining and managing TLS certificates, ensuring secure communication over the internet. The platform is highly configurable, allowing users to enable additional features through the Caddyfile or programmatically via Caddy's API. The business model revolves around offering both free and premium versions of their software, with revenue generated through premium subscriptions and enterprise-level support services. Gtek Industries makes money by providing value-added services and features that enhance the core functionality of their platform, catering to the needs of businesses looking for reliable and scalable web server solutions.

    Early stage · $490K raised

  • GuacAI

    Enterprise software

    GuacAI, operated by GuacApps LLC, is an AI software and application studio that specializes in building custom artificial intelligence applications for businesses. The firm partners with clients to either integrate AI into existing business operations or to create entirely new software systems from the ground up. The company's philosophy centers on developing AI-native applications, where AI is a core component of the product rather than a supplementary feature. The studio manages the entire development process, which begins with a discovery phase to map client workflows and define success metrics. This is followed by the architecture phase, where they design scalable systems, including database schemas and API contracts. Execution is handled through iterative sprints with regular demonstrations, delivering functional software that clients can test throughout the development cycle. The final stage involves production deployment, performance monitoring, and a complete hand-off of documentation. GuacAI provides full-stack development, covering all aspects from the database to the user interface. Key service areas include building intelligent web and mobile applications designed for meaningful user interaction, creating AI systems connected to a company's private data for tailored intelligence, and engineering reliable backend systems and APIs to support growth. The studio emphasizes that its engineering decisions are driven by user experience, system stability, and tangible business utility, merging strategic design with clean, scalable code.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Guardian 8 specializes in providing non-lethal security solutions, primarily through its flagship product, the Pro V2. The Pro V2 is a multi-functional device designed for security and law enforcement personnel, offering features such as incident prevention, defense mechanisms, and audio-video recording capabilities. The company serves a diverse range of clients including hospitals, schools, and event security teams, addressing the growing need for safer, non-lethal options in potentially violent situations. Operating in the security and law enforcement market, Guardian 8's business model revolves around the sale and distribution of the Pro V2 device. Revenue is generated through direct sales to institutions and security agencies, as well as through partnerships with security service providers. The Pro V2 helps clients reduce the risk of injury and legal liabilities, making it a valuable tool for enhancing safety and compliance in various settings.

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

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

Recent venture rounds

CompanyRoundAmountDateInvestors
Monetary MetalsEarly VC$10.5MSep 2026Not disclosed
Sparkle Grooming Co.Early VC$6.0MSep 2026Mars Petcare, Digitalis Ventures
Anuncia Medical, Inc.Early VC$100KAug 2026Accelerating Angels
CND Life SciencesEarly VCUndisclosedAug 2026Curve Partners
One RavenSeed$5.0MJul 2026Fifth Wall Ventures
Health EndeavorsGrowth Equity VCUndisclosedJul 2026Decathlon Capital Partners
AtlysAngelUndisclosedJul 2026Not disclosed
equipifiSeries B$34.0MMay 2026SixThirty Ventures, New Stack Ventures, Rise of the Rest +7 more
v4c.aiSeries AUndisclosedMay 2026Tquila, Databricks Ventures
Veterinary Sales & MarketingGrowth Equity VCUndisclosedApr 2026Chinook Investment Partners
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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