Scottsdale
Venture funding by year
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| Year | Venture funding | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $780.1M | 52 |
| 2020 | $152.7M | 41 |
| 2021 | $1.2B | 68 |
| 2022 | $502.4M | 53 |
| 2023 | $603.4M | 45 |
| 2024 | $84.1M | 24 |
| 2025 | $60.8M | 7 |
| 2026* | $58.6M | 12 |
Industries
- Health275
- Fintech171
- Enterprise software157
- Marketing153
- Real estate104
- Food67
- Education65
- Media60
- Energy57
- Wellness & beauty56
And 20 more industries.
Companies in Scottsdale
841–864 of 1,830 companies
- K-MOTION Interactive
Sports
K-Vest operates in the sports technology market, providing advanced 3D motion analysis and biofeedback tools for athletes, particularly in golf and baseball. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including professional athletes, coaches, and sports academies. K-Vest's core product involves wearable sensors that capture and transmit 3D motion data in real-time, allowing for detailed analysis and performance improvement. The business model is primarily based on selling these high-tech wearable systems and offering subscription-based software services for data analysis and reporting. Revenue is generated through direct sales, software subscriptions, and partnerships with sports organizations.
Early stage · 11–50 employees · $5.7M raised
K Q Interiors, now part of Story, operates in the Scottsdale and Phoenix areas, offering comprehensive interior design and furniture services. The company caters to clients seeking personalized spaces, whether for renovations, custom homes, or additions. By joining forces with Story, a leader in custom home building and renovation, K Q Interiors has expanded its service offerings to include full design and build capabilities. This strategic partnership allows the company to provide a seamless experience from concept to completion, ensuring that clients' visions are brought to life. The business model focuses on delivering tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of each client, thereby generating revenue through design consultations, project management, and the sale of custom furnishings. K Q Interiors serves a diverse clientele, ranging from homeowners looking to enhance their living spaces to those embarking on large-scale renovation projects. The company distinguishes itself by fostering strong client relationships and delivering environments that clients can enjoy for years to come.
Early stage
- K16 Solutions
Education, Enterprise software
K16 Solutions specializes in providing automated content migration and data archiving solutions for educational institutions. The company operates in the education technology market, focusing on helping schools and universities transition their Learning Management Systems (LMS) efficiently. K16 Solutions uses its proprietary Scaffold Platform to migrate course content from one LMS to another quickly and accurately, ensuring that the content is ready for immediate use by faculty. Additionally, the platform offers affordable student data archiving and enterprise data aggregation and analysis. The business model is primarily B2B, serving educational institutions that need to manage large volumes of data and course content. Revenue is generated through subscription fees for the Scaffold Platform and service fees for migration and archiving projects.
Breakout · 11–50 employees · $15.8M raised
- Kaizen Equity Partners
Fintech
Early stage · 11–50 employees
- Kanban Zone
Enterprise software
Early stage · 2–10 employees · $250K raised
- KARBON
Semiconductors
Early stage · 1 employees
Early stage
- Kashu
Fintech
Kashu is a financial technology company that provides users with a modern way to access and utilize their credit. The service allows individuals to treat their approved credit limit like cash, enabling them to send, spend, or invest it directly. This model aims to offer greater flexibility and utility compared to traditional credit cards, which are primarily limited to point-of-sale purchases.The company's core product is a platform that, upon approval, grants users access to a credit line. Users can then manage these funds through the Kashu application, giving them the freedom to allocate their credit towards various financial activities, including peer-to-peer transfers, online spending, and investment opportunities. The business model likely generates revenue through interest on the utilized credit and potentially transaction fees, similar to other fintech lending platforms. Kashu targets consumers who are looking for more versatile credit options beyond what conventional banks offer.Kashu was founded by Hrag Vosgerichian. Before starting Kashu, Vosgerichian co-founded another company, Rover, a marketplace for student services that was later acquired. His experience in creating and scaling technology ventures informs the strategic direction of Kashu. The company launched in Los Angeles and is currently operating with a waitlist for prospective users, indicating a controlled rollout strategy as it scales its operations.
Early stage · 2–10 employees
- Kayak Capital
Fintech
Early stage · 1 employees
Early stage
- KellyWarnerLaw
Legal, Marketing
Early stage · 2–10 employees
- Kerkton Security Technologies
Enterprise software
Early stage · 2–10 employees
- Kerq
Enterprise software
Kerq is a trust intelligence layer designed for the artificial intelligence tool ecosystem, providing real-time reliability and security scores for AI tools such as APIs and plugins. The platform addresses a critical vulnerability in the rapidly expanding world of AI agents: the lack of verifiable trust in the third-party tools that agents connect to. By offering a trust score, Kerq allows AI agents to make informed, intelligent decisions about which tools meet a required reliability standard before establishing a connection, functioning similarly to a credit score for the AI ecosystem. Ouimet has a significant track record in the tech industry, having co-founded Scan Inc., a computer vision company that was successfully acquired by Snap Inc. At Snap, he led engineering teams and was involved in scaling the engineering department significantly. His interests include artificial general intelligence, and he has a history of working with early-stage technologies, including creating one of the first chat interfaces for GPT-3. This background in scaling technology and early adoption of AI provides a strong foundation for Kerq's mission.Kerq's system measures and rates every AI tool on a scale of 0 to 100 based on a proprietary 7-point system that uses real-world performance data rather than self-reported claims. Tools are categorized into tiers such as "Certified," for those that have passed a rigorous automated audit of uptime and security, and "Community," for tools scored by the Kerq engine without a full audit. This scoring mechanism provides developers with a crucial data point for building more resilient and trustworthy autonomous systems. As AI agents become more prevalent, services that vet the reliability of their components are essential for security and functionality.
Early stage · 1 employees
- Key Nutrients
Wellness & beauty
Early stage · 2–10 employees
- Keyitec Inc
Energy
Early stage · 2–10 employees
- Keytlaw
Legal, Real estate
Early stage · 2–10 employees
- KH Digital
Hosting
Early stage · 1 employees
- KH Impact Advisors
Enterprise software
Early stage · 1 employees
- Khimetrics
Marketing, Enterprise software
Khimetrics, Inc. operated as a specialized provider of customer demand management and price optimization software, primarily serving the retail, financial services, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries. Founded in 1996 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company carved a niche in the enterprise software market by offering solutions that enabled businesses to analyze and forecast customer demand to make informed decisions on pricing, promotions, and assortment. Lippman identified the potential in the company's scientific intellectual property, provided initial angel investment, and secured further venture capital funding. Under his leadership, Khimetrics experienced significant growth, with sales increasing over 1,600 percent since 2001, which earned it a place on Inc. Magazine's list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies for two consecutive years. This growth trajectory was supported by investors including Black Diamond Ventures, Boston Capital Ventures, and Koch Genesis. Khimetrics' core offering was its Retail Revenue Management Application Suite, a Java-based platform that utilized patented, model-based pricing solutions. This software allowed retailers to synchronize their merchandising strategies with customer demand by analyzing vast amounts of data to optimize pricing, boost profit margins, and improve competitive positioning. The platform was recognized for its intuitive user interface, which followed the logical workflow of a retail professional. Clients included major retailers such as Lowe's, 7-Eleven, and PETsMART. The business model centered on selling its patented software solutions and expert services, which promised a significant return on investment in less than a year. In a strategic move to bolster its retail software portfolio, SAP AG announced its acquisition of the privately-held Khimetrics in November 2005, a deal that was completed in January 2006 for a reported $175 million. The acquisition was part of SAP's strategy to integrate narrowly-focused solutions into its comprehensive SAP for Retail suite, built on the SAP NetWeaver platform, allowing them to offer a more complete end-to-end retail solution.
Breakout · $15.9M raised
- Kicbac
Fintech
Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Kicbac emerged in 2023 as a fintech company focused on streamlining payment acceptance for businesses. The company was established by a team of experienced fintech professionals aiming to address the limitations of existing payment solutions. Their goal is to provide a customizable and more affordable payment platform directly to merchants. In September 2023, Kicbac secured an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round from Melka Capital. Kicbac's core business revolves around providing a financial platform designed to simplify settlement processes. The company operates on a direct-to-processor model, which removes intermediaries like sales representatives, a strategy intended to reduce costs for their clients by up to 50%. This approach allows merchants to engage directly with the payment platform, simplifying the overall process. The company's revenue is generated through its payment processing services, which are tailored to meet the specific needs of each business. The platform offers a suite of services that includes integrated compensation services, omnichannel payment gateways, and marketing tools. These features are designed to help businesses enhance customer experiences and optimize their expenses. Kicbac provides options for both online and in-store transactions, offering online gateways for order tracking and user-friendly devices for physical points of sale. The company also provides support for setup, integration, and ongoing maintenance to ensure a secure payment processing experience for its clients.
Early stage · 2–10 employees
Early stage · 2–10 employees
Kindthread is a modern, digitally forward organization dedicated to serving healthcare professionals while driving positive community impact. The company operates a global ecosystem of trusted brands and highly coveted products, creating an unprecedented retail experience for healthcare professionals worldwide. The Kindthread portfolio includes brands such as Landau, Chefwear, White Cross, and Scrubs Beyond, each offering superior comfort, style, and functionality. The company was founded on the idea that professionals in foodservice and healthcare need quality professional apparel to meet the demands of their evolving industries. Kindthread's business model focuses on providing high-quality uniforms and apparel through both direct sales and retail channels, targeting healthcare professionals and enthusiasts. Revenue is generated through the sale of these premium products. Additionally, Kindthread is committed to social impact through its Acts of Kindthread platform, which supports healthcare professionals by delivering financial and in-kind resources to grassroots advocacy groups and leading nonprofits.
Breakout · 51–200 employees
Early stage
- Klaritee
Enterprise software
Klaritee is a research and development firm building deterministic AI governance systems based on its proprietary Interpretive Geometric Intelligence (IGI). The company's technology is engineered to function as a safety and verification layer for artificial intelligence, addressing the issue of AI systems producing plausible but unsupported or non-repeatable outputs. Klaritee's core value proposition is determinism; its systems are designed to produce the exact same result from the exact same input every time, providing a stable, auditable, and precise foundation for AI applications. The company is developing a suite of domain-specific evaluation engines built on its invariant IGI core. Active engines include 'Klaritee Verify' for deterministic document evaluation to detect structural failures and evidence gaps, and 'Klaritee Contracts' for clause-level risk evaluation in legal documents. Another active engine, 'Sentinel', is tailored for defense and national security environments to verify intelligence sources and score the integrity of analytic reasoning. Two additional engines, focused on pre-litigation document analysis and regulatory compliance verification, are currently in development. Each engine is designed to provide findings anchored to specific data points with hash-receipted verdicts suitable for audit trails. Klaritee's business model appears to be centered on providing these high-stakes verification engines to clients in precision-critical and regulated sectors such as legal, finance, defense, and intelligence. The technology moves beyond simple data retrieval to offer verifiable resolution and proof, treating information not as an isolated stream but as a set of governable relationships between evidence, context, and entities.
Early stage · 2–10 employees
Recent venture rounds
| Company | Round | Amount | Date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monetary Metals | Early VC | $10.5M | Sep 2026 | Not disclosed |
| Sparkle Grooming Co. | Early VC | $6.0M | Sep 2026 | Mars Petcare, Digitalis Ventures |
| Anuncia Medical, Inc. | Early VC | $100K | Aug 2026 | Accelerating Angels |
| CND Life Sciences | Early VC | Undisclosed | Aug 2026 | Curve Partners |
| One Raven | Seed | $5.0M | Jul 2026 | Fifth Wall Ventures |
| Health Endeavors | Growth Equity VC | Undisclosed | Jul 2026 | Decathlon Capital Partners |
| Atlys | Angel | Undisclosed | Jul 2026 | Not disclosed |
| equipifi | Series B | $34.0M | May 2026 | SixThirty Ventures, New Stack Ventures, Rise of the Rest +7 more |
| v4c.ai | Series A | Undisclosed | May 2026 | Tquila, Databricks Ventures |
| Veterinary Sales & Marketing | Growth Equity VC | Undisclosed | Apr 2026 | Chinook Investment Partners |
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- Skysong Innovations
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