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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

1,753–1,776 of 1,830 companies

  • Early stage · $2.0M raised

  • WageWatch

    Fintech

    Early stage

  • Wajas

    Kids

    Early stage

  • Wallfacer

    Enterprise software

    Early stage

  • This varied journey shaped his goal of building quality, enjoyable products. The company's core focus is the esports market, specifically addressing in-game wagering for skill-based video games. Wamba Technologies holds a U.S. patent (No. 10,424,160) for a system that integrates real-money tournament capabilities directly into a game's menu. This technology is designed to allow players to pay an entry fee online, compete in real-time tournaments from their own devices, and win money back, aiming to create a continuous, 24/7 multitude of esports events. The system purports to utilize anti-cheating countermeasures to ensure a fair multiplayer gaming experience, particularly for beginners. Wamba's flagship product in development is "Gamers Oasis," an esports wagering platform powered by its patented technology. By enabling this in-game wagering, the company anticipates a significant increase in the annual revenue generated per player. The company also develops its own mobile and online games, such as "Waffle Smash," and seeks to partner with other game developers to integrate its esports platform, offering them additional ways to monetize their games.

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

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • WasteVision AI provides an artificial intelligence-based platform that automates the detection and reporting of overflowing dumpsters and waste contamination. The company primarily serves waste management businesses, haulers, and municipalities, operating as a B2B entity. Its business model focuses on leveraging existing on-truck camera systems to provide data that helps clients recover costs associated with overflows and contamination, generate new service fees, and improve operational efficiency. A case study over one month showed the system identified 302 overflows for a client, generating over $18,000 in monthly revenue and providing opportunities to upsell customers. The core technology utilizes AI to analyze photos and videos from on-truck cameras, identifying issues like overloaded containers and contaminants in recycling or organics bins at the point of pickup. This automated process eliminates the need for drivers to manually report issues, streamlining their workflow. The system provides detailed reports that link contamination events to specific generators, enabling targeted customer education and enforcement actions. By providing visibility into service verification, overflow incidents, and contamination levels, WasteVision AI helps companies optimize routes, reduce truck usage, mitigate illegal dumping, and ensure regulatory compliance, such as with California's SB 1383 mandate for organic waste diversion. Founded in 2001 and based in Scottsdale, United States, the company has established itself as a provider of operational AI solutions for the waste industry. In May 2025, WasteVision AI announced an integration with Samsara, a pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, making its application available on the Samsara App Marketplace. This partnership combines Samsara's IoT solutions with WasteVision AI's technology to offer features like real-time overflow and contamination detection, automated service verification, and enhanced video safety monitoring.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Early stage

  • This business specializes in providing real estate-backed investment opportunities exclusively for accredited investors, focusing on generating consistent monthly income. Operating within the real estate investment market, the company employs a secured lending strategy designed to offer stability and transparency, appealing to investors seeking to diversify their portfolios with reliable income streams. The business model is structured around a three-step process: investors enroll by scheduling a meeting or filling out an application, capital is activated through secured lending, and monthly distributions are provided to investors. The company targets an 8% annual cash on cash return, distributed monthly, making it an attractive option for those looking to earn passive income without the volatility of traditional markets. The service is tailored to investors who prioritize income-focused strategies and wish to leverage real estate as a means to achieve financial growth.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Weave

    Education

    Early stage

  • WebHostpro

    Hosting

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • WebMax Labs IoT

    Enterprise software

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • WebOpenings operated as a specialized cloud-based service designed to provide automatic yield management for small and medium-sized businesses, with an initial strategic focus on the salon and spa industry. His professional background centered on achieving growth with limited capital by leveraging strategic partnerships and innovative thinking, a philosophy that underpinned the WebOpenings model. The company went into a beta phase in January 2013, during which it was featured in the Wall Street Journal.The core of the business was its ability to address the persistent issue of lost revenue from unfilled appointments. WebOpenings engineered and implemented interfaces with Point-Of-Sale (POS) systems commonly used by its target clients. This integration allowed the service to automatically scan a business’s appointment book, identify last-minute vacancies, and broadcast these discounted, unfilled slots online for consumers to book. The service distributed these offers through multiple digital channels, including social media, the web, mobile platforms, and viral email campaigns, effectively creating a new revenue stream for businesses from previously perishable inventory. During its beta testing, the platform successfully generated significant last-minute revenue for its partner salons and spas.A significant milestone was a partnership announced in October 2013 with Millennium Software, a major technology provider in the beauty and wellness sector. This collaboration enabled thousands of salons and spas using Millennium's POS software to seamlessly integrate with the WebOpenings service. The business model was structured to provide a tangible return on investment by turning empty appointment times into profitable transactions.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees · $500K raised

  • WebsitesPros.com

    Enterprise software

    WebsitesPros operates in the digital marketing and lead generation sector, offering a comprehensive CMS platform that is both SEO-friendly and highly flexible. The company serves businesses looking to optimize their online presence and lead conversion rates. Its core business model revolves around providing advanced tools for lead acquisition, generation, and sales on a pay-per-lead, pay-per-call, or CPA basis. WebsitesPros enables clients to integrate seamlessly with CRM systems, manage pricing and distribution, and track performance with granular analytics. The platform supports affiliate management with custom commissions and multi-user access, making it ideal for businesses that rely on affiliate marketing. By offering a robust set of features, including API integrations and custom reporting, WebsitesPros helps clients scale their operations efficiently. The company generates revenue through subscription plans, which include access to various environments and expert support.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • WeHome is a digital platform revolutionizing the home selling process by offering homeowners a streamlined and efficient way to sell their properties. Operating primarily in the real estate market, WeHome caters to individuals looking to sell their homes quickly and with minimal hassle. The platform allows users to receive cash offers for their homes without any obligations, simply by uploading pictures and videos for evaluation. This approach eliminates the traditional complexities and time-consuming aspects of selling a home, such as staging, open houses, and negotiations.WeHome's business model is centered around providing a seamless experience for sellers, generating revenue through transaction fees and potentially through partnerships with real estate investors and other stakeholders in the housing market. By focusing on speed and convenience, WeHome appeals to clients who are undergoing significant life changes, such as getting married, starting a family, or relocating for a job, and need to sell their homes quickly.The company has been operational since 2019 and has helped numerous customers transition smoothly into their next life phase. WeHome also offers a subscription service for exclusive deal alerts, keeping users informed about the latest opportunities in the real estate market.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Well & Good Professional Services is a startup operating in the short-term rental industry, providing essential services to property managers and hosts. The company has identified a gap in the market for scalable and sustainable solutions for servicing short-term rental properties, and has positioned itself to fill this gap.The company's primary service offering is professional cleaning, which is scheduled and compensated through Well & Good's platform. They assure the quality of their services by employing verified professional cleaners. In addition to cleaning, the company also provides professionally laundered linens and guest essentials such as luxury soaps, kitchen needs, and other consumables for each stay. Well & Good's business model is service-based, generating revenue by charging property managers and hosts for the services provided. The company's target market includes property managers and hosts who are involved in the short-term rental industry, which has grown significantly with the rise of platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com.The company also offers a unique value proposition by providing a one-on-one consultation with their Onboarding Director to answer any questions potential clients may have. As an added incentive, they offer a $10 Amazon Gift Card for having a consultation, regardless of whether the potential client chooses to use their services or not.In summary, Well & Good Professional Services is a promising startup in the short-term rental industry, providing essential services to property managers and hosts, and offering a unique value proposition to attract new clients.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage

  • Wett Skincare

    Wellness & beauty

    Wett Skincare is a direct-to-consumer brand specializing in products formulated for dry, harsh climates. Joy's personal skincare struggles after moving from Washington to the Arizona desert, where his existing routine became ineffective, inspired the venture. He and Cameron shared frustrations with heavy, ineffective moisturizers and confusing ingredients, leading them to create a brand focused on clean, breathable, and effective products for challenging environments. The company's philosophy centers on the idea that skin health is a crucial component of overall health and performance, aiming to provide simple and effective solutions. Wett Skincare's first product, the Face Oasis, is a lightweight gel-cream moisturizer developed over two years. Its formula includes a hyaluronic hydration complex, squalane, niacinamide, cucumber seed extract, and a ceramide trio. These ingredients are designed to provide deep hydration, reduce redness, strengthen the skin's barrier, and soothe irritation from environmental stressors like sun and wind. The product is positioned as a defense against dehydration and environmental damage, particularly for active individuals in extreme conditions. Wett Skincare operates a direct-to-consumer business model through its website, offering both one-time purchases and monthly subscriptions. The brand emphasizes transparency, sharing its journey on social media, and commits to using clean, functional ingredients, with all products being dermatologist-tested and safe for sensitive and acne-prone skin.

    Early stage · 1 employees

  • WG Henschen

    Robotics

    Early stage

  • WhaleWisdom LLC

    Real estate

    WhaleWisdom is a financial analytics platform that specializes in tracking and analyzing hedge fund filings in real time. The platform provides detailed insights into 13F, 13D, and insider transactions, allowing individual investors to replicate the portfolios of top Wall Street money managers. WhaleWisdom serves retail investors, financial advisors, and institutional clients who seek to make informed investment decisions based on the activities of successful hedge funds. Operating in the financial technology market, the company leverages data from EDGAR filings to offer a comprehensive suite of tools and services. WhaleWisdom's business model is subscription-based, generating revenue through various pricing tiers that provide access to different levels of data and analytical tools. Additionally, the platform offers an Excel Add-in, available through the Microsoft Office App Store, which allows users to import current or past holdings data directly into Excel. This feature is compatible with both Windows and Mac versions of Microsoft Office, making it accessible to a wide range of users.

    Early stage · $1.8M raised

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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