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Arizona

Tempe

Freeway partner cityData as of Oct 1, 2026
687
Companies
$21.0M
Venture funding in the last 12 months, 3 rounds
$729.1M
Venture funding, 2022–2026
23
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$686.1M21
2020$170.0M23
2021$285.4M20
2022$438.5M23
2023$55.7M6
2024$146.1M9
2025$67.8M7
2026*$21.0M3

Industries

  • Health86
  • Marketing55
  • Enterprise software50
  • Energy45
  • Fintech43
  • Real estate39
  • Education35
  • Food31
  • Semiconductors31
  • Media24

And 20 more industries.

Companies in Tempe

457–480 of 687 companies

  • Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Phxtest

    Semiconductors

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Pioneer Pitch Competition

    Early stage

  • Breakout · 51–200 employees

  • Early stage

  • PlantVillage operates at the intersection of agriculture technology and environmental sustainability, originating from Penn State University. The organization provides a multi-faceted support system for farmers, primarily focusing on maximizing crop yields and economic returns while promoting climate adaptation. Its core service is delivered through three pillars: Protection, Storage, and Markets.For protection, the company utilizes Agentic AI to deliver hyper-local agronomic advice, decision support tools, and short-term weather predictions. This helps farmers optimize their agricultural practices for better yields. In storage, it offers solutions designed to minimize post-harvest food loss and waste, which also prevents the development of toxins, thereby safeguarding both revenue and human health. For market access, PlantVillage employs AI to improve price predictions, supports collective bargaining efforts, and enhances transport systems, enabling farmers to sell their produce more effectively.The business model is built on a scalable circular economy. PlantVillage combines its AI, patented hardware, and community networks to convert waste plant material and food into biochar. This durable form of stored carbon improves soil health and biodiversity when returned to the earth. While the primary mission is agricultural transformation, the company monetizes this process through the generation of carbon credits, viewing carbon dioxide removal as a valuable byproduct of its main activities supporting farmers.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage

  • PointerTop

    Marketing

    WebToq is a company that offers a unified communication platform designed to streamline and enhance customer interactions. The platform integrates various inbound digital communication channels into a single interface, minimizing deployment, maintenance, and training costs. This solution is particularly beneficial for businesses that have struggled with complex and expensive communication systems that are difficult to learn and manage. WebToq serves a wide range of clients, including customer service departments, sales teams, and support centers, who require efficient and effective communication tools to improve customer satisfaction and conversion rates. The company's business model is based on providing a comprehensive suite of remote support tools within one application, offered by a single provider, and consolidated into one smaller invoice. This approach not only simplifies billing but also helps keep costs down for clients. WebToq generates revenue through subscription fees for its platform, which offers various features such as live interactivity, voice systems, and content management capabilities.

    Early stage · 1 employees · $1.4M raised

  • Early stage · 1 employees

  • Early stage

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Pretorin

    Security, Enterprise software

    Pretorin provides technology solutions focused on AI-powered cybersecurity compliance for government software. The company aims to improve the quality and adoption of government software by streamlining compliance automation, which helps to lower barriers that have historically slowed innovation. His experience there informed the mission to address the compliance challenges that hinder technological advancement and national security. Pretorin's core offering is an AI-native agentic platform that integrates into CI/CD pipelines. This provides continuous security monitoring, automated compliance checks, and documentation generation. The platform is purpose-built for government networks and supports frameworks such as FedRAMP, DoD RMF, NIST 800-53, and CMMC, featuring cross-framework mapping to reduce redundant work. By automating these processes, the platform helps government agencies and vendors achieve and maintain cybersecurity compliance more efficiently. In addition to its platform, Pretorin also offers custom software development and strategic consulting services to facilitate the delivery of secure and compliant software. The business model centers on its AI-led platform, which is designed to provide value from the start by running checks, drafting documents, and organizing evidence directly within a client's workflow. This approach targets lean teams and aims to make compliance accessible to smaller vendors, not just large enterprises. The company serves government agencies and software vendors that need to navigate the complex compliance landscape for operating on government networks.

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Prettygirl

    Marketing

    Early stage

  • Priasoft

    Education

    Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Principle Diagnostics Laboratory (PDL), established in 2015, operates as a full-service diagnostic laboratory in the United States. The company's core business revolves around providing specialized testing services, with a primary focus on toxicology and general wellness diagnostics.PDL serves a broad range of clientele, with a specific emphasis on supporting healthcare organizations. By delivering accurate sample analysis, the laboratory enables these organizations to make proper patient diagnoses. The business model is based on providing laboratory services directly to these clients, generating revenue from each test performed. Operating with licenses in over 40 states, PDL has a significant national footprint.The firm positions itself as a bridge between operational efficiency and personalized service, leveraging its team's extensive experience in the laboratory sector. Initially specializing in toxicology and wellness, the company has since expanded its capabilities to encompass all laboratory disciplines, functioning as a comprehensive diagnostic service provider.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage

  • Early stage

  • Early stage

  • Early stage · 11–50 employees

  • Early stage

  • Early stage · 2–10 employees

  • Prospect Desk

    Marketing

    Early stage

  • Protea Medical Center, located in Chandler, Arizona, specializes in integrative and regenerative medicine, focusing on personalized treatments for hormone imbalances and related health issues. The center serves both male and female patients, addressing conditions such as fatigue, depression, anxiety, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), abnormal weight gain, erectile dysfunction, elevated cholesterol, and menopause symptoms like night sweats and hot flashes. Protea Medical Center operates in the healthcare market, specifically targeting individuals seeking specialized medical care for hormone-related conditions. The business model revolves around providing customized treatment plans based on individual lab work and medical history. The center generates revenue through patient consultations, lab tests, and ongoing treatment protocols. The approach involves listening to patients, conducting thorough lab work, formulating unique treatment plans, and continuously re-evaluating and adjusting these plans to ensure optimal health outcomes.

    Early stage · 11–50 employees · $8.0M raised

Recent venture rounds

CompanyRoundAmountDateInvestors
ProPlaintiff.aiEarly VCUndisclosedJul 2026Not disclosed
BasataSeries A$21.0MMay 2026Cowboy Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, PHX Ventures +1 more
LifeGuidesGrowth Equity VCUndisclosedJan 2026Castellan Group
RunBuggySeries B$37.0MOct 2025Centana Growth Partners
DMD systems Recovery, Inc.Growth Equity VCUndisclosedSep 2025Tailwind Capital
Shilo AISeed$2.6MJun 2025The Levi Rodgers Real Estate Group, The MPH Team, AZ-VC +6 more
SolestialSeries A$17.0MMay 2025Techstars, Airbus Ventures, AE Ventures +6 more
UplinqSeries A$10.0MMay 2025LiveOak Venture Partners, Next Coast Ventures, AZ-VC
Morphos AiEarly VC$500KMay 2025Not disclosed
PurityresourceSeed$680KApr 2025Not disclosed
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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