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Venture Madness is Arizona’s longest-running venture capital startup conference, presented by Invest Southwest in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority. The annual one-of-a-kind competition pits the most promising early-stage firms against one another in a live, pitch-style event, attracting the region’s most active investors looking to grow their investment portfolios.
Find tax credits, grants, start up competitions, bonds, training and mentorship and more.
The Arizona Commerce Authority has partnered with non-profit Arizona Venture Development Corporate (AVC) to provide two venture capital programs. The Arizona Venture Co-Invest Program - AVC Ignite is designed to make direct equity investments in innovative seed- and early-stage businesses in targeted sectors alongside institutional/venture capital firms, established angel capital associations, corporate VCs and established accelerators and incubators. The Arizona Multi-Fund Venture Capital Program - AVC Limited Partner is designed to make equity investments in established venture capital firms to attract new capital in innovative Arizona-based businesses.
