Arizona Founders Fund

The Arizona Founders Fund is on a mission to help our community’s pioneers of innovation build lasting enterprises from day one.

To start and scale enterprises, founders need capital But just as importantly, founders need other founders to join alongside and follow through the process of building those companies Counsel, referrals, and dig-deep, hands-on support from successful past and present founders is a key part of the strategic value we deliver In other words, we are more than a seed stage venture capital fund — we are a network of locally-minded founders committed to building world-changing companies

Founder & Managing Director

We’re more than just a seed stage fund We’re a network of Arizona’s hardest working technology founders, committed to one another’s success

Our Network of Companies

The Arizona Founders Fund is Arizona’s first ever seed and early stage fund dedicated to its software startups, which means we get asked “Why Arizona?” all the time

A sampling of AzFF Founders featured in The Phoenix Business Journal

After moving headquarters to Atlanta, software startup Allbound raises $43 million

Sales software startup Allbound Inc raised $43 million from private equity firm Invictus Growth Partners to enhance its platform and investment in sales and marketing, according to a news release

Better Agency raises $8M to scale up insurance-tech platform

Better Agency, a Gilbert software company that makes a platform for independent insurance providers, has raised $8 million in series A financing to help the company scale

Arizona’s largest 2021 Venture Capital Deals

Arizona’s 25 largest venture capital deals of 2020, as reported by PitchBook Data, https://www pitchbook com List ranked by deal value Other information points include closing date, deal type, company focus description, and participating investors

Phoenix ranks high in report on best places to launch a startup

With its robust employment growth rate, lower labor costs and other advantages, the Phoenix metro was ranked as one of the top cities in the nation to launch a startup