Today, roughly two dozen investors, founders, and economic development and nonprofit leaders came together to launch a new coalition dedicated to advancing Arizona’s startup ecosystem. The Arizona Venture Alliance (AVA) will work to promote Arizona’s startup and investor ecosystem, exponentially increase funding for Arizona startups, and grow deal flow for investors both inside and outside Arizona. At a charter signing event held at the Arizona Commerce Authority, founding members of the AVA expressed their commitment to making Arizona the No. 1 state in the nation for startups and investors… read more >