Innovation Arizona Summit 2013 on June 11, 2013 at the Tempe Center of the Arts

Join us for Innovation Arizona Summit 2013 on June 11, 2013 at the Tempe Center of the Arts 

You will be networking with hundreds of your peers while meeting up with incubators, accelerators, funders and investors, entrepreneur program groups, education and supporting growth organizations. All this and you can enjoy a little noshing and rocking out with a Grammy award-winning artist and his band. Don’t miss it.

Visit www.mitefphoenix.org today for details and to get your ticket to the biggest entrepreneur event of the year! 

Registration is only $25 for the BIG exhibition and main presentations! We have additional breakout sessions with experts for only $20 to get fresh ideas, hands-on-tools and insights on specific business topics that matter to you the most or go to seven special sessions for only $75! 

It all starts at 3PM on Tuesday, June 11. RSVP Now!

Arizona Capital and Business Growth Resources

There are many organizations in Arizona that support innovators, startups, entrepreneurs and the established business community from early stage to exit.

This is an easy to use reference of various groups, associations and service providers in Arizona that help businesses with financing, strategy, venture development, M&A, growth and mentoring services and business networking.

Accelerators, Venture and Growth Advisors

• CKS Advisors
• Tallwave
• Stealthmode
• ASU Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative
• T-Gen Accelerators
• BioAccel
• Growth Nation
• Arizona Disruptors
• Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA)
• Furnace (ASU)

Investment Bankers (FINRA Registered)

• CKS Securities
• Columbia West Capital
• JDB Capital Partners
• Greene Holcomb & Fisher
• Green Manning & Bunch
• Miller Capital
• Clear Growth Capital

Angel Investor Groups

• Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF) 
• Desert Angels
• Biltmore Angels
• Arizona Angels
• Thunderbird Angel Network

Venture Capital Sources and Funds

• Agility Ventures
• Greyhawk Capital
• El Dorado (Pinnacle West) 
• Epic Ventures
• RCT BioVentures
• Solstice Capital
• Venture51
• Valley Ventures
• Social Leverage

Private Equity

• Alerion Capital Group
• Cave Creek Capital Management
• Canal Partners
• The Miller Group

Incubators - Map

• SeedSpot
• Arizona Disruptors
• Arizona Center for Innovation (AzCI) – UA
• ASU Venture Catalyst
• Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation Gateway (CIE)
• Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
• AZ TechCelerator
• MAC6
• Gangplank
• SkySong
• Innovations -City of Chander
• GROWop
• LOT2Labs

Collaborative and Shared Work Space – Map

• SkySong
• Co+Hoots
• Gangplank
• LaunchSpot
• Arizona Disruptors
• HeatSync Labs
• The Lab 137
• Maker Bench
• MonOrchid
• Spread the Weird Studio
• Union WorkSpace

Associations and Support

• Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF) 
• Arizona Technology Council
• Arizona International Growth Group (AZIGG)
• SkySong
• MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix
• Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA)
• TiEAZ
• 85 Broads Phoenix
• Association Capital Growth Arizona (ACG)
• AZBio
• Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference
• Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA)
• Score
• SBA
• Startup Grind Tempe (Meet-Up)

Pitch Contests & Competitions for Capital

• Arizona Innovation Challenge
• TiEAZ Annual Rapid Fire Angel Pitch
• InvestSouthwest

Chambers of Commerce

• Arizona Chamber of Commerce
• Chandler Chamber of Commerce
• Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
• Gilbert Chamber of Commerce
• Glendale Chamber of Commerce
• Mesa Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
• Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
• Tempe Chamber of Commerce
• Tucson Chamber of Commerce
• Green Chamber: Greater Phoenix
• Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce
• Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Additional Resources:

• Link to resource about early stage financing terms and options by Startup Professionals Inc., Founder & CEO, Martin Zwilling.
• The Discovery Triangle Innovation Concentration Map of Phoenix-area accelerators, incubators and work spaces.

If you know of an organization that fits into the categories above, you can add the reference in a comment or email jamieglass8@gmail.com.

This list is maintained by Jamie Glass, CKS Advisors, CMO & Managing Director, Sales & Marketing Practice and President of Artful Thinkers.