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Venture RAISE – Fall 2025 Cohort
Arizona Commerce AuthorityAn eight-week invitation-only cohort for Arizona founders working toward a raise, selected from the Arizona Innovation Challenge semifinalists.Kickoff in person at the Arizona Commerce Authority, then weekly virtual working sessions through early November. Participant feedback from this cohort and its spring counterpart shaped the Explore, Map and Go structure the program uses now.Free to participants.…
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Venture RAISE Reverse Pitch
Arizona Commerce AuthorityThe pitch, reversed: active investors present to the founders instead of the other way around, then take questions.Held in person at the Arizona Commerce Authority for the Fall 2025 Venture RAISE cohort. Founders hear what each investor actually funds, at what stage and on what terms, before deciding whether a conversation is worth anyone's time.Developed…
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Venture RAISE Graduation
J.P. Morgan Private BankClosing showcase for the Fall 2025 Venture RAISE cohort, hosted at J.P. Morgan Private Bank with investors in the room.Developed and delivered for the Arizona Commerce Authority.
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Entrepreneurial Mindset for Engineers
OnlineA cohorted program delivered for Arizona State University, to engineering students in the FSE 301 and ENT 360 value creation courses.Three sessions across the spring working through each student's class…
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RAISE Map – Spring 2026 Cohort
OnlineAn invitation-only cohort for Arizona founders building a fundraising plan, run across eight sessions over four weeks.Four Learning Sessions carried the instruction; four Working Sessions gave founders time on their…
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RAISE Go – Spring 2026 Cohort
OnlineAn invitation-only cohort for founders taking a fundraising plan to market, following RAISE Map. Eight sessions over four weeks.Four Learning Sessions carried the instruction; four Working Sessions gave founders time…
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RAISE Map – Fall 2026 Cohort
OnlineAn invitation-only cohort for Arizona founders building a fundraising plan, run across eight one-hour sessions over four weeks.Each session is twenty minutes of instruction followed by forty minutes of working…
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RAISE Go – Fall 2026 Cohort
OnlineAn invitation-only cohort for founders taking a fundraising plan to market, following RAISE Map. Eight one-hour sessions over four weeks, running concurrently with RAISE Map at complementary times.Each session is…
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