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A special session at Female Founders and Funders, a day of coworking and networking for women building venture-backable companies in downtown Phoenix. One hour on the practical questions: what funding…
An ongoing monthly session for founders who have completed the Venture RAISE program. Alumni reconvene to share progress, work through active fundraising questions, and hear updated market data. Meets the…
Closing 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.
The 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…
An 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…
An 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…
An 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…
An 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…
An 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…
An introduction to the Venture RAISE program, open to any Arizona founder looking for funding. Ninety minutes covering how to assess funding readiness, how banks and investors evaluate companies at…