Invest Southwest today announced the Presenting Company finalists selected for the 2021 Venture Madness competition, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority.  Venture Madness is Arizona’s longest running venture capital conference and pitch event, and joins Arizona Bioscience Week and UNMET Arizona, also hosting events that week at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus at 850 PBC and UA Virginia G. Piper Auditorium.

For the first time since its inception, Venture Madness was opened up to companies nationwide. The competition received 120 applications and ultimately chose 25 top finalists, four to six companies in each of five industry categories. These finalists will move on to the highly anticipated live conference held October 6-7, 2021 at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus downtown. This year’s event also features a host of returning and new partners who generously contribute time, resources and expert mentors to facilitate the Conference and help prepare finalists for the competition. Guest speakers and panel sessions are to be announced...

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