Invest Southwest tabs 14 companies, five from Arizona
The Invest Southwest Capital Conference will have 14 companies present at its annual event in November, including five from Arizona.
Conference organizers released the lineup this week, tabbing companies from across the West to present for venture capital firms. Companies presenting include representatives from Colorado, California, New Mexico and Montana as well as Arizona, officials said.
The increase in geography is due to Invest Southwest teaming with the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association on a combined event. RMVCA typically held its Venture Capital in the Rockies event in the fall.
The Arizona companies presenting are:
• Green Light Cost Management, a Scottsdale-based firm that has developed a Web-based out-of-network health care management system for businesses. www.greenlightcm.com
• Medipacs, with operations in San Diego and Tucson, and its infusion pump for the medial industry. www.medipacs.com
• MSDx Inc., a Tucson-based medical company that has developed blood tests for multiple sclerosis while targeting other diseases. www.msdx.co
• Post.Bid.Ship, a Tucson-based firm specializing in transportation needs and finding businesses low rates from carriers. www.postbidship.com
• Sycara, a Scottsdale-based search-engine optimization firm that helps develop tools for digital marketing professionals. www.sycara.com
Companies from other states are:
• 2C Tech Corp., an Irvine, Calif.-based company with Colorado roots that is developing a nanotech device for injectable medicine. www.2ctechcorp.com
• Azano Pharmaceuticals, an Albuquerque-based company working with a mutant protein to help people with kidney failure that is associated with Lupus or other autoimmune diseases. www.azanopharma.com
• Exagen Diagnostics, an Albuquerque-based firm developing drug monitoring tests that deal with complex diseases. www.exagen.com
• Goomzee, a Missoula, Mont.-based firm specializing in tools for the real estate industry using mobile devices. www.goomzee.com
• Prieto Battery, a spinout of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, is developing a lithium-ion battery that is able to hold more power. www.prietobattery.com
• Rockit Media, a Colorado firm that works on simplifying social media and mobile marketing for businesses. www.rockit.me
• Swarmology, a La Jolla, Calif.-based company that specializes in tools to help marketing in social media. www.swarmology.com
• Transactiv, a Colorado-based company that offers e-commerce solutions for the business-to-business market. www.transactiv.com
• Wasatch Microfluids, a Salt Lake City-based company that manufactures equipment for the biotech industry. www.microfl.com
The conference is scheduled for Nov. 2-4 at the Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix. Companies on the list are looking for between $1 million and $10 million in investment.
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