BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1314@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190227T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190228T203000 DTSTAMP:20190123T125258Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/venture-madness-2019 SUMMARY:Venture Madness 2019 - Galvanize - 27 Feb 19 08:00 DESCRIPTION:\n“Venture Madness is the go-to competition for startups and emerging growth companies who have proven initial market demand and are ea ger to advance to the next level\,” says Ryan Edwards\, 2019 chairman of Invest Southwest and managing director of technology banking at Silicon V alley Bank. “Venture Madness connects growing companies with investors t o create key relationships that often result in accelerating their growth. We even see applicants that don’t win still make incredibly meaningful connections and gain invaluable exposure that helps advance their growth a nd funding objectives down the road--so there’s a lot of benefit to appl ying and getting to the live event overall.”\n\nThe upcoming event will open with a networking reception the night of Feb. 27\, 2019 at Galvanize Phoenix\, and a one-day pitch event the following day at Events on Jackson \, in the historic warehouse district of Downtown Phoenix. The 24-36 appli cants that make it through the two initial judging rounds in January will win a spot to participate in the live event\, and pitch their way to victo ry against other contenders in their category.\nThis year’s six categori es are: \;\n\n\n SaaS / Software - in process of developing product\, validating market demand and generating consistent revenue\n Deep Tech/H ardware/IoT - building physical products or hardware/software products\n Institutional Tech (Fintech\, Blockchain\, Cyber\, Ed Tech) - in process o f developing technology\, validating market fit and generating consistent revenue\n Growth - growing technology companies across categories generat ing a minimum of $3MM in annual revenue\n Biotech/Healthcare/Life Science s - healthcare and life sciences companies with a pre- or post-FDA / regul atory approval offering solutions designed to improve health and quality o f life\n Consumer - technology companies delivering products/services to individuals and/or households via software or mobile devices.\n\nThe annua l event is presented in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority an d attracts the most renowned venture capital\, angel and institutional inv estors as well as community focused sponsors and CEOs from the region.\nTh e finalists will be announced the week of January 28\, 2019. Each will par take in expert mentor sessions throughout February in preparation for the event.\n“We’re proud of the fact that Invest Southwest has helped rais e over $300 million for startups since inception\, and our signature event is a big part of that\,” said Karen Katzorke\, executive director of In vest Southwest. “One of the best aspects of the competition and this org anization is that it brings our entrepreneurial community together. It’s really the ‘connective tissue’ that creates mutually beneficial relat ionships across key audiences.”\nTo apply for Venture Madness starting o n December 14\, please visit the Venture Madness website. Interested compa nies can also register now for a free Get Ready Seminar on December 7\, de signed to help companies hone their application and pitch for the Venture Madness competition. If you are interested in sponsorship\, please visit t he Venture Madness sponsorship webpage to download the 2019 sponsor toolki t or to apply to become a sponsor. Companies can also contact Karen Katzor ke at Karen.Katzorke@investsouthwest.org\, with any questions.\n \;\nA bout Invest Southwest \;\nInvest Southwest is the premier organization for connecting investors with the best and brightest ventures in the regi on. In addition to providing valuable information on topics important to t he investment community\, Invest Southwest offers year-round opportunities for investors to connect with emerging growth companies. Its signature ev ent\, Venture Madness\, is a unique competition presented in partnership w ith the Arizona Commerce Authority. Venture Madness pits thoroughly evalua ted\, emerging companies against one another in a head-to-head competition to crown the champion of champions. Visit InvestSouthwest.org for more in formation. LOCATION:Galvanize\, 515 E Grant Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=515 E Grant Street\, Phoeni x\, AZ\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Galvanize:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20180227T080000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR