Invest Southwest Announces 2021 Venture Madness Event, Opens Competition to Companies Nationwide
Summary
Early stage and emerging growth companies will compete for cash prizes and get exclusive access to the region’s most active, accredited angel investors and venture capital firms. That speaks volumes about the innovative, entrepreneurial spirit in our region,” said Diana Vowels, 2020-2021 Chair of Invest Southwest and Board Member. “We encourage ambitious companies to apply for the opportunity to gain valuable mentorship and high-impact networking with investors, business leaders and other entrepreneurs. The six categories this year include: • Deep Tech/Hardware/IoT: Companies building physical products such as wearables, IoT devices, drones, robotics, 3D printing, space tech, AR/VR, Ag Tech, new materials, etc., as well as software solutions including autonomous driving, computational, imaging and recognition. Its signature event, the Venture Madness Conference, is a unique competition presented in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority.