AZ Venture Capital Inc.
Venture capitalPhoenix · Pre-Seed–Series B · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
AVC targets early-stage technology startups and funds across a range of key sectors. A central part of its mission is broadening access to equity capital for founders and communities throughout Arizona, positioning it as an investor focused on both financial returns and regional economic inclusion.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 18 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Marketing Tech ×5Healthtech ×4Medical Devices ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Digital Health ×2PropTech ×2Retail Tech ×2
HQs:United States×4
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12021 · 12 dated
HealthtechPhoenix, US
MITCHELL A. FOSTER(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)MARK L. WHITEHOUSE(Executive Officer)Mark Whitehouse(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nicholas Theodore(Director)Mitchell Foster(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joel Barthelemy(Director)
Board seatJames Goulka· per SEC Form D · $4M raise · filed Sep 2025
Alchemy + Aim is a strategic website agency that designs digital and strategic systems for clients using a regenerative business framework, aimed at supporting business growth and transformation.
Marketing Tech
Bold Street is an AI-assisted platform for residential real estate investing that curates vetted investment properties and matches investors with investor-friendly agents, lenders, and property managers.
AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTech
DeepLook Medical develops DL Precise, an image-enhancement technology that improves visualization of soft tissue lesions in mammograms to help radiologists interpret images more clearly and reduce unnecessary follow-up screenings.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesNew Haven, US
Marissa Fayer(Executive Officer, Director)David Dahn(Executive Officer)Gregory Belanger(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Schwadron(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Boulange(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKarim Galzahr(Director)
Delightful Studios is a creative branding and web design studio that offers brand strategy, visual identity, UX/UI design, and website development.
AdTechMarketing Tech
EasyStreet Offers is an off-market real estate platform for property investors that matches vetted single-family residential properties to an investor's buy-box criteria and generates institutional-grade underwriting, valuations, and cash offers.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesPropTech
Lenoss Medical develops the OsteoPearl VBA system, a biological solution for repairing osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by delivering clinically proven biological tissue instead of traditional bone cement.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesProvidence, US
Dominique Messerli(Executive Officer, Director)
Prickly Pear is an AI health companion app designed for women in their 30s–50s that uses voice analysis to detect emotional patterns and hormonal shifts impacting brain health and mental clarity.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTech
SaveNaturally provides a register-level savings program that replaces traditional coupons with brand-funded discounts applied automatically at checkout through a retailer's existing POS.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail Tech
Schola provides live outreach tools to help schools recruit, enroll, and retain families.
EdTech
Shop with Friends is a Shopify app that lets online shoppers share product polls with friends who vote directly on the store, aiming to raise conversion rates, average order value, and organic traffic.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Terraline builds a software-defined vehicle (SDV) platform combining a central compute system (CCS) that replaces multiple ECUs, cloud-connected telemetry and OTA updates, and an AI backend for predictive maintenance and digital twins.
AI & Machine LearningIoTMobility & Transportation
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does AZ Venture Capital Inc. invest at?
- AZ Venture Capital Inc. invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does AZ Venture Capital Inc. focus on?
- AZ Venture Capital Inc. focuses on Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is AZ Venture Capital Inc. located?
- AZ Venture Capital Inc. is headquartered in Phoenix, US.
- Does AZ Venture Capital Inc. lead rounds?
- AZ Venture Capital Inc. typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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