PHX Ventures
Venture capitalTempe · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Also known as PHX MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
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Investment thesis
PHX Ventures backs ambitious founders building transformational, enduring software companies. It leads priced rounds of $1M-$5M in high-growth, early-stage software startups. Alongside direct investments, the firm invests as a limited partner in top-tier software growth equity funds, giving its portfolio founders access to a broad investor network and insights into the wider software market.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 33 of 37 portfolio companiesSaaS ×23AI & Machine Learning ×15EdTech ×9Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×5Healthtech ×5Digital Health ×4Future of Work ×4
HQs:United States×22
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×93 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data
Arizona State University ×3W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University ×3Brigham Young University ×2Columbia University ×2Mesa Community College ×2Youngstown State University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×8Computer Science ×5Engineering ×2Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history
Arizona State University ×2Keap ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 12024 · 32021 · 42014 · 113 dated
Rivia Health develops AI-powered patient payment automation software for specialty healthcare practices.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechPhoenix, US
Rachel Mertensmeyer(Executive Officer, Director)inBrenda Schmidt(Director)
Board seatGregg Scoresby· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDipalo VenturesEdge Case Capital PartnersMotley Fool VenturesXcellerant VenturesAiSprouts VCGolden Seeds
Basata builds AI tools that automate administrative work for healthcare practices, aiming to reduce paperwork such as insurance forms so admin teams can support more patient care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSTempe, US
Kaled Alhanafi(Co-founder & CEO)inChetan Patel, PhD(Co-founder & President)inVivin Paliath, PhD(Co-founder & CTO)Erin Kilkenny(VP, Commercial Operations)Christina Kehoe(Marketing Director)in
Co-investorsCopper Sky Capital
An AI-native venture capital firm that uses machine learning and its own AI tools to identify and support AI companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Lan Xuezhao(Founder & Partner)in
Co-investorsFoundryBasis Set VenturesCowboy VenturesPeak XV PartnersPivotal VenturesSequoia Capital+1 more
Bearing provides software that digitizes corporate physical security operations on the ServiceNow platform, built by physical security leaders for security teams managing enterprise risk and vulnerability.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBridgeport, US
Michael A Conduff(Executive Officer)Philip E. Riley(Executive Officer)inMichael P Madden(Executive Officer)James C Hunt(Executive Officer)Catherine L Spain(Executive Officer)Brad H Carmichael(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCopper Sky CapitalHigh AlphaAZ-VCLightbank
Bearing AI provides AI-powered intelligence for the maritime and global supply chain sector, offering insights on vessel availability, fuel consumption, freight rates, and port congestion using large language models and proprietary shipping data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAI FundAZ-VCHigh AlphaLightbank
InsurTechSaaSSales TechMesa, US
Jordan Hatch(Executive Officer, Director)inMcBilley Sy(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Ayers(Executive Officer, Director)William Shaw(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsArizona Founders FundManchesterStory Group, LLCTeamworthy Ventures
Botco.ai builds generative AI agents using a Retrieval-Augmented Generation framework to automate tasks such as adverse event reporting, patient referrals, clinical support, and CRM workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Kyle Vogt(Executive Officer, Director)Rebecca Clyde(Co-Founder & CEO)inChris Maeda(Founder)inAnu Shukla(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)in
BoardNabeel Hyatt(Director)inDaniel Gross(Director)
Co-investorsSterling RoadVamosVenturesSpark Capital
Cableteque develops software specifically for wire harness and cable assembly manufacturers to automate quoting, material sourcing, and labor estimation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Arik Vrobel(Founder & CEO)Viktoras Kovaliovas(Chief Technology Officer)Ofer Amram(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsTribes Ventures
CARRIER1 offers a closed-loop freight brokerage platform that unifies tender, capacity, verification, execution, documents, and settlement into a single system, replacing the disconnected tools (TMS, email, portals, phone, documents, payments) that brokers typically use.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPhoenix, US
Taylor Mitchell(Executive Officer)Frederick(Software/Engineering Lead)Travis Rhyan(Executive Officer, Director)Dalton Tielens(Director)Kevin Nolan(Director)
CircleIn is a student success platform that gives students unlimited 1:1 AI tutoring and connects them with classmates for peer help, knowledge sharing, study rooms, and collaborative study packs.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Coursedog provides an academic operations platform for higher education institutions to improve course scheduling, degree pathway planning, and administrative efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Nicholas Diao(Founder & CTO)inJustin Wenig(Founder)in
BoardDavid Schneider(Director)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementJMI EquityY Combinator
EdSights develops a chatbot that helps higher education students navigate college life by providing timely support and collecting student feedback to inform institutional decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTechSaaSNew York City, US
Claudia Recchi(Co-founder)inCarolina Recchi(Co-founder)in
BoardSid Krommenhoek(Director)in
Co-investorsEverywhere VenturesGood FriendsJMI EquityLakehouse Venture PartnersTechstarsAlbum VC+1 more
Ellucian provides an AI-native cloud platform for higher education institutions, covering the student lifecycle alongside human capital management and finance.
Cloud ComputingEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsJMI EquityLeonard GreenLumos Capital GroupTeamworthy Ventures
Equipifi provides flexible payment infrastructure that enables banks and credit unions to offer real-time purchasing power to their customers under their own brand.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSScottsdale, US
Bryce Deeney(Founder)inBill Simmons, MBA(Founder)inColleen Shannon(Executive Officer)in
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BoardGregg Scoresby(Director)inMary Keegan(Director)Jeff Liesendahl(Director)
Co-investorsBaleon CapitalCurql Collective, LLCLeft Lane CapitalNew Stack VenturesNext Level VenturesRevolution+1 more
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eVisit provides a virtual care platform that helps commercial and public healthcare delivery systems coordinate and deliver care for care teams, patients, service members, veterans, and their families.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSMesa, US
BRET A. LARSEN(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & MANAGER)inGLEN JOSEPH MCCRACKEN(MANAGER)
Co-investorsArizona Founders FundKickstartService Provider Capital
Fluint builds a "context engineering" layer that unifies a company's go-to-market data (CRM, conversations, emails, data warehouse) and trains private ML models on real deal outcomes to deliver revenue-relevant context to AI agents and sales reps.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechDenver, US
NATHANAEL NASRALLA(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)PATRICK RILEY(Director)
Co-investorsCapital Innovators
Intellispark provides a platform for K-12 schools that helps educators, administrators, clinicians, and families track and coordinate student support around academic performance, behavior, and mental health.
EdTechMental HealthSaaSMclean, US
Stephen Smith(Executive Officer, Director)inShaun Fanning(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDeborah Quazzo(Director)in
Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundGSV VenturesK Street Capital
Legix provides an AI memory and bookkeeping-automation tool for Client Accounting Services (CAS) firms, retaining firm-specific knowledge about each client and automating tasks like transaction categorization, revenue/vendor analysis, and margin benchmarking.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsIncisive Ventures
Nectar helps schools recognize and celebrate teachers through peer recognition, milestone tracking, and community appreciation features, addressing teacher burnout and retention challenges in education.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBAM VenturesCharge VCFab VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Menlo VenturesMercury Fund+2 more
Nurture is a software platform for churches that integrates with a church's existing tools to pull congregant data into unified member profiles, flagging attendees, volunteers, and donors who are "at-risk" of disengaging.
Data & InfrastructureSaaS
Luke Denton(Founder)in
Co-investorsCubit CapitalAZ-VCGolden Gate VenturesIn Revenue CapitalReach Capital
Nurture Boss offers AI-driven software for the multifamily housing industry, helping property management and onsite leasing teams drive tours, applications, leases, and renewals.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechPropTechSaaSScottsdale, US
Aaron Pierson(Executive Officer, Director)inJacob Carter(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardGregg Scoresby(Director)in
Co-investorsAZ-VCCopper Sky CapitalIn Revenue Capital
Ory is an API-first identity and access management (IAM) platform providing login, single sign-on, granular permissions, and access controls for customer-facing apps, B2B enterprise customers, and AI agents.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSDoylestown, US
Aeneas Rekkas(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas Curran(Executive Officer, Director)inJeff Kukowski(CEO)in
BoardGeorge Mathew(Director)inColin Hanna(Director)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalIn-Q-TelInsight Partners
Podium Education operates the Global Career Accelerator, an educational program offering practical training in coding, digital marketing, and other career-focused skills.
EdTechFuture of Work
Christopher Parrish(Co-Founder & President)inAlex Ricken(Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer)in
Co-investorsLumos Capital GroupAlbum VCPeak
Prenda provides a learning model and operational support for adults to start and run microschools serving K-8 students.
EdTechMesa, US
Kelly Smith(Founder)in
BoardRob Hutter(Director)inCahlan Sharp(Director)
Co-investorsMVP VenturesStand Together Ventures LabY CombinatorAlbum VCLearn CapitalPeak+2 more
RTA offers Fleet360, a fleet maintenance and management software (FMIS) that centralizes work orders, preventive maintenance, parts and fuel management, inspections, and analytics.
GovTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Ron Turley(Founder)Dixie Turley(Co-founder)inJosh Turley(CEO)inSam Blackham(Chief Financial Officer)James(CTO)Ryan Driscoll(Chief Marketing Officer)in
Co-investorsRecurring Capital PartnersSusquehanna Growth Equity
Sail rebuilds payment infrastructure for health savings accounts (HSA/FSA/HRA), allowing users to manage eligible expenses without carrying a separate debit card.
ConsumerDigital HealthFintechHealthtech
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.Abstract VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsRedpoint VenturesSequoia Capital+1 more
Schola provides live outreach tools to help schools recruit, enroll, and retain families.
EdTech
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.KickstartOne Planet GroupPortfoliaChannel Equity PartnersStout Street Capital
Shop with Friends operates a Shopify app called Polls that enables social shopping by allowing customers to send polls to friends, driving engagement and conversions for e-commerce brands.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.
Soraban provides AI-powered software to automate tax preparation workflows for accounting firms, eliminating manual document chasing and administrative bottlenecks during tax season.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTempe, US
Co-investorsCopper Sky CapitalImmeasurableY CombinatorAltos Ventures
Tactic provides workplace management software built around an interactive floor plan, letting teams turn existing PDF, image, or CAD plans into a system for desk and room booking, space assignments, moves, and occupancy analytics.
Future of WorkPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsOregon Venture Fund
Trainual is a training management and knowledge platform where companies document processes, SOPs, roles, and onboarding, with an AI assistant that builds training, tracks goals and scorecards, and answers people-related questions.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSScottsdale, US
Christopher Ronzio(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Ronzio(Executive Officer, Director)inGreg Robinson(Director)Clate Mask(Director)
BoardTroy Henikoff(Director)in
Co-investors4490 VenturesAltos Ventures
Virtuous provides software to help nonprofits connect with and cultivate their donor relationships.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Gabe Cooper(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsFulcrum Equity PartnersSusquehanna Growth Equity
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Ory · changelog.ory.com · Sep 10, 2026
Prenda · educationnext.org · Jul 16, 2026
Bearing · stocktitan.net · Jul 14, 2026
Sail · siliconangle.com · Jun 26, 2026
Nectar · demandgenreport.com · Jun 2, 2026
equipifi · fintechfutures.com · May 15, 2026
Basis Set · finance.yahoo.com · May 8, 2026
Bearing · pulse2.com · Feb 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has PHX Ventures made?
- PHX Ventures has 37 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does PHX Ventures invest at?
- PHX Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is PHX Ventures's typical check size?
- PHX Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does PHX Ventures focus on?
- PHX Ventures focuses on EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is PHX Ventures located?
- PHX Ventures is headquartered in Tempe, US.
- Does PHX Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, PHX Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does PHX Ventures co-invest with?
- PHX Ventures most often shares deals with Copper Sky Capital, AZ Venture Capital Inc., JMI Equity, among 48 tracked co-investors.
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