PHX Ventures
Venture capitalTempe · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Also known as PHX MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
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 Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 19 of 33 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12EdTech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×5Digital Health ×2Future of Work ×2Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×16
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 22021 · 32014 · 17 dated
Rivia Health develops AI-powered patient payment automation software for specialty healthcare practices.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechPhoenix, US
Brenda Schmidt(Director)Rachel Mertensmeyer(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatGregg Scoresby· per SEC Form D
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)Michael P Madden(Executive Officer)James C Hunt(Executive Officer)Catherine L Spain(Executive Officer)Brad H Carmichael(Executive Officer)
Mesa, US
Jordan Hatch(Executive Officer, Director)McBilley Sy(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Ayers(Executive Officer, Director)William Shaw(Executive Officer, Director)
CARRIER1 is a freight execution platform that connects brokers, carriers, and drivers through one workflow covering load tendering, tracking, POD capture, invoicing, and payment.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPhoenix, US
Travis Rhyan(Executive Officer, Director)Taylor Mitchell(Executive Officer)
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)inDavid Schneider(Director)
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)Carolina Recchi(Co-founder)
BoardSid Krommenhoek(Director)
Ellucian provides software solutions for higher education institutions, including a Student Information System (SIS), Human Capital Management (HCM), and Finance modules that integrate as an AI-native platform to manage the complete student lifecycle.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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)Colleen Shannon(Executive Officer)
BoardGregg Scoresby(Director)Mary Keegan(Director)Jeff Liesendahl(Director)Lou Alexander(Director)
eVisit provides digital care coordination and delivery software for healthcare systems, enabling them to expand care access, improve operational efficiency, and reduce costs across clinical, financial, and operational functions.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMesa, US
BRET A. LARSEN(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & MANAGER)GLEN JOSEPH MCCRACKEN(MANAGER)
Denver, US
NATHANAEL NASRALLA(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)PATRICK RILEY(Director)
Intellispark provides a mobile and desktop platform for coordinating student support activities across schools, connecting teachers, counselors, clinicians, and educators with students and families.
EdTechMental HealthSaaSMclean, US
Shaun Fanning(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDeborah Quazzo(Director)
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
Nurture Boss provides AI-powered automation and virtual leasing assistant software for residential property management, handling prospect and resident communications across email, text, voice, and chat.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Doylestown, US
George Mathew(Director)Aeneas Rekkas(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Curran(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardColin Hanna(Director)
Podium Education runs The Global Career Accelerator and The Career Discovery Experience, for-credit online programs that give college students job skills and hands-on project experience with brand partners.
EdTechFuture of Work
Prenda provides a learning model and operational support for adults to start and run microschools serving K-8 students.
EdTechMesa, US
Kelly Smith(Founder)inCahlan Sharp(Director)
BoardRob Hutter(Director)
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
Scottsdale, US
Greg Robinson(Director)Christopher Ronzio(Executive Officer, Director)Clate Mask(Director)Jonathan Ronzio(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTroy Henikoff(Director)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPrenda · educationnext.org · Jul 16, 2026
Bearing · stocktitan.net · Jul 14, 2026
equipifi · fintechfutures.com · May 15, 2026
Soraban · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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