Startups at ASU’s Skysong Surpass More than $1B in External Funding

LawLytics bought by massive global legal technology group led by Australian millionaire
Pagely acquired by Arizona unicorn GoDaddy
Rizing Tide announces first group of Crest Scholarship recipients
Keap’s IKON is back: Co-founders Clate Mask and Scott Martineau really want to help you grow your small business
Construction technology company Mosaic announces $44M Series B round
New fintech company built on Buy Now, Pay Later launches, announces $3M seed round
Rehab therapy platform WebPT announces new CEO
Multi-Cloud computing service provider announces Phoenix data center
Reproductive telehealth company launches in Arizona
ASU joins Sierra Space, Blue Origin, Boeing and others to build commercial space station
Early stage EdTech startup raises $1.9 million in seed money

Digital Air Strike named leader in six different consumer technology categories
GitKraken acquires Git extension, the company’s second acquisition in a month
And the winners of Venture Madness 2021 are…
AI chatbot startup Botco.ai raises $3.6M in seed funding round led by LA-based Vamos Ventures
Genetic sequencing startup raises $20M in growth equity capital

The weather might be cooling down, Arizona tech is not
Third annual Don Pierson III Memorial Classic builds scholarship fund for budding entrepreneurs
Arizona officials lead the charge to boost U.S semiconductor industry
Skynetwest joins forces with Soaring Eagle Imaging to take further advantage of drone data
Social media monitoring startup Cyber Dive releases its own child-safe cell phone

eVisit closes a $45M raise led by Goldman Sachs following increased demand for virtual healthcare platform
Arizona’s eVisit plans to tackle the world’s healthcare problem one telehealth appointment at a time

GitKraken acquires BigBrassBand, creator of Git Integration for agile project management software Jira
Keap announces new e-commerce capabilities to simplify the headache of running a small business and online store
Nextiva raises $200M from Goldman Sachs to accelerate and improve connected communications
Lotus Labs’ Padme machine learning platform launches at US Open

EV battery manufacturer KORE Power moves forward with plans for Buckeye facility
Credit repair company Dovly launches free version of its app
Digital Air Strike joins CDK Fortellis Automotive Commerce Exchange to improve car-buying experience

Botco.ai launches AI chat and live agent support solution BotcoLive with major urgent care franchise
Phantom Space continues to expand with acquisition of Florida-based microsatellite tech firm
Tucson-based Sion Power to release high-power rechargeable lithium-metal battery for electric vehicles

Paradox acquires Baltimore-based Traitify to simplify recruiting process
Community leaders hope new grant program will provide solutions to ongoing school transportation problems
WebPT co-founder launches scholarship for future BIPOC physical therapists
University of Arizona to launch HealthTech Connect to advance health technology
Arizona named #2 for Best Business Climate of large cities and in top 10 of several other categories

Facebook announces $800M solar-powered data center in Mesa
Keap announces new text marketing features to improve automated communication
Phoenix chipmaker changes name, focuses on sustainability
All public Arizona state universities part of $50 million NSF investment in new STEM alliances
Tucson Electric Power, Hawaiian startup use machine learning to prioritize renewable energy
Botco.ai and STChealth want to give you easy access to your immunization records

Here are the 25 company finalists for the 2021 Venture Madness conference & pitch competition.