# Arizona Commerce Authority

> Arizona Commerce Authority is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 17 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Phoenix, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 76%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/35851
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/azcommerce
- Website: http://www.azcommerce.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/azcommerce

Arizona Commerce Authority is a VC fund in Phoenix focused on Software and Health Care. The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) is the leading economic development organization with a streamlined mission to grow and strengthen Arizona’s economy. The ACA uses a three-pronged approach to advance the overall economy: recruit, grow, create – recruit out-of-state companies to expand their operations in Arizona; work with existing companies togrow their business in Arizona and beyond; and partner with entrepreneurs and companies large and small to create new jobs and businesses in targeted industries.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Arizona Commerce Authority. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Arizona Commerce Authority. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/arizona-commerce-authority?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 18% |
| Health Care | 3 | 18% |
| Medical | 2 | 12% |
| Augmented Reality | 2 | 12% |
| Project Management | 2 | 12% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 11 | 65% |
| Seed | 3 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 82% |
| Mexico | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sandra Watson | President & CEO | 2 | — |
| Steve Larsen | Entrepreneur In Residence | 0 | — |
| Andy Lombard | EVP of Innovation & Venture Development | 0 | — |
| C J Cornell | Arizona Commerce Authority | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wecom | Wecom provides fiber optic networks, broadband internet, and transport services. They provide hosted pbx, engineering, construction, two way radio, public safety, and site leasing services. They provide residential internet, digital voice, small business internet, unified communications, enterprise internet, transport, and fiber optic networkservices. | $195M | Grant | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| Ogiso | Welcome to the future of healthcare documentation. Our user-friendly medical documentation application is designed to empower medical facilities, group homes, and assisted living facilities by simplifying the way you capture and manage essential notes. | $100K | Grant | Aug 19, 2025 |  |
| Purity ReSource | Purity ReSource provides solvent wastewater recovery systems and hazardous equipment cleaning services to the semiconductor industry. | $681.4K | Seed | Apr 24, 2025 |  |
| Gravitrex | Gravitrex operates as a medical device company. Gravitrex is working to keep more people moving by improving the way patients recover after a loss of mobility. | $250K | Grant | Apr 14, 2025 |  |
| PRIVV | PRIVV is a premier project management software developed for operators of large-scale construction endeavors. | $100K | Grant | Dec 02, 2024 |  |
| AlgoFace | AlgoFace is a team of passionate innovators with deep-rooted knowledge in computer vision, augmented reality and applied artificial intelligence applications. AlgoFace is committed to developing and deploying AI-AR technology for human faces that will power the next generation of consumer experiences. | $150K | Grant | Feb 27, 2024 |  |
| Neon | We help businesses convert TV screens into digital signage. | $500K | Seed | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| Sequitur Health | Sequitur Health develops medical devices with the aim of saving, extending, and improving people's lives. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. | $246.3K | Grant | Nov 03, 2023 |  |
| University of Arizona College of Engineering | The University of Arizona College of Engineering provides undergraduate and graduate degrees in 17 programmes, which include cooperative programmes with other institutions. | $35.5M | Grant | Nov 03, 2023 |  |
| WearTech Applied Research Center | The WearTech Applied Research Center connects entrepreneurs and companies seeking to commercialize emerging healthcare technology with world-class research teams working at the forefront of wearable and biomedical innovation. | $1.8M | Grant | Sep 20, 2023 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Arizona Innovation Challenge — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arizona Tech Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arizona-technology-investor-forum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [StartFast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startfast-venture-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Arizona Commerce Authority invest in?

Arizona Commerce Authority invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Medical startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Arizona Commerce Authority?

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### Who are the partners at Arizona Commerce Authority?

The team at Arizona Commerce Authority includes Sandra Watson (President & CEO), Steve Larsen (Entrepreneur In Residence) and Andy Lombard (EVP of Innovation & Venture Development). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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