# Sonoran Founders Fund

> Sonoran Founders Fund is a VC fund in Scottsdale backing Software and Information Technology. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Scottsdale, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.sonoranfund.com/

Sonoran Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on Seed Stage startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 10% |
| Sports | 1 | 10% |
| Fitness | 1 | 10% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 50% |
| Japan | 1 | 10% |
| Singapore | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Way | Way is a mindful eating app that replaces restrictive diets. |  |  | May 30, 2023 |  |
| FundMiner | FundMiner is a software solution for fundraising organizations. They measure the full scope of impact for donors with robust analytics and impact reports. | $1.7M | Seed | May 21, 2023 |  |
| Rivia Health | Rivia Health brings ease and efficiency to healthcare patient payments. We work with healthcare provider organizations to complement their revenue cycle operations and get them paid more while doing less.Rivia Health alleviates staff overwhelm by reducing manual tasks related to outstanding patient responsibility. Our communication and paymentplatform integrates with the practice management or RCM system to automate billing workflows like appointment and billing reminders, copay or pre-service payments, and payment plan setup.In addition to saving staff time, Rivia Health also improves financial results by communicating more dynamically to patients about balances across text and email and by making it easier for patients to pay across multiple payment methods with a 3-step, no login required process. | $1.6M | Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |
| Right-Hand Cybersecurity | With 90% of data breaches occurring due to employee error, Right-Hand helps enterprises personalize and automate employee awareness programs to more effectively reduce human risk, build cyber culture and meet compliance standards. | $5M | Series A | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| DashLX | Unlocking the digital representation of people's daily activities, environments, and conditions (collected on GPS-enabled watches and wearable devices) providing real-world utility for innovation and customer affinity. The data needed to innovate and foster enduring customer relationships is readily available. Engaged consumers share LX withbrands and organizations to help design and deliver desired products and experiences. | $2.5M | Seed | Jan 12, 2023 |  |
| Featured | Terkel is a question and answer marketplace that connects brands with expert insights. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. | $1M | Seed | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Featured | Terkel is a question and answer marketplace that connects brands with expert insights. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. | $1M | Seed | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Aziz Express | AE delivery service is a delivery company that delivers parcels and orders from national and foreign online stores. | $950K | Series B | Feb 09, 2022 |  |
| DashLX | Unlocking the digital representation of people's daily activities, environments, and conditions (collected on GPS-enabled watches and wearable devices) providing real-world utility for innovation and customer affinity. The data needed to innovate and foster enduring customer relationships is readily available. Engaged consumers share LX withbrands and organizations to help design and deliver desired products and experiences. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| DashLX | Unlocking the digital representation of people's daily activities, environments, and conditions (collected on GPS-enabled watches and wearable devices) providing real-world utility for innovation and customer affinity. The data needed to innovate and foster enduring customer relationships is readily available. Engaged consumers share LX withbrands and organizations to help design and deliver desired products and experiences. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accelerator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerator-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AZ Venture Capital Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arizona-venture-development-corp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Baselayer Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baselayer-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [EPIC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epic-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [New Mexico Vintage Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-mexico-vintage-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Calm Company Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calm-company-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sonoran Founders Fund invest in?

Sonoran Founders Fund invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sonoran Founders Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sonoran Founders Fund closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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