About AZ-VC
AZ-VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Phoenix, United States. As of Jan 2026, AZ-VC is an active investor, having invested in 12 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Gig Economy. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Get Your Bearing Overall, AZ-VC portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, namely Lessen. A lot of funds co-invest with AZ-VC, with names like In Revenue sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. AZ-VC has team of 36 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
AZ-VC's List of Top Investments
AZ-VC has a portfolio of 12 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in BLUETAIL and Stax AI.Their portfolio spans across United States and Singapore. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Gig Economy and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by AZ-VC:
1. Mosaic
Mosaic is a full-stack construction project management platform for builders and contractors. Analyzes building plans and categorizes them, and builds schedules for contractors.
Key facts about Mosaic
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Phoenix (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $68.8M
- Employee Count: 102 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sherpalo Ventures, Innovation Endeavors and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 26, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Uplinq
Uplinq automates bookkeeping and tax for small businesses. It offers AI-powered solutions to simplify accounting tasks, putting accounting on autopilot and providing real-time access to financial reports. The service includes features for tax compliance, tax strategy optimization, and catching up on overdue bookkeeping. Human oversight is integrated to handle complex issues and optimize tax strategies. The platform integrates with various financial accounts and tools, streamlining the entire accounting process for small business owners.
Key facts about Uplinq
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Scottsdale (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18.1M
- Employee Count: 63 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Merus Capital, Live Oak Bank and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Nuclearn
Provider of artificial intelligence solutions tailored for nuclear facility operations. The company offers automation, generative AI, and analytics designed for daily workflows. Its platform automates condition report coding, screening, trend detection, and safety documentation. The AI models are trained on nuclear-specific procedures, reports, and regulatory data. The company supports on-premise and secure cloud deployments, meeting export control and regulatory requirements. The AI can be fine-tuned to specific procedures and workflows.
Key facts about Nuclearn
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Phoenix (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13.1M
- Employee Count: 44 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Samsara BioCapital, SJF Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Lessen
Provider of property maintenance and improvement solutions for commercial and residential. The company offers services including repairs, maintenance, capital projects, and make-readies. It focuses on simplifying complexities and delivering value through technology and a vendor network. The company serves commercial occupiers, owners, residential owners, and managers.
Key facts about Lessen
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Scottsdale (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $705M
- Employee Count: 1,034 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Brookside Equity Partners, Fifth Wall and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of physical security system built on the ServiceNow platform. The system integrates disparate point solutions into a physical security ecosystem. It automates workflows and facilitates data sharing across organizations. The system provides incident and case management, asset centralization, and site security assessments. It also offers standardized reporting and critical metrics for security operations.
Key facts about Get Your Bearing
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Indianapolis (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4.5M
- Investors: High Alpha, Lightbank and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
AZ-VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
AZ-VC has invested in 12 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Get Your Bearing and most recent follow-on round was in Nuclearn.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
AZ-VC's Investments by Stage
AZ-VC has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.98M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.74M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AZ-VC's Investments by Sector
AZ-VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Tech companies, 11 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 3 |
FinTech | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Vertical SaaS | 3 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AZ-VC's Investments by Geography
AZ-VC has made most investments in United States (9), followed by Singapore where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 9 |
Singapore | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AZ-VC's recent investments
AZ-VC has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Get Your Bearing.Here are the most recent investments by AZ-VC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 29, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4014 | [+2] | |
Jul 23, 2025 | United States | Series A | 8740 | [+2] | |
Apr 30, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9252 | [+1] | |
Dec 03, 2024 | United States | Series A | 1734 | [+1] | |
Jul 24, 2024 | United States | Seed | 4510 | [+2] |
Unicorns in AZ-VC's Portfolio
AZ-VC has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Lessen. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Lessen which became a unicorn in 2021, 4 years before AZ-VC first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in AZ-VC's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Provider of property maintenance and improvement solutions for commercial and residential | 2019 | Scottsdale | Series C | wycilvl |
Team profile of AZ-VC
AZ-VC has a team of 36 members including 4 Partners and 8 Venture Partners located in United States. AZ-VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in AZ-VC:
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Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
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Co-investors of AZ-VC
Over the past 4 years, 27 investors have co-invested in AZ-VC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before AZ-VC: Brookstone Venture Capital, SGInnovate and 4 others have invested in rounds before AZ-VC. There is 1 company where Brookstone Venture Capital has invested before AZ-VC and 1 company where SGInnovate has invested before AZ-VC.
- Top Co-investors of AZ-VC: 17 investors entered a company along with AZ-VC. These include investors like In Revenue (3 companies).
- Invested after AZ-VC: A total of 4 investors have invested in AZ-VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Next Coast Ventures (1 company), Blue Bear Capital (1 company) and SJF Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to AZ-VC
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NuCube Energy Raises $13 Million To Advance High-Temperature Microreactor DevelopmentVentureburn•Feb 19, 2026•NuCube Energy, AZ-VC, Arizona Nuclear Ventures
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Bearing Raises $4.5M Oversubscribed Seed Round to Scale Physical Security Operations on the ServiceNow AI PlatformBusiness Wire•Feb 12, 2026•AZ-VC, PHX Ventures, High Alpha, Lightbank and 1 other
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Nuclearn Secures $10.5 Million to Advance AI-Driven Modernization in Nuclear IndustryMiningstockeducation•Sep 09, 2025•Nuclearn, AZ-VC, Nucleation Capital, SJF Ventures and 1 other
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Shilo.ai Secures $2.6 Million Seed Funding to Enhance AI Assistant for Real EstateHousingWire•Jun 07, 2025•AZ-VC, Shilo
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Arizona Femtech Startup Prickly Pear Health Secures Institutional Pre-Seed Funding, Surpasses Initial Goal of $250Kintelligence360•Feb 28, 2025•PRICKLYPEAR.IO, Bayless HealthVentures, AZ-VC
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Prickly Pear Health Raises Pre-Seed FundingFinSMEs•Feb 20, 2025•PRICKLYPEAR.IO, Bayless HealthVentures, AZ-VC
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Nurture Boss Raises $4.025M Series A FundingFinSMEs•Dec 04, 2024•Nurture Boss, AZ-VC, PHX Ventures, In Revenue Capital
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Stax.ai Raises Funding to $11.65M, Marking New Era for Retirement TPA IndustryBusiness Wire•Nov 22, 2024•Stax AI, AZ-VC, Neotribe
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Grazzy Digital Payments Platform Closes $4MM Seed RoundHospitalitytech•Jul 24, 2024•Grazzy, Next Coast Ventures, AZ-VC, In Revenue Capital and 2 others
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Peerlogic Raises $5.65 Million in Funding to Fuel Expansion of AI-Driven Dental Practice TechnologyAiThority•Jan 11, 2024•Peerlogic, In Revenue Capital, Cervin, Singularity Capital and 2 others
