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We are days away from the Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition on April 8! We have a preview of the 11 teams from Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Grand Canyon University and Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET) who will be competing for a piece of $60,000 in cash prizes, Draper University scholarships,
In 2015, the U of A startup team Infinurja, a company that designs, produces and sells products that use organic waste to generate electricity, took home the Territorial Trophy at the Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition (ACVC). On April 8, we are excited to watch 11 new startup teams from the four Arizona universities, ASU, U
The first annual Synapse Workshop was a success! Congratulations to all of the entrepreneurs who participated in the full 3-day workshop and to Dr. William Lear, MD for winning the $3,000 cash prize provided by Hool Coury Law. Learn more about Synapse Workshop HERE
Hool Coury Law and the Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition are partnering with a Silicon Valley university to offer scholarships to select Arizona entrepreneurs. “The goal is to encourage the pipeline of local student startups by providing Arizona-based entrepreneurs experience and startup mentors then to return to grow their company in Arizona”, Hool said. Hool’s firm and
Accelerated entrepreneurship bootcamp Draper University (DU) is partnering with Hool Coury Law to offer six scholarships to Arizona startup entrepreneurs to attend DU in the fall semester. “We look forward to providing the best Silicon Valley experience to entrepreneurs in the Arizona ecosystem,” said Carol Lo Jillson, the Chief Operating Officer of DU. “We are
The third annual Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition (ACVC) was March 27, with twelve teams from Arizona’s three public universities competing for $30,000 in seed funding, mentorship and institutional bragging rights. Read full article HERE
Join us March 2-6 2015 at this year’s Venture Madness Event, sponsored by Hool Coury Law. We’ll be judging applicants and enjoying this great event for the Arizona Startup Culture! What is Venture Madness? Venture Madness Presented by Invest Southwest was formerly the Invest Southwest Capital Conference and is the premier capital conference in the
Michael Hool will speak at this years Phoenix startup event. Register now to join us there! ABOUT THE EVENT: Phoenix Startup Week is a five day celebration of your community. Join your community in a new type of conference that builds momentum and opportunity around entrepreneurship, led by entrepreneurs and hosted in the entrepreneurial spaces you
Michael Hool will moderate the venture panel at the TiE 13th Venture Capital Roundtable. The panel of venture investors will engage in an interactive dialogue about the state of early stage institutional venture funding in 2015 and the future prospects for startup funding in our ecosystem. See the panelists critique pitches from the top three startups
Article Excerpt: Michael Hool was intrigued by law while growing up in Erie, Pennsylvania, but he initially wanted to be a creative writer. The seed to pursue a law degree was planted in high school when he participated in a moot court. While attending Arizona State University and working toward a finance degree, Hool began learning many