AZ Inno, the Arizona online publication focused solely on statewide startups and the innovation economy, is looking for another class of young entrepreneurs to be honored in the 2023 AZ Inno Under 25 awards.
We are looking for individuals making a difference at local startups, budding founders working to get their own companies off the ground or student entrepreneurs balancing college courses while building startups. The ideal honoree is a startup founder or co-founder who has proven their concept and commercialized a product or service.
This is the third year that AZ Inno will be honoring a group of AZ Inno Under 25 award winners.
Follow this link to read about the Class of 2021 AZ Inno Under 25 honorees, including Hannah Ehrenfeld of Resuture — who was a finalist in the 2023 AZ Inno Fire Awards in the female founder category — and Adam Laor of Sinatra; and follow this link to read about the Class of 2022 AZ Inno Under 25 honorees, including Christian LaRosa of Rosotics and Brinlee Kidd of Jotted.
Fill out a nomination form to help us tell the stories of young people contributing to the Arizona tech and startup sector in impactful ways. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominees should be under age 25 at the time of nomination. Click this link to the nomination form.
The deadline for nominations is Monday, July 10. AZ Inno is a subsidiary of national publication American Inno and an affiliate of the Phoenix Business Journal.
Click through the gallery below to see who attended the 2022 AZ Inno Under 25 awards event held at the PHX Beer Co. Brewery + Taproom:
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AZ Inno's Inno Under 25 in-person event took place on Wednesday, September 14 at the PHX Beer Co. Brewery + Taproom.
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Rowan Swantek, left, and Amanda Schwicht of Neighborhood Ventures spend some time networking.
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Nick Suwyn, left, of Promise Tech, left, chats with Jack Terry, 92, who attended the event so he could see what the young people are doing.
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AZ Inno's Inno Under 25 in-person event took place on Wednesday, September 14 at the PHX Beer Co. Brewery + Taproom.
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Ray Schey, market president and publisher of the Phoenix Business Journal, makes opening remarks.
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From left, Rowan Swantek, Christian LaRosa, Pramod Kollamparambil and Evan Zavitz.
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PHX Beer Co. Brewery + Taproom was a perfect spot for this group to network.
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AZ Inno reporter Andy Blye, right, does a one-on-one interview with guest speaker Hamid Shojaee, CEO of Savvy Trader.
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Gregg Scoresby, winner of the 2022 AZ Inno Blazer Award, gives two thumbs up in response to guest speaker Hamid Shojaee.
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Hamid Shojaee, left, CEO of Savvy Trader, had plenty of good advice for the young entrepreneurs in the room.
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Members of the audience listen to the one-on-one interview with AZ Inno reporter Andy Blye and guest speaker Hamid Shojaee.
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Brinlee Kidd, left, of Jotted accepts her award from Greg Barr, editor in chief of the Phoenix Business Journal.
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Jaron Lodge, left, of Skip NN' accepts his award from with Greg Barr, editor in chief.
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Devon Cox, left, of Toothio accepts his award from with Greg Barr, editor in chief.
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Christian LaRosa, left, of Rosotics accepts his award from with Greg Barr, editor in chief.
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Pramod Kollamparambil, left, of OnlyMortgageJobs.com accepts his award from with Greg Barr, editor in chief.
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Jordan Fourcher, left, of Cryo X Co. accepts his award from with Greg Barr, editor in chief.
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Jai Agrawai, left, of Modrinth accepts his award from with Greg Barr, editor in chief.
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Evan Zavitz, left, of Grav Mouse accepts his award from with Greg Barr, editor in chief.
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