Scottsdale named one of best places to launch a startup in the U.S.

From the Phoenix Business Journal:

Scottsdale has been named as one of the best cities to launch a startup, outside of Silicon Valley and New York.

DataFox, a San Francisco-based deal-sourcing and research platform, ranked Scottsdale eighth on their list after crunching the numbers on over 12,000 U.S.-based, pre-Series A companies in its database to find the best cities to found a startup.

Scottsdale was recognized for its university partnerships between Arizona State University and the city of Scottsdale.

“Scottsdale fosters deep connections between entrepreneurs, students and community members: for example, SkySong, the live-work center for resources and capital for entrepreneurs, is the result of a collaboration between the city and university,” DataFox said in its ranking explanation. “And according to Hoovers, the city boasts over 13,000 companies founded since 2010 that had at least $5 million in annual revenue.”

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