Silicon Oasis Welcomes 11 New Ambassadors to Arizona’s Growing Technology Community

Silicon Oasis is proud to welcome 11 new Ambassadors to our growing statewide community of founders, operators, investors, and technology leaders committed to strengthening Arizona’s innovation ecosystem.

Our newest Ambassadors represent companies and organizations spanning healthcare, biotechnology, robotics, consumer technology, venture development, and other emerging industries:

• Rachel Lattner — Exit Right

• Sankritya Thakur — Navia

• Jessica M. Cadavid, Esq. — Smart Surface Robotics

• Nicholas Harris — VivaMed BioPharma

• Paulina Aguilar — Chop Local

• Sarvesh Jadhav — Stealth

• Justin Kuehn — Trydrobe

• Connor Vicary — Grand Canyon University Ventures

• Yuuvraaj Jain — Startup Village at Arizona State University

• Chandra Prakash Pandey — Veotrex

• JK Jensen — Gentle Weapons

At the center of Silicon Oasis is a simple belief: founders build founders.

Arizona’s technology ecosystem becomes stronger when the people building companies here are connected to one another and actively contribute to the success of the broader community.

The Silicon Oasis Ambassador program exists to bring those people together.

Ambassadors are active participants in our mission, contributing through mentorship, introductions, events, community engagement, knowledge sharing, and support for fellow Arizona founders and operators.

They also serve as an important connection between Silicon Oasis and the broader technology community, helping us better understand the challenges founders face and the opportunities where our organization can make an impact.

Silicon Oasis is working toward an ambitious vision: establishing Arizona as one of the leading technology ecosystems in the United States.

That cannot be accomplished by one organization alone.

It requires founders, investors, universities, corporations, policymakers, economic development organizations, and community leaders working together to create an environment where technology companies can start, scale, raise capital, recruit talent, and remain in Arizona.

Our Ambassadors are an important part of that effort.

We are grateful to welcome Rachel, Sankritya, Jessica, Nicholas, Paulina, Sarvesh, Justin, Connor, Yuuvraaj, Chandra, and JK to the Silicon Oasis Ambassador community, and we look forward to the impact they will make across Arizona.