TechBuzz attended the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce's annual Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit on Thursday, January 13, 2022, to learn more about Utah’s legislative and collaborative priorities for the year to come. Topic highlights included Utah’s economic recovery from the pandemic; addressing housing shortages
by Amelia England
The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce is hosting a virtual webinar this Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10am, to help address Utah’s substitute teacher shortage. As part of its Substitute Teacher—Business Connection initiative, the Chamber encourages Utah businesses to collaborate by asking employees to apply to be substitutes.
by Amelia England
The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce is hosting a virtual webinar this Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10am, to help address Utah’s substitute teacher shortage. As part of its Substitute Teacher—Business Connection initiative, the Chamber encourages Utah businesses to collaborate by asking employees to apply to be substitutes.
by Amelia England
Forethought (San Francisco, with an office in Lehi, Utah) has raised a $65 million Series C round led by Steadfast Capital Management (New York City). The round was joined by existing investors including NEA (Chevy Chase, Maryland), Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures (Beverly Hills), and K9 Ventures
by Amelia England
Forethought (San Francisco, with an office in Lehi, Utah) has raised a $65 million Series C round led by Steadfast Capital Management (New York City). The round was joined by existing investors including NEA (Chevy Chase, Maryland), Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures (Beverly Hills), and K9 Ventures
by Amelia England
SWORD Health (Draper, Utah) has scaled rapidly since the onset of COVID-19, achieving a $2 billion double-unicorn valuation just two years after entering the market. According to Kyle Spackman, Senior Vice President at SWORD Health, this is largely due to the healthcare platform’s “extraordinary market fit” for
by Amelia England
SWORD Health (Draper, Utah) has scaled rapidly since the onset of COVID-19, achieving a $2 billion double-unicorn valuation just two years after entering the market. According to Kyle Spackman, Senior Vice President at SWORD Health, this is largely due to the healthcare platform’s “extraordinary market fit” for
by Amelia England
The creative and engineering teams for Kizik (Lindon, Utah) are serious about “hands-free” footwear. “These are not slip-ons or flip-flops, they’re Kiziks,” explains Blake Brown, VP of Brand and Creative. “Once you try the step-in feature, it’s hard to go back to wearing anything
by Amelia England