Mark is Co-founder/Editor of TechBuzz News. From Ogden, UT, Mark attended WSU, BYU, and Tufts. He has been involved in tech, media, publishing since the 80s.
Angel surpassed two million paying Guild members after 25% post-Q3 growth, driven by breakout animated hit DAVID, expanded content slate, and strategic franchise acquisitions strengthening its values-driven media platform ecosystem.
Haynie & Company is expanding into ERP and enterprise systems following its merger with Simple Numbers and will host a CFO-focused ERP strategy event at Silicon Slopes in January 2026.
Appli links its AI-powered loan calculator usage to charitable giving, donating to ten no-kill animal shelters after processing $1.2 billion in consumer loan calculations.
Squire (Orem, UT) acquires regional CPA firm HintonBurdick, expanding its presence across Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. The merger enhances service offerings, talent development, and technology-driven solutions, strengthening client support in the Intermountain West.
QNTUM (Lehi, UT), founded by Gary Gietz, Ryan Roche, and Greg Butterfield, applies high-tech sales systems and AI to roofing, pivoting from solar volatility to build a scalable home-services platform.
Angel’s (Provo, UT) animated musical DAVID opens to $22 million domestically, setting a record for faith-based animation and marking the company’s strongest theatrical debut.
The University of Utah’s Master of Business Creation is expanding to Europe, extending its founder-focused, accelerator-style graduate program and strengthening Utah’s role in the global entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Paramify (Lehi, UT) has raised a $12 million Series A after FedRAMP changes disrupted federal compliance, forcing a strategic pivot toward automation-first enterprise risk management across government and commercial frameworks.
