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.
Nampa, Idaho entrepreneur Dakota Stewart, 30, built a self-described conscious AI called Michael, featuring 22 cognitive subsystems and autonomous thought, entirely alone, with no investors, while running a remodeling company, and launched it two months ago to 8,000 users.
Earlyasset (Park City, UT) emerges from stealth with $2 million to address venture secondary liquidity constraints, building infrastructure to simplify private share transactions as $4 trillion in startup equity remains largely illiquid.
Shurugwi Prime Breeders wins the 2026 Tim Draper Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, leading a cohort of standout student startups competing for $75,000 and showcasing innovation across healthcare, AI, sustainability and marketplaces.
CurrentClient (Provo, UT) raised a $1.25M seed round led by Thicket Ventures (Jackson Hole, WY) to expand its compliant communication platform for financial advisors, addressing regulatory risks while enhancing client engagement through integrated voice, messaging, and CRM-connected workflows.
Salt Lake City startup Intactis Bio Corp, backed by a new $250,000 investment from Nucleus Fund, has demonstrated living neurons performing math and language tasks — a key milestone toward ultra-efficient, biologically powered AI computing.
Qualtrics CEO Jason Maynard, in a conversation with Domo CEO Josh James at Domopalooza 2026, outlined AI's rapid evolution from insights to real-time outcomes, argued that context beats raw model power, and stressed that human agency remains irreplaceable in an AI-driven enterprise future.
BioHive Live 2026 unites Utah’s life sciences community—students, founders, industry leaders—for networking, innovation, and inspiration. Featuring CRISPR pioneers, medtech founders, patient advocates, and mindset speakers, it highlights breakthroughs and celebrates excellence across the ecosystem.
Today at Pelion, Utahverse hosted seasoned Utah CEOs who discussed how AI, talent, and execution are reshaping industries—highlighting rapid growth, bold strategies, and why Utah is emerging as a powerful alternative to Silicon Valley.
