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.
Utah’s Nucleus Institute, announced today at Gateway Kiln, unites government, higher education, and industry to drive innovation, commercialization, and workforce development through five pillars—Connections, Commercialization, Funding, Solutions, and Spaces.
Sequifi (Lehi, UT) has raised $6.7 million seed funding to streamline same-day payroll and commission management for home services, tackling industry turnover and scaling into 11+ trades with strong investor backing: Cervin Ventures, Frazier VC, Tokyo Black, and others.
Pageport (Lehi, UT) launches Slant, an AI-powered CRM for financial advisors, raising $3.3M seed led by 2048 Ventures (New York, Boston) and Matchstick Ventures (Minneapolis), aiming to scale advisor relationships, streamline workflows, and modernize the advisor CRM market.
After a sold-out debut in 2024, the Zero Gravity Summit returns to Utah this fall—quadrupling attendance, adding new tracks, and cementing the state’s role in defense and energy innovation.
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business graduated the first international Master of Business Creation Global cohort in Ghana, with 18 African founders completing the unique accelerator-degree program supporting scalable ventures.
Nusano’s new West Valley facility marks a $300M investment in cancer therapies, clean energy, and supply chain security—creating jobs, advancing isotope technology, and positioning Utah as a hub of innovation.
LVT launches wall-mounted security units supporting up to three cameras placed 300 feet away, extending coverage without trailers, continuing the company’s 20-year evolution of flexible, cellular-connected, deploy-anywhere surveillance.
UVU scientists extend Utah water research to Peru, uncovering severe contamination and piloting scalable clean-water solutions with potential applications for global policy and Utah water-tech innovation.
