Mark Tullis

Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute opens voting for the People’s Choice video competition as part of its 2023 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. The Challenge is a statewide business-model competition for all college students in Utah. It's an opportunity for college startup teams to win up to $60,000 in cash

As part of NBA All-Star 2023, the NBA Foundation will host a live Pitch Competition in collaboration with the National Black MBA Association on Thursday, February 16 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM MT at Salt Lake City's Salt Palace Convention Center. The competition will highlight up-and-coming

Founded in 2007, Women Tech Council (WTC) is a national organization focused on the economic impact of women in the technology sector. The organization offers programs at every stage of the talent pipeline, from high school to the board room and provides mentoring, visibility, opportunities and networking to thousands of

Today Mercato Partners (Cottonwood Heights) announced the close of Traverse Fund IV, a $400 million growth fund that will be deployed to high-growth, mature technology and branded consumer companies. Traverse Fund IV is Mercato's largest fund to date. The company says it is the largest growth only vehicle

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox recently toured the headquarters of Teal Drones in Salt Lake City. Teal Drones was founded in 2015 by then 17 year old George Matus. The company started out as a consumer-focused startup and has since expanded its sales into enterprise and government sectors. Teal Drones developed

Kickstart, a seed-stage venture capital firm with offices in Utah and soon-to-be Colorado, announced today that it has closed its sixth fund along with a dedicated follow-on fund. Combined, these funds represent an additional $230 million in fresh capital to be invested in startups in the Mountain West (UT, CO,

Is ChatGPT a Curse or a Blessing to Education? It carries the potential for both, according to WSU Professor Alex Lawrence, PhD. At Weber State University Lawrence tells his students, “I hope to educate you enough that you will want to learn to leverage these tools, not just learn to

CompTIA's just released their February 2023 report on tech employment. The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) based in the Chicago area is an advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem that employs an estimated 75 million industry and tech professionals. CompTIA provides education, training, certifications, advocacy,