Mark Tullis

The Salt Lake Chamber and TechBuzz News announce that Elisabeth Nebeker has been appointed as the Program Director of the Wasatch Innovation Network, a 501(c)6 nonprofit. The mission of Network is to develop Utah as a global innovation economy, as mentioned in a TechBuzz article covering its launch

SL Chamber Announces October Economic Data Today the Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, updated its Economic Dashboard for October to help business leaders know where Utah stands in the overall recovery. The Economic Dashboard is a tool tracking

Today nCino, Inc, of Wilmington, North Carolina, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SimpleNexus in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion. SimpleNexus offers a homeownership SaaS product connecting borrowers, loan officers, real estate agents, and settlement service providers throughout the entire

Today, on the heels of appointing former Shopify executive Loren Padelford as COO, Podium announced $201M in Series D funding led by YC Continuity (Y Combinator's venture capital fund, founded in 2015). Other participating investors include: Durable Capital Partners of Chevy Chase, Maryland; Arpex Capital of São Paulo,

On November 11, 2021, Videra Health announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding to address the dearth of patient-provider engagement between appointments. The round was led by Peterson Ventures, with participation from Rose Park Advisors and OATV. Videra Health hosts thousands of patient engagements every month for behavioral

Hivewire, a no-code client onboarding platform startup, announced today it has raised $7.25 million in seed funding. The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners. Participating investors include Peterson Ventures, who led a pre-seed round in fall of 2019 which included Elevation Capital and Village Global. New investors in

Following its recent $20 million raise, as covered by TechBuzz, on November 8, 2021 Udo announced its first acquisition: Smile Virtual, a virtual care company connecting dentists with patients wanting to improve their smiles.  Phoenix-based Smile Virtual facilitates virtual communication between dentists and patients with the goal of improving smiles.

A new initiative, the Intermountain Intelligence, Industry, and Security Consortium (I3SC) announced its launch on November 2, 2021. The I3SC is a partnership with Utah State University’s Center for Anticipatory Intelligence (CAI), Utah Valley University’s Center for National Security Studies (CNSS), and industry partners, including Adobe, AgilePQ, FireEye,