Mark Tullis

Welift Awarded Top prize at Silicon Slopes Pitch Competition On October 14, 2021 Luke Nafrada, Sydnee Paul and the core of the Welift team visited the TechBuzz booth at Silicon Slopes Summit moments before they pitched at the startup competition finals. This signature event of the Summit featured ten finalists

1-800 Contacts Announces Acquisition of Ditto On October 7, 2021,1 800 Contacts announced its acquisition of Ditto Technologies, Inc. an Oakland, CA-based company founded in 2011 that allows users (over 60 million to date) to try on eyewear virtually.  In 2019, 1 800 Contacts acquired 6over6 Vision, Ltd., a

Today Gravwell announced it has raised a $3 million Seed round with Next Frontier Capital of Bozeman and Missoula, Kickstart Fund of Salt Lake City, and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest of Washington DC. The round builds on initial angel funding from Gula Tech Adventures of Maryland. Based in

Women Tech Council Announces 2021 Women Tech Award Recipients On September 30, 2021, the Women Tech Council celebrated the accomplishments of several women in Utah at its 14th annual Women Tech Awards. The event happened amongst several dozen corporate-sponsored tables in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand America Hotel in

Tim Cook to Keynote Silicon Slopes Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook will headline next month’s Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. He will share the stage with U.S. Senator Mike Lee. Both will cover a wide range of subjects. This year the Annual Silicon Slopes Tech Summit will be held

RevRoad's Annual Entrepreneur Competition RevRoad's annual Entrepreneur Competition takes place tomorrow, September 18, 2021 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, with the welcome starting at 9:40 am. Thirty six entrepreneurs will present their startups in five minute pitches to a panel of experienced

Banner Acquisition Corp IPO On September 7, 2021, Banner Acquisition Corp. announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) of 15 million units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and started trading under the ticker symbol "BNNRU&

Lumio announced today that Greg Butterfield has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Utah-based residential solar and home experience company, a company he co-founded. Previously Butterfield has been serving as its chairman. Lumio is the latest startup in a long list of successful Utah tech companies led