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.
Leland (Lehi, UT) has launched its AI Builder Program, a five-level course teaching professionals to build AI automations and agents. Already its fastest-growing product, the program is drawing strong demand from individual learners and enterprise clients alike.
Path Fertility (Salt Lake City, UT) is challenging reproductive medicine’s most overlooked assumption. The company's SpermQT test, backed by three peer-reviewed studies, shows that “normal” sperm tests miss up to 25% of men with clinically significant fertility problems.
Utah has awarded YouScience (American Fork, UT) a statewide contract to build longitudinal career mapping infrastructure connecting middle school through postsecondary education, giving students, parents, and counselors data-driven tools to align credentials with workforce demand.
Rizz Lending (Riverton, UT) closes a $300 million facility to scale exotic car financing, targeting an underserved market with long-term loans, data-driven underwriting, and a bet that high-value vehicles behave differently than traditional autos.
Pocket (Lehi, UT) has launched Pocket Drives, a host-first car rental marketplace on iOS. Built by former Turo hosts, it offers significantly lower fees, full operational control, and professional tools for vehicle owners.
BYU’s Sandbox program — founded in 2020 and now spanning nine universities across five states — held its sixth annual Demo Day in Provo, with forty six student-founded startups pitching across healthcare, fintech, AI infrastructure, sales automation, and consumer technology.
Idaho entrepreneur Dakota Stewart, 30, has 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.
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.
