Beta Boom, a Utah-based pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm founded by Managing Partners Kimmy and Sergio Paluch, has closed a $14.5 million Fund II. The fund's Limited Partners include Ally Bank (Detroit), Pivotal Ventures (Seattle, a Melinda French Gates Company), Bank of America (Charlotte), and

In a move to make it easy and viable for every person to purchase, store and exchange gold, GoldATM is premiering new gold ATM kiosks at ATMIA 2024 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas Feb. 14-16 in Booth 219/318. Beyond the show, the first operational gold ATM kiosks

Crumbl has released exclusive Big Game Cookies in preparation for potential gatherings and parties to celebrate sports teams whose color schemes may be red and black or red and gold. These limited-edition cookies are available only from Thursday, February 8th, through Saturday, February 10th. At the heart of Crumlb'

Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. announced the launch of “BIG Insights,” a new educational platform that it says simplifies and explains alternative asset investments. BIG Insights is a web-based educational platform that outlines the basics of commercial real estate with a focus on private markets, including the specialized asset types

SchoolAI is a Lehi, Utah-based provider of generative AI for K-12 classrooms. The company has announced a partnership with Jordan School District to bring AI into classrooms for personalized one-on-one tutoring, guidance and support.  Jordan School District, located just outside Salt Lake City is home to 67 schools, 3,350

After a remarkable three-year run as the top-ranked large metropolitan area in the Milken Institute’s 2024 Best-Performing Cities Index, Provo–Orem shifts from the top spot to number five, in large metro areas. “That kind of fall is to be expected as city growth becomes more stable and slows

AI-driven learning platform, Mindsmith, provides instructional designers an AI-based tool that streamlines the process of developing educational content. In December 2023, TechBuzz covered the Orem-based edtech company's $500,000 pre-seed investment and its founding (in August 2022) by co-founders Ethan Webb (CEO) and Zachary Allen (CTO). Today the

Editor's Note: TechBuzz encourages members of Utah's tech community to share insights on promising management practices and unusual innovations. In October 2023, TechBuzz covered the expansion of Chromalox's manufacturing plant in North Ogden. We noted both the company's deep collaboration with Weber