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,

Despite advances in digital marketing platforms’ ability to reach highly targeted audiences, it’s proved persistently difficult for digital marketers to convert high percentages of clicks into qualified and engaged leads. Provo-based Halda is on a mission to change that, starting with the K12 and higher ed sectors. Armed with

The Wasatch Innovation Network and the Consumer Summit today announced the winners of the inaugural WIN50 Consumer, a community-nominated and peer-selected process for identifying top founders, CEOs and entrepreneurs who are successfully building fast-growing consumer product brand companies. The WIN50 Consumer is designed to cultivate and strengthen relationships among leading

Salt Lake City-based legal work platform, Filevine, has announced a partnership with Moxo, a Cupertino-based customer interaction platform. The integration of Moxo's Customer Interaction Hub with Filevine's legal case management platform is intended to enhance customer experience through streamlined and modernized legal client service journey by

The Salt Lake Chamber and the Women’s Business Center of Utah are accepting final applications for its Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator this Monday, February 6th, 2023. The seven-week cohort program, sponsored by Bank of America, is designed for diverse small business owners to enhance skills, direction or strategy for their

Mayer Brown announced today that Spencer Glende has joined the firm's Salt Lake City office as a partner and a member of the firm's Technology & IP Transactions practice and Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (EC & VC) practice. Spencer has extensive experience structuring and negotiating