Agency VA, a virtual assistance (VA) platform for insurance agencies, has announced a recent $12 million investment by Maddix Capital. As the first institutional capital raised by Agency VA, the Lehi, Utah-based company is primed to build upon its strong foundation of over 300 domestic insurance agencies and eight offices

How many years after college graduation do founders achieve unicorn status for their startups? Stanford University researchers recently presented data indicate showing that Brigham Young University currently leads the nation in this particular metric, along with University of Washington (UW), which came in with an equivalent score.  Research conducted at

By Elainna Ciaramella   The Wealth and Mindset Conference (MW3) is coming to Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah on April 17-18, 2023. This extraordinary philanthropic conference is presented by Sandlot Partners and will guide attendees to creating a life of mastery, wealth, wisdom, and wellness. All profits from the

Salt Lake City-based data company, Aumni, has released its first edition of the Aumni Venture Beacon, an annual retrospective on the venture capital industry. ‍Aumni's proprietary data platform holds data extracted directly from the executed transaction agreements between venture investors and private companies. The information in its Venture

Today Inc. published its sixth annual Female Founders list, honoring women whose innovations and ideas are shaping the world into a better place. Noella Sudbury, CEO and Founder of Rasa Legal, and featured one week ago in TechBuzz, is one of the 2023 honorees on that list. Each year, Inc.

Utah film students will soon have access to the same state-of-the-art technology being seen in movies and television series like the new “Marvel” releases and “The Mandalorian.” The School of Arts, Communication & Media (SACM) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is building the first virtual production studio in the

Angel Studios has announced Jim Caviezel will star in its latest crowdfunded feature film, Sound of Freedom. It's an action drama biopic based on the story of a particular extraction operation in Colombia depicting the rescue over 100 children from sex traffickers. It's based on the

Mayer Brown will host a lunch and learn on April 19 in Lehi at Silicon Slopes. Two of the firms partners, Steffen Hemmerich of the New York office and Jim Kelly of the Salt Lake office, will discuss topics related to broker-dealer regulation in connection with private offerings of securities.