Today Leland, based in Stanford, CA and Lehi, UT announced a $4 million Seed Round led by Contrary Capital (San Francisco). Other investors included Peterson Ventures (Salt Lake City), FJ Labs (New York), Goodwater Capital (San Francisco), and Next Play Ventures (Menlo Park) led by former CEO of LinkedIn, Jeff

Today Album VC announced its fourth fund, a $200 million seed fund that follows Album's successful seed investment formula. The firm plans to invest half of the fund into new projects and set aside the remaining half for follow-on investments. It's the largest fund Album has

Lehi is the birthplace of more than just emerging startup companies. Recently, TechBuzz sat down with Nathan Covey, VP of Marketing at Galvan, a health and wellness blockchain and crypto company, a project that is part of what Covey calls “the blockchain incubator.” This blockchain incubator, currently headquartered in Lehi,

Salt Lake City-based startup Errand (formerly Izzy) has raised a $455k pre-Seed round (set to close an additional $300k at the end of May) for its “on-demand, errand runner” platform. Co-founded in 2022 by Kason and Claire Larsen and Scott Young, Errand is designed for users to hire drivers to

It seems only appropriate to take a moment to recognize all our wonderful mothers in tech! Each of these passionate, resilient, and persevering women not only have had staying power in an industry that sometimes can feel isolating, but are positively impacting our communities. I am honored to call myself

By Jenny Rollins The 2022 Women Tech Council’s annual Talent Summit took place on May 4 at Thanksgiving Point. Several women at the event shared their experiences reinventing themselves after the “she-cession” during the onset of the pandemic and the following Great Resignation. The speakers shared how their hardships

Here in Utah the name Silicon Slopes continues to gain momentum and popularity. Utah has certainly made a name for itself in the growing technology world. As this technology world advances, STEM jobs continue to be high in demand, and will continue to grow. According to the US Bureau of

Following the closure of SkyLab Ventures Fund I, co-founder and former president Jesse Silva has founded Maddix Capital, a new and separate entity “born from SkyLab’s success.” The hybrid venture/PE model seeks to disrupt traditional venture via offering value-added shared services to help partners achieve and exceed their