Today Volcanic Retail launches the first two way communication B2B brand discovery platform. Volcanic Retail is an online marketplace connecting retail buyers with brands, eliminating the need for expensive trade shows and offering an easy way for retail buyers to socialize and communicate with brands.  When the Covid pandemic hit,

The first ever Consumer Summit invites entrepreneurs in the Utah consumer goods industry to gather for a day of celebration, exchange, and education. The event takes place on April 28, 2022, at the Slopes EVNTS Center in Draper, UT. The main organizer of the summit, Cydni Tetro, CEO of Brandless,

BoomStartup Announces Pitchup Three Awardees BoomStartup announced on April 22, 2022 the category winners of its PitchUp Three virtual pitch competition. 21 companies pitched 12 investors, media (including TechBuzz), accelerators and other members of Utah's entrepreneurship ecosystem. Organized and led by Tara Spalding, Managing Director of BoomStartup Accelerator,

By Jenny Rollins alphaMountain, a Salt Lake City-based computer and network security company, announced it has received $2.7 million in seed funding, led by Mercato Partners’ Prelude Fund (Cottonwood Heights, UT) with participation from the private equity firm Crosspoint Capital Partners (Menlo Park, CA). The company will use the

With three kids ages five, three, and one, Liz and Ryan Reeves were struggling to manage all of the demands and challenges of a busy young family. Ryan worked for Podium full time, and Liz stayed at home raising their children.  “We were trying to get into the swing of

Proggio, a next-generation Project Portfolio Management solution based in Tel Aviv with offices in Salt Lake City, recently closed a $7M Series A round led by 2.0 Ventures (Salt Lake City) with participation from both existing investors Mangrove Capital Partners (Luxembourg) and Cresson Management (Israel). Proggio will use the

The UCPA (Utah Consumer Privacy Act) was signed into law on March 24, 2022 by Utah Governor, Spencer Cox, the fourth state to pass a consumer privacy law specifically for consumers in that state. This new law has significant implications for both Utah’s tech industry and consumers.  Utah companies

Pelion Venture Partners Leads Trace's $47 Million Series C Round Trace, a sports video technology company based in Austin, Texas, raised a $47 Million Series C round. Pelion Venture Partners, based in Salt Lake City, led the round with participation from Lakestar (Zurich, Switzerland), Toba Capital (New Port