Utah’s Kickstart Fund has joined with Stout Street Capital of Denver Colorado to host UNMET Utah. The event aims to bring together investors and early stage startups seeking Seed or Series A funding.  During the four-week virtual event, founders will have the opportunity to create short-form video

On January 13, 2021, MX raised $300 million in Series C funding—the largest investment round in Utah history. This fourth fundraising round has increased the company’s valuation to approximately $1.9 billion. The round was led by a $150 million investment from TPG, a private fund based in

Gabb Wireless announced this week it has closed a $14 million round of funding. This Series A was led by Sandlot Partners and New Orleans Saints quarterback, Taysom Hill. “We’re excited to announce our partnership with Sandlot Partners and Taysom Hill, who share our passion to drive impact and

Angel Studios (Apparently) Acquires Angel.com for $2 Million It appears the domain name Angel.com has been transferred to Angel Studios, according to Domaininvesting.com, which says its purchase price was $2 million. The domain had been owned by a California telecommunications company Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories.  Angel.com had

In 2017 at Desert Hills High School in Saint George Utah, two students died by suicide. The death of any young person is a tragedy, and throughly moreso when the death comes by suicide. Here were two such tragedies at one school with just over a thousand students. Desert Hills

Degreed, the software platform for training and upskilling employees, has raised $153 million in Series D funding. The round was co-led by Sapphire Ventures of Palo Alto and Riverwood Capital of Menlo Park California. The round is joined by previous Utah investor Signal Peak Ventures, along with Owl Ventures,

The Wall Street Journal Shines a Light on Utah's Robust Job Market On April 9, 2021, The Wall Street Journal highlighted the attractiveness of Utah as a great place to find a new job. About Utah, WSJ reporters Hannah Lang and Kim Mackrael said “Salt Lake City has

Salt Lake City-based Xenter is announcing itself to the world, exiting stealth mode. The company is creating early intervention biotech devices for cardiology and radiology that simultaneously connect patients and their medical data. The Xenter system will also couple data with AI to create innovative therapeutic drugs. “I founded