Walk Farm (Smithfield, UT) is a privacy-focused mobile game for iOS and Android that converts real-world step tracking into in-game energy, replacing screen-addictive monetization loops with healthy, step-powered cozy farming gameplay.

NestSTEPS (Provo, UT) addresses housing affordability by converting home savings into an enterprise benefit. Co-founder Larry Salazar explains how employer-matched contributions, financial coaching, and PEO partnerships drive workforce retention.

Autonomous Solutions Inc. (Mendon, UT) secured a $225 million SoftBank investment and formed a separately capitalized joint venture to accelerate autonomous construction technology across large infrastructure projects.

Alto Cirra (Salt Lake City, UT) is preparing to test autonomous drone-based cloud seeding in the Wasatch Back this winter, combining aircraft, meteorology, sensing and mission data to pursue more targeted, measurable Utah water-resilience operations.

SkillCo, born from an 18-month UVU development partnership, now works with three Utah school districts, helping students turn coursework, skills and real-world experiences into a living career portfolio.

LoanPro (Farmington, UT) launched payments processing, a virtual Mastercard for loan disbursement and an AI servicing suite at its Salt Flats Summit, arguing that compliance guardrails, not model power, will decide who wins in regulated lending AI.

Scribbi (Alpine, UT) is challenging gamified ed-tech with a screen-free, e-ink tablet for kids. By prioritizing handwriting over typing, founders Keller and Katarina Seamons offer a calm alternative rooted in cognitive research and distraction-free learning.

The Nucleus Institute (Salt Lake City, UT) is launching Converge AI at Weber State University (Ogden, UT) on October 22, 2026, uniting Utah’s artificial intelligence companies and higher education researchers to drive innovation, partnerships, and tech commercialization.