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Articles in the "Money" category primarily relate to a funding announcement of some sort, typically from an institutional investor such as a venture capital firm, or from a family office, an angel investor, or any combination of private investors. These stories focus mainly on the funding details (who, when, how much, what it will be used for, etc.)
Articles in the "Money" category primarily relate to a funding announcement of some sort, typically from an institutional investor such as a venture capital firm, or from a family office, an angel investor, or any combination of private investors. These stories focus mainly on the funding details (who, when, how much, what it will be used for, etc.)
Salt Lake City consumer fintech startup Soon was accepted to the world’s premier startup accelerator, Y Combinator, to participate for the Winter 2022 cohort, happening now. Soon also received a $500k investment from the storied Silicon Valley accelerator. “Here's the truth — any startup that’s anybody in
On February 22, 2022, SoFi Technologies Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Technisys in an all-stock deal amounting to $1.1 billion. Technisys is a pioneer in digital banking, developing fintech software long before the category was created. The company was founded in 1996
Ember, the Salt Lake City-based startup helping vacation home owners through concierge service, just announced a $17.4 million Series A round of financing led by legendary VC Peter Thiel. Others joining the round include Pando Ventures of Salt Lake City, prior investors Todd Pedersen of Vivint, and Progressive Leasing
by Austin CraigEmber, the Salt Lake City-based startup helping vacation home owners through concierge service, just announced a $17.4 million Series A round of financing led by legendary VC Peter Thiel. Others joining the round include Pando Ventures of Salt Lake City, prior investors Todd Pedersen of Vivint, and Progressive Leasing
by Austin CraigSalt Lake City consumer fintech startup Soon was accepted to the world’s premier startup accelerator, Y Combinator, to participate for the Winter 2022 cohort, happening now. Soon also received a $500k investment from the storied Silicon Valley accelerator. “Here's the truth — any startup that’s anybody in
by Austin CraigOn February 22, 2022, SoFi Technologies Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Technisys in an all-stock deal amounting to $1.1 billion. Technisys is a pioneer in digital banking, developing fintech software long before the category was created. The company was founded in 1996
by Mark TullisSuperconductive, a provider of open source data quality tools, has raised a $40 million Series B investment, announced the company on February 10, 2022. The round was led by Tiger Global (New York). Bay area VCs Index Ventures, CRV, and Root Ventures also participated in the round. The company has
by Mark TullisToday Leadership Circle (Salt Lake City) announced it has raised $20 million in financing from private investment firm, RF Investment Partners (Chicago, New York, and Dallas). The investment will be used to further develop the leadership development company’s platform and SaaS capabilities, scale its executive coaching offerings, and support
by Mark TullisOn February 10, 2022, University Growth Fund of Salt Lake City announced the close of its fund with more than $50 Million committed. Ally Financial (Jacksonville, Florida) was a leading investor with additional funds from Sallie Mae Bank (Newark, Delaware), Lending Club (San Francisco), Arvest Bank (Bentonville, Arkansas), Continental Bank
by Mattea GygiToday, GuideCX, based in Draper, announced their $25 million Series B round. The round was led by Meritech Capital Partners of San Francisco, with participation from many returning Utah VCs including Album VC, Prelude, Sorenson Capital, Epic Ventures, and Orchard Ventures. “Meritech Capital has backed Data Dog, Facebook, Looker, and
by Mattea GygiToday eLearning Brothers (eLB), an eLearning solutions company in American Fork, announced it has raised a $54 million investment from RLG Capital (Park City, Utah) and Trinity Investors, (previously Trinity Private Equity Group), based in the Dallas area. The funding has enabled the American Fork-based learning solutions company to acquire
by Mark Tullis