Austin Craig

BetterCloud, the New York based SaaS management platform, will be recruiting from and opening an office in Salt Lake City. Jason Lyman, Head of Marketing at BetterCloud, says the experience of working remotely during the 2020 pandemic convinced nearly the ten year old software startup they could operate just as

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 pitches, meet

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

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, GSV

Editor's Note: This piece represents personal opinion and personal experience. It does not in any way constitute financial advice. TechBuzz News and its authors and editors are not accredited financial advisors. Do your own research on any investment you choose to make. Austin Craig, the erstwhile filmmaker, is

On Friday April 2nd 2021, TechCrunch will host their annual Early Stage Pitch-Off, “featuring 10 exceptional early-stage startups,” according to the TechCrunch site. From the hundreds of applicants, one Salt Lake City startup made the cut. Soon is a fintech app that allows users to passively invest in a range

Dónde, the travel-as-a-work-benefit startup based in Salt Lake City, has raised a $1.3 million dollar pre-seed round of funding. The round is led by Jeremy Andrus, CEO of Traeger Grills, and Tamarak, the venture-focused multi-family office based in Springville Utah. Multiple other angel investors joined the round as well.