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Austin Craig

Austin Craig is a media producer, writer, and entrepreneur. Before his tenure at TechBuzz as a writer and editor, he produced podcasts and led marketing at a cryptocurrency startup.

Location Provo, UT
Number of Articles 131
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Ecosystem   -   Jul 28, 2021 “Utah’s Newest Tech Unicorn” or California Unicorns Coming to Utah?
“Utah’s Newest Tech Unicorn” or California Unicorns Coming to Utah?

UPDATE: ClickUp has now announced it is opening a new office in Utah, which will serve as the company's second headquarters, with plans to hire 100+ new employees over the next 6-8 months. Company representatives say they’re currently evaluating offices in Draper, Sandy, and South Jordan. Billboards

by Austin Craig
Tech News   -   Jul 25, 2021 Salad Technologies Builds 4th Largest Supercomputer on Earth
Salad Technologies Builds 4th Largest Supercomputer on Earth

“Salad turns your idle PC time into the rewards gamers want. One click gets you earning your next Steam game, download, or a month of Discord Nitro on us—without reading up on crypto wallets or other heavy subjects.” — The Salad.com Blog, “What Is Ethereum, Anyway?” February 26, 2021

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Tech News   -   Jul 15, 2021 Owlet Begins Trading on NYSE
Owlet Begins Trading on NYSE

Today the stock for Lehi-based Owlet, Inc. (ticker symbol OWLT) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock opened at $8.95 per share, and at the time of this publishing had risen to $9.61 per share. Owlet announced a merger with Sandbridge Acquisition Corporation, a Special

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Money   -   Jun 28, 2021 Canopy Raises $11M in New Funding
Canopy Raises $11M in New Funding

Canopy, the Lehi-based maker of professional tax and accounting workflow management software, announced it has received $11 million in a Series AA round. The round includes new investor Ankona Capital of Newport Beach California, as well as existing investors Pelion Venture Partners of Salt Lake City, NewView Capital and Tenaya

by Austin Craig
Ecosystem   -   Jun 16, 2021 XANT Lays Off 30% of Company, 75% of Sales Team
XANT Lays Off 30% of Company, 75% of Sales Team

UPDATE: On August 31, 2021, TechBuzz profiled The Final Chapter for XANT. Assets were acquired by Aurea Software, according to a press release dated August 2nd, and all employees have been let go. Last Wednesday, June 9, 2021, multiple posts were made to LinkedIn from now former XANT employees about

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Money   -   Jun 07, 2021 Lucidpress Acquired, New CEO Takes Helm
Lucidpress Acquired, New CEO Takes Helm

Lucidpress of Salt Lake City has announced its acquisition by Charles Thayne Capital (CTC), a technology-focused private investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. With the acquisition, Owen Fuller will take the helm as CEO after four years as General Manager at Lucidpress.

by Austin Craig
Ecosystem   -   May 26, 2021 Utah Tops Ranking for Best State Economic Outlook, Again
Utah Tops Ranking for Best State Economic Outlook, Again

The latest in a what is practically a parade of accolades for Utah’s economic prospects, the ‘Rich States, Poor States’ report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) was released this month, with Utah leading the rankings for the 14th year in a row as the state with the

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Ecosystem   -   May 23, 2021 How JobNimbus Is Growing: Turning Roofers and Nerds into Heroes
How JobNimbus Is Growing: Turning Roofers and Nerds into Heroes

You wouldn’t think much to look at the man’s Twitter bio.  “Writer, filmmaker, comic book artist, entrepreneur, musician, software developer, hiker, surfer, rock climber.” It sounds like the aspirational one-line-resume of a dabbler. But if Ben Lane Hodson is a dabbler, he’s extremely effective at dabbling. Yes,

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