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The University of Utah's Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute launches its first Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition program and summit, connecting investors, entrepreneurs, and students, positioning Utah as a regional leader in private equity career pathways.

Lease End, an auto-industry-focused fintech company based in Lehi, Utah, is taking a new approach to the lease-end process for consumers by offering fully online transactions.

ControlQore (Layton, Utah) is a SaaS platform designed to simplify the management of construction businesses.

Operational Results, Inc. (ORI, headquartered in Alpine, Utah) launches a Demand Planning application for global enterprises to support them in demand (and supply) planning.

Dr. Brian Miller has called for a reimagining of the FDA. At the 2024 Utah Life Science Summit, he asserted that the FDA should embrace automation, software framework integration, internal reorientation, and along with key cultural changes to become a more effective regulatory agency.

Paterna BioSciences (Salt Lake City) closed a $6.4 million seed round led by Springtide Ventures. Utah Innovation Fund and e184 also participated in the round.

New startup based in Sandy, Utah, Appli, utilizes key metrics such as loan amount, repayment term, estimated credit score, and outstanding debt in combination with a confidence model and LLM to give you real-time feedback on requested funds.

MyCredibility (Salt Lake City, Utah), a SaaS platform for freelancers and job seekers, has recently raised $1 million from friends, family, and founders.