Mark Tullis

WIN100 Nominations Closed; Large Response from Utah's Tech Community April 4th, 2022, marked the closing day for nominations of the inaugural WIN100, a initiative led by the Wasatch Innovation Network, a collaboration between the Salt Lake Chamber and TechBuzz. The purpose of the WIN100 is to identify, recognize

While most 17 year-olds work at the mall or a fast food restaurant for extra cash, Andrew Pignanelli traded stocks. He remembers one particular day, a teacher took his phone from him in class. He had $10,000 on the line.  Pignanelli became well acquainted with the private investment space

Deadline Approaching - Nominate Entrepreneurs to the WIN100 by Monday at Midnight Hundreds of you have nominated your entrepreneurs to the WIN100, Thank you! The WIN100 is a superb way to recognize those tenacious, committed entrepreneurs who collectively make up Utah's vibrant and healthy entrepreneur ecosystem—the backbone

Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition March Update On March 25, 2022, the Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Prosperity Coalition, in partnership with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has updated the Economic Dashboard for March 2022. Three key insights stand out:  1. Utah’s unemployment rate

Starting today, Utahns from across the state can nominate high-potential entrepreneurs to participate in the inaugural Wasatch Innovation Network Top 100 Entrepreneurs (WIN100). The WIN100 is a community-nominated and peer-selected process to name the top 100 venture entrepreneurs who are most likely to play an active role in building and

Eve Financial Raises $3.4 Million Seed Financing  Eve Financial has announced a $3.4 million seed financing round led by Allegis Capital of Palo Alto, CA. The company has stated the seed round closed in 2021 but has not specified the closing date. Eve is a fintech platform based

Top 20 Announced in 2022 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge On March 11, 2022, the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah announced the top 20 teams of The High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HSUEC). 90 teams submitted applications for the 2021-22 season. The top 20, listed below, will

Today Sorenson Ventures (Salt Lake City) announced it has raised $150 million for its second fund, Sorenson Ventures II. The raise was oversubscribed and reached its intended hard cap of $150 million. The new fund includes limited partners from foundations, endowments, fund of funds, a reinsurance company, a pension fund,