Mattea Gygi

Kickstart Fund, based in Cottonwood Heights, welcomes Kat Kennedy to their team as their newest General Partner, a seasoned entrepreneur who helped Degreed go from its earliest stage to a $1.4B valuation in nine years.  “I'm so proud of what we have built with Degreed, and as

After acquiring a cleaning and restoration business in Texas, Jeff Bitton found flaws in his usual marketing techniques. His company spent money advertising on Google, Yelp, Home Advisor, Thumbtack, and Angie’s List to get their name and reputation out there, but the more they spent the more frustrated they

Lucidpress, an intuitive design and brand templating platform, rebrands to Marq, signaling a new era for the company.  The rebranding includes a new name, a new color palette, and a revived platform. Lucid Software first launched Lucidpress in beta in 2013. Lucidpress operated with relative autonomy within Lucid Software, and

Just six months ago Gyvr was an idea thrown out during a planning meeting. Now, the business hub for eCommerce companies and contractors has raised just under $1 million dollars, found a space, gained 22+ clients, deposits, or commitments, and plans to open officially on August 11th, with a Grill

Today Kizik, a hands-free shoe brand started by HandsFree Labs Inc., announced its $20 million Series B round, led by The Newcastle Network (Boston). The round closed in April 2022.  The Lindon, Utah-based company plans to use the raise to launch a children’s shoe line and open its first

Reptrics, based in Tampa Bay, Florida and Lehi, Utah, raised a $600K Seed round led by TampaBay.Ventures. The round is still open, and the company plans to raise a total of $1 million before closing the round with potential investors in both Florida and Utah.  “Reptrics provided an exciting

Continuum, a Salt Lake City based startup, raised a $12 million Series A, the company announced today. The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners (Salt Lake City) with participation from Uncork Capital (Palo Alto), Oceans (New York), and Day One Ventures (San Francisco). The company is an executive marketplace,

In 2008 the US experienced a devastating recession, and like many people, John Sanders was laid off from his job selling software to homebuilders. Ever since college, Sanders was interested in online marketing and decided it was time to make that a full time job. With his connections to homebuilders,