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Tech News articles are straightforward news stories. They provide facts and details about happenings, announcements, and events in Utah's tech sector that the TechBuzz editor and founders consider newsworthy and important for the ecosystem to be aware of.

Tech News

Tech News articles are straightforward news stories. They provide facts and details about happenings, announcements, and events in Utah's tech sector that the TechBuzz editor and founders consider newsworthy and important for the ecosystem to be aware of.

Tech News   -   Jun 29, 2021 New Venture Fund in Utah: SkyLab Ventures
New Venture Fund in Utah: SkyLab Ventures

SkyLab Ventures makes its debut in Utah with its $30 million Fund I. The new Murray-based venture fund focuses on early-stage investments in direct-to-consumer, e-commerce and SaaS-based startups. The firm was founded in October 2020 by Jesse Silva and Bensen Metcalf. Both are general partners and have extensive networks and

Tech News   -   Jun 23, 2021 Five Solar Companies Merge to Form Lumio
Five Solar Companies Merge to Form Lumio

Five rapidly growing energy companies—Atlantic Key Energy, DECA, Lift Energy, Our World Energy, and Smart Energy Today—merged to form Lumio, a new residential solar energy provider. Lumio announced its launch on June 21, 2021. Based in Lehi, UT, Lumio aims to provide consumers with the easiest and most

Pestie: Delivering the Best of Pro and DIY Pest Control
Tech News   -   Jun 30, 2021 Pestie: Delivering the Best of Pro and DIY Pest Control

Earwigs. Spiders. Ants. When it comes to getting rid of summertime pests, what’s the solution? Buying over-the-counter pesticides at the local home improvement store to DIY, or hiring a professional exterminator to squash the problem? A Utah startup is aiming to bring together the best of both worlds.  “We

by Brian Rodriguez
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Tech News   -   Jun 30, 2021 Pestie: Delivering the Best of Pro and DIY Pest Control
Pestie: Delivering the Best of Pro and DIY Pest Control

Earwigs. Spiders. Ants. When it comes to getting rid of summertime pests, what’s the solution? Buying over-the-counter pesticides at the local home improvement store to DIY, or hiring a professional exterminator to squash the problem? A Utah startup is aiming to bring together the best of both worlds.  “We

by Brian Rodriguez
Tech News   -   Jun 29, 2021 New Venture Fund in Utah: SkyLab Ventures
New Venture Fund in Utah: SkyLab Ventures

SkyLab Ventures makes its debut in Utah with its $30 million Fund I. The new Murray-based venture fund focuses on early-stage investments in direct-to-consumer, e-commerce and SaaS-based startups. The firm was founded in October 2020 by Jesse Silva and Bensen Metcalf. Both are general partners and have extensive networks and

by Gabby Davis
Tech News   -   Jun 23, 2021 Five Solar Companies Merge to Form Lumio
Five Solar Companies Merge to Form Lumio

Five rapidly growing energy companies—Atlantic Key Energy, DECA, Lift Energy, Our World Energy, and Smart Energy Today—merged to form Lumio, a new residential solar energy provider. Lumio announced its launch on June 21, 2021. Based in Lehi, UT, Lumio aims to provide consumers with the easiest and most

by Olivia Liu
Tech News   -   Jun 14, 2021 One Week in VR: How vSpatial Brings the Office to VR
One Week in VR: How vSpatial Brings the Office to VR

We’re all used to working from our laptops for 40 hours a week, but have you ever tried working in VR for a 40 hour work week? Daniel Platt is one of the few who has. Platt is the Director of Product at vSpatial, and co-founded the productivity-focused software

by Brian Rodriguez
Tech News   -   Jun 08, 2021 Derivita Aims to Disrupt Legacy Math Products by Focusing on Equity and Access
Derivita Aims to Disrupt Legacy Math Products by Focusing on Equity and Access

The rapid transition to remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic has created an unexpected boom in the EdTech space. Several Utah-based EdTech startups have risen to prominence in their efforts to meet the higher demand for remote-learning tools. We recently sat down with Devlin Daley, co-founder of Instructure, to talk

by Kiel Shaub
Tech News   -   Jun 03, 2021 The Active Consumer Launches Econus App
The Active Consumer Launches Econus App

Today The Active Consumer, a Salt Lake City-based startup, is launching an app to help make consumption sustainable. Founder and CEO Scott Fletcher created the app “Econus” to help offset the unintended consequences of consumption, like air pollution from a tank of gas or waste from your favorite to-go meal.

by Mattea Gygi
Tech News   -   Jun 02, 2021 Tendo Systems Launching Next Generation Patient Health Engagement Platform
Tendo Systems Launching Next Generation Patient Health Engagement Platform

Educators, administrators, and students alike will be familiar with Instructure, the Salt Lake City-based education software company, and creator of the Canvas learning management system. One of the minds who worked extensively with Instructure, Dan Goldsmith, sat down with us to talk about his new endeavor, a startup called Tendo

by Makayla Geddes
Tech News   -   May 11, 2021 TaxBit Selected by IRS as Premier Software Partner
TaxBit Selected by IRS as Premier Software Partner

TaxBit, the Draper Utah based software startup helping calculate tax burdens in the cryptocurrency space, has been selected by the IRS as the premier software partner to tally crypto taxes. "This is a milestone moment for the cryptocurrency industry,” said Austin Woodward, co-founder and CEO of TaxBit. “It indicates

by Austin Craig
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