The High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HSUEC) announced the top 20 teams that will advance to the final stage of the competition today. The competition is open to all high school students across Utah, ages 14-18. They are competing for $30,000 in cash and prizes. This competition is hosted by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a […]
Category: Events
We host many events to support student entrepreneurs at the University of Utah. We have workshops, competitions, networking opportunities, seed grant programs and more!
Get Seeded Awards $7,476.91 in Grants in February
Four student startup teams received $7,476.91 in milestone grants at the monthly Get Seeded Final Pitch Event at Lassonde Studios on Feb. 25. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. Get Seeded is a monthly milestone grant funding program open to all college students in Utah. The first step is to apply […]
Top 20 Announced in 2019 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge
The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (UEC), the state’s largest collegiate entrepreneur competition, announced the top 20 teams for 2019 today. Hundreds of students from colleges across the state entered the business-model competition. The teams are competing for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a $40,000 grand prize. The winners will be determined at a final […]
Get Seeded Awards $6,920 in Grants in January
Three student startup teams received $6,920 in milestone grants at the monthly Get Seeded Final Pitch Event at Lassonde Studios on Jan. 28. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. Get Seeded is a monthly milestone grant funding program open to all college students in Utah. The first step is to apply […]
Video: Opportunity Quest 2018-19
Watch our video featuring the final judging and awards event for the University of Utah Opportunity Quest business model executive summary competition for 2018-19. Learn more about the competition here: lassonde.utah.edu/oq
Photo Gallery: November at Lassonde
We had so much fun in November at Lassonde Studios. We hosted a jazz jam session, Make It activities, a Get Seeded Pitch Event, a fellow fair, workshops and so much more. All U students are welcome to attend our events and live here. Grant programs are open to any college students in the state. […]
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Top 10 Teams Announced in the 2018-19 Opportunity Quest at the U
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute announced the top 10 teams today in the 2018-19 Opportunity Quest at the University of Utah. The teams are competing for $10,000 in prizes, including a $5,000 grand prize, in the business-model, executive-summary competition. The competition at the U is one of 11 Opportunity Quest competitions at colleges across the state. All the […]
Photo Gallery: October at Lassonde
We had a great October at Lassonde Studios. We hosted many events, including a Get Seeded pitch event, workshops, a zine-making event, a salsafest, Make It activities, a women’s entrepreneur panel, dinner with a CEO and more. Browse these photos to see for yourself. (Don’t forget to tag yourself and your friends!). Find upcoming events […]
Video: Lassonde 400 Program
Our Lassonde 400 residential program hosts a variety of events. In this video, we feature one of the dinner events hosted on the upper floors of Lassonde Studios. Learn more at lassonde.utah.edu/studios.