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Tarifflo, a student startup from Utah State University that offers an AI-powered platform that automates international trade documentation, won the $20,000 Tim Draper Grand Prize and first place in the 2025 Tim Draper Utah Entrepreneur Challenge today at a final awards and showcase event at the University of Utah. The statewide business-model competition is managed by the Lassonde […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah announced the finalist teams in the 2025 Tim Draper Utah Entrepreneur Challenge recently. The student startup teams advance to the final round of this business-model competition for college students across the state. Teams are competing for over $75,000 in cash and prizes, including a $20,000 grand prize. […]
SoundSense, a team from Juan Diego Catholic High School developing a device that translates alarms into vibrations for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, won first place and the $10,000 grand prize at the 2025 Tim Draper High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HSUEC) final event today. “It means a lot,” said Lana Chan, founder of SoundSense and a […]
The award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business graduated 16 founders from the online option for the period ending fall 2024. See below for a complete listing of the founders, with company descriptions. The founders started 14 companies and are from 2 states. They completed […]
The award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business admitted 17 founders into the online option starting in spring 2025. See below for a complete listing of the founders with company descriptions. The founders started 16 companies and are from 4 states. They are all in […]
The Tim Draper High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HSUEC) announced the top 20 teams, from over 220 applications, for 2024-25 this week. They will advance to the final stage of this business-idea competition, which is open to all high school students across Utah, ages 14-18. They are competing for $30,000 in cash and scholarships. This competition […]
Legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist, founder, philanthropist and entrepreneurship thought-leader Tim Draper is supporting young entrepreneurs across Utah with a $500,000 gift to support the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge and related High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is a business-model competition for college students at participating universities across the state, while the High […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a top-10 ranked program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, awarded over $396,000 in scholarships to over 105 student entrepreneurs for the 2024-25 academic year. Most of the scholarships come with the opportunity to gain leadership skills and experience while managing many activities for aspiring entrepreneurs. Find a […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business is ranked No. 3 for undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship education in the West in new rankings from the Princeton Review for 2025. The rankings are the latest of many top rankings for entrepreneurship programs at the Eccles School. “We are a top-ranked school for entrepreneurship because […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute – a top-5 ranked division of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah – welcomed a new group of Lassonde Founders for the 2024-25 academic year. Thirty students, including some returning to the program for the second or third year, were admitted into the residential entrepreneur program for undergraduate students. They […]
