Learn about some of the amazing student startup companies at the University of Utah. Students from all departments are inventing new products and starting businesses.
Eight student startup teams received $7,500 in Get Seeded milestone grants in the round ending in January 2022. This includes regular grants and microgrants for this period. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. The final event for the regular grants was hosted at Lassonde Studios. It included live startup pitches, […]
Affordable, quality leather products can be extremely hard to come by, but University of Utah student and business administration major Giovanni Bastone has a solution. He is the founder of Highborn Leather, which focuses on creating heirloom-quality leather products at a price that won’t break the bank. He is growing the company with support from […]
A medicinal chemical in hemp that does not cause a high, CBD (or cannabidiol) has recently gained traction after its nationwide legalization in 2018 with many companies emerging into the market. One of them is Acrely Farms, a company in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program this year at the University of Utah’s David […]
Meet the 23 startup teams in our Company Launch program at Lassonde Studios for spring 2022. Find a complete list below. They are working in areas ranging from hair products to food waste. Company Launch offers these startups office space at Lassonde Studios, cohort gatherings, workshops, staff coaches, professional consultants, and more. All students at the […]
One of the first startups to graduate from the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, Cinch just raised a $3 million seed-stage financing round to grow its marketing automation software. Founder Justin Rae, CEO, enrolled in the MBC program in 2019-2020, the inaugural year for […]
Growing up in Elmhurst, Illinois, along two major rail lines – the Union Pacific and the Canadian National Line – gave University of Utah entrepreneurship student and Lassonde Founder Barry Carta a unique perspective on the everyday issues caused by railways and a personal reason to step in and do something about them. That’s where […]
Born into a family of artists, Daisy Hall has always had an inherent passion for creativity. This, coupled with her love for fashion and unique expression, led this current Lassonde Studios resident and University of Utah freshman to begin creating her own individualized clothing pieces. What started with simple materials like fabric paint and secondhand […]
When sister-duo Sarah Kate Price and Anna Connolly first became members of the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, they hoped they were on the path to becoming a “pajampire.” The sisters are co-founders of West of Breakfast, which sells “luxury pajamas with personality.” They’re […]
A founder in the Master of Business Creation program this year at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, Joel Zae is using the program to help turn his balloon artistry from a side-hustle that helped pay rent to a full-time party planning business. His idea, Party Pipeline, serves as an online marketplace […]
Amy Roskelley joined the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business to share her passion for health and wellness through her company Healthbeet. Healthbeet is an online resource for healthy eating, weight loss strategies, portion control, meal plans, recipe ideas, and more. Roskelley started the company […]
