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.
Three up-and-coming businesses competed for prizes and bragging rights as finalists in the inaugural Startup Pitch at the 2020 Utah Economic & Energy Summit on Monday, Oct. 26, at The Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. The winners took home $10,000 in prizes, including three judge prizes and a people’s choice prize after […]
Four student startup teams received $1,781 in microgrants from the Get Seeded program in October. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. Get Seeded is a milestone grant funding program open to all college students in Utah. The first step is to apply online. All university students in Utah are welcome […]
Meet the 20 startup teams in our Company Launch program at Lassonde Studios for fall 2020. Find a complete list below. They range from a parking app and game studio to mental health awareness and luxury oil. Company Launch offers these startups office space at Lassonde Studios, cohort gatherings, workshops, staff coaches, professional consultants, and […]
Finding a parking spot is one of those daily hassles for drivers. Fortunately, a startup company at the University of Utah, Parq, has a solution, and it’s now available for download for Apple and Android devices. The app allows home and business owners to rent out their unused parking spots. Giving people the opportunity to […]
Four student startup teams received $5,270 in milestone grants at the regular Get Seeded Final Pitch Event for September on Sept. 30. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. This final event was hosted on Zoom and broadcast on YouTube for the very first time. The event was held virtually due […]
Optima Recovery’s combination hot and cold physical therapy device won the $25,000 grand prize in the 2020 Bench to Bedside Competition earlier this month. Their device meets a common need for physical therapists, athletic trainers, and medical professionals who regularly use hot and cold treatments to promote healing and recovery to strained and injured muscles. […]
While participating in the inaugural year of the Master of Business Creation program from the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, doxy.me was able to facilitate millions of virtual meetings for healthcare providers and patients during the pandemic and make significant improvements to its telehealth platform. […]
Next time you ask your Amazon Alexa to quote your favorite movie, you might be using a search engine built by Blerp, a company founded by a University of Utah alum. Blerp makes audio content searchable and shareable, allowing you to add audio clips to any moment. Amazon recently selected the company to participate in […]
When Logan Erickson was a sophomore at the University of Utah, he thought he had his career plan figured out. Erickson was pursuing an Entertainment Arts & Engineering degree with a minor in computer science, and found success in social issue-based game development, with the release of Justice.exe. Neuroscience wasn’t really on his radar until […]
How are you entrepreneuring from home during the COVID-19 pandemic? In this video, Pure Ware, Wyetta, Parq, Beacon Sleep Solutions, Alive Entertainment, and True Adherence give us an update on what it’s like to work from home. Learn more about these startups and others launching at Lassonde here: https://lassonde.utah.edu/launched.
