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.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, businesses and entrepreneurs around the world are struggling. Across Utah, private equity firms, state government programs, universities are stepping up with support, resources, and more to get your startup back on its feet, or help you launch. Below is a sampling of those resources and others from around […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a new term to enter our lexicon, “contact tracing,” and a University of Utah startup company, Blyncsy, is developing a technology solution to make it more efficient on college campuses across the country and beyond. The system is called Mercury. It uses Wi-Fi networks to track the movement of people […]
Do you like off-road adventures? Adam Engelke, a University of Utah student and off-roading enthusiast, started a company to help you get more from your off-roading and over-landing experiences. TrailRax provides USA-manufactured, roof-rack equipment, and storage solutions. “From Jeep Wranglers to all mid-sized trucks and more, our products help customers better their experience with equipment […]
Meet the startup teams in our Company Launch program at Lassonde Studios for summer 2020. The group is meeting virtually during this period. Find a complete list below. They range from a wall printer to a parking app. Company Launch for summer 2020 offers these startups cohort gatherings, workshops, staff coaches, professional consultants, and more. All […]
After 35 years leading Franco-Nevada, Pierre Lassonde – the founder of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business – retired from the company when he stepped down as chairman of the board earlier this month. The milestone concluded an epic career with the company he cofounded in 1985 […]
Through the Cords, a Salt Lake City-based company that launched at the University of Utah with help from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, is stepping up production and distribution of its intubation device, the Runnels Total Control IntroducerTM (TCI), to meet the urgent need for first-attempt intubation success during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The TCI is uniquely […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute will graduate the first group of founders from the unique Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the end of the Spring Semester. The graduation marks a major milestone in an effort to create a one-of-a-kind program designed specifically for entrepreneurs who […]
As the coronavirus pandemic rages, several startups in a year-old master’s program in Salt Lake City are using their own innovations to serve those on the front lines and to help keep communities connected and healthy. Telemedicine company Doxy.me has seen a 1,000-fold increase in demand and quadrupled its staff, serving some 274,000 providers and […]
Prom is back on! After cancelations at thousands of high schools across the country due to COVID-19, students can now participate virtually by registering for Virtual Prom Live. This will allow students to still have a prom while practicing appropriate social distancing. The new nationwide effort is led by Taylor Buckley, a founder in the […]
Sawtooth, a startup in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, won first place and the $30,000 grand prize at the third annual Weber State University Camping World Outdoor Weber student entrepreneurship competition recently. The company offers a waterproof truck bed tonneau cover that stretches […]
