It all began in early 2016, when Jocee Porter was volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters between classes in computer engineering at the U. She met a 16-year-old girl who recently lost her father and couldn’t afford a prom dress. Porter wanted to help, so she reached out to her friends and quickly found her […]
Category: Startups
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.
VIDEO: Get Seeded Monthly Grant Program
All university students in Utah are welcome to participate in Get Seeded, our monthly grant program sponsored by Zions Bank. Upcoming events include the January Final Pitch event on Monday, Jan. 30, at 5-7 pm at Lassonde Studios. Attend to enjoy free pizza, vote on who gets funded, and learn more about current student startups. […]
Index App: Share Social Media Profiles with Ease
The Index app, created by University of Utah students, in essence is a virtual business card. It puts all of your contact information — including social media accounts— into one spot. Not only that but it creates a QR code containing all of that information so that can easily be scanned by another Index user […]
Rugged Components: Designing the Future of Bike Tools
Identify, refine, resolve. This design process is followed by Evan DeGray, a Lassonde Studios resident and Multi-Disciplinary Design major at the University of Utah in nearly all of his pursuits, and it has proven worthwhile and effective in both his academic and entrepreneurial ventures. Founder of Rugged Components LLC, a company borne out of a need […]
PODCAST: Cinluma’s Cervical Cancer Treatment Device
Ashley Langell is one of the University of Utah students behind Cinluma, a company providing a portable device for treating cervical cancer. Listen to our conversation with Langell as she explains her experience as a medical-device entrepreneur. Lassonde Podcast RSS
PODCAST: David Toledo, Founder of Power Practical
Talk with David Toledo, the founder of Power Practical and an engineering alumnus of the University of Utah. Toledo talks about his experience starting a consumer electronics company that received $250,000 in funding from Mark Cuban on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Lassonde Podcast RSS
Dinner at Yours: Serving Food and Culture at Your Home
Can you really have culture without food, or food without culture? Hossein Dadkhah and Shahrzad Jalili would say they go hand in hand, but many dining experiences may fail to present food within the appropriate cultural context. Dadkhah and Jalili share a passion for travel, along with the desire to provide people with a uniquely […]
DJ Alive: Mixing High-Impact Music and Passion
Coming up on five years, University of Utah student and Lassonde Studios resident Parker Andriese has been delivering high-impact music as DJ Alive. He prides his ability to read and perform to just about any crowd and provide a special connection. At 21 years of age, Andriese has not only created his own twist as […]
Decimating Limits in the Fitness Industry
We can all agree that fitness and health are extremely important. Similar to entrepreneurship, being healthy requires a lot of dedication and hard work. There are constantly boundaries being pushed and limits being broken. One Lassonde student, Michael Asihene, is at the forefront of innovation in this sector. In 2014, Asihene had an idea. He […]
Get Seeded: Almost $13K Awarded in November
The Get Seeded business pitch competition awards funding to help student startups move forward with their next milestone. Get Seeded finished off the calendar year strong with the November Final Pitch event held at Lassonde Studios. In all, eight student-run startups pitched to the audience and received enough votes to be funded for a combined […]