Five student startup teams received $4,837 in Get Seeded milestone grants in the round ending in March 2023. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. Get Seeded is a milestone grant funding program open to all students at the University of Utah. Students requesting more than $500 follow a three-step process, […]
Watch our video featuring the 2023 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Final Awards & Showcase. Learn more about the competition here: https://lassonde.utah.edu/hsuec
Browse photos from the High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge 2023 Final Awards & Showcase event on March 25, 2023, at Lassonde Studios. Learn more about the competition at https://lassonde.utah.edu/hsuec.
Revamp Outdoors, a team from Weber High that is making sustainable waterproof bags out of recycled tents, won first place and the $10,000 Sue Gibson Grand Prize at the 2023 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HSUEC) final event today. Twenty teams made it to the final event in this business-idea competition open to all high school […]
University of Utah alum and medical entrepreneur Brett Burton shared ideas on how to explore your competitive landscape in a recent workshop provided by the Lassonde for Life program —an alumni program open to all University of Utah graduates that provides free, lifelong entrepreneurial instruction and support. Brett is an entrepreneurial-minded bioengineer with experience in […]
If you have wavy, curly, or coily hair, you know the daily struggle of managing your hair and finding products to help. University of Utah students Kristina Guzman, Haylie Heale, and Anila Jonnavithula believe they have the solution. Kurl Up officially launched in March 2022, selling their hair oil through their website, local farmers’ markets, […]
Isaiah Tate and his company are on a mission to improve people’s lives through smart light cell therapy. Tate is the co-founder Valhalla Cell Health. He is growing the business in the Master of Business Creation program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. Valhalla was initially conceptualized as a foundation for […]
Utah is home to some of the world’s most popular skiing and mountain biking, but for years, people have been using imperfect — and sometimes unusual — means to get their gear to the mountains. University of Utah entrepreneurship student James Linton and co-founder Charles McNall, a professional engineer, believe they have the answer. After […]
If you haven’t yet heard of pickleball, you will soon. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. This sport with a funny name is enjoyed by grandparents, NBA players, children in PE, and the Hollywood elite alike. Katy Luxem, founder of Big Dill Pickleball Co., was drawn to the fun culture of pickleball and launched […]
One creative company from Botswana is fighting to change the world. Well, more like cooking to change the world. The company is Maungo Craft, and they are doing this one incredibly delicious hot sauce at a time. Co-founder Bonolo Monthe recently graduated from the Master of Business Creation, a program offered at the University of […]
