What started with a simple game of pool has now become a company focused on connecting local businesses with the University of Utah community. Students Kaleb Begg and Aiden Alringer met during the first week of school while playing pool at Lassonde Studios, a student innovation space and residence. With both students having a yearning […]
Eight student startup teams received $8,000 in Get Seeded milestone grants in the round ending in November 2025. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. The final pitch event for regular grants was held at Lassonde Studios. It included live startup pitches, free food, and public voting to determine who received […]
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios in November 2025. During this month, we attended workshops, pitched for Get Seeded grants, learned new skills at Make It activities, hosted the Fashion in Business club, and more. Find upcoming events here: lassonde.utah.edu/calendar.
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business is ranked No. 2 for undergraduate and No. 3 for graduate entrepreneurship education in the West in new rankings from the Princeton Review for 2026. The rankings are the latest of many top rankings for entrepreneurship programs at the Eccles School. “We’re proud to be recognized among the nation’s leading […]
Before University of Utah alum Lindsey Shipley launched and successfully exited her startup, Lactation Link, she was a labor and delivery nurse. To explain her journey, she recently led a Lassonde for Life workshop, “From One Follower to Exit,” showcasing the importance of digital products and how anyone — with the right path — can […]
The future of backcountry snowboarding may hinge on a breakthrough binding system developed by University of Utah mechanical engineering seniors and their startup, Queen SNOWWORKS. “Experienced backcountry snowboarders know the unique challenges we face compared to skiers,” said founder Logan Queen. “The gear often holds us back. That’s why we set out to change the […]
When Lórien Briscoe started writing stories at just four years old, she never imagined that her childhood hobby would turn into a business. Now a second-year student majoring in film and media arts at the University of Utah (plus five minors and a certificate in criminology and sociology) Briscoe has built a creative enterprise around […]
Natalie Peterson, founder of Vim and Zen and a member of the Master of Business Creation program at the University of Utah, inspires the people around her through her guidance to transformation. Vim and Zen teaches self-regulation as the foundation for everything else in life. Peterson provides educational content through social media that teaches people […]
Small businesses can rapidly grow their revenue by offering financing to their customers, so what stops them? Pulling credit, processing, recording payments, and handling collections when customers don’t pay can be overwhelming to an already stretched-too-thin business owner. Jared Zemp, a Utah-based entrepreneur, aims to make it easier. Zemp’s company, Transfer Credit, is a web […]
For many homeowners, keeping up with exterior maintenance means juggling phone calls, chasing down contractors, and wondering who they can trust to show up and do the job right. Carter Filion, a Tooele native and entrepreneur in the University of Utah’s Master of Business Creation (MBC) program, set out to change that. His startup, Curb […]
