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 […]
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 […]
Denisse Martinez, a freshman at the University of Utah, has a vision for making the average gym experience more social and inclusive, and she is pursuing it with her startup, Alchemist, with help from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Martinez found that in a typical gym experience there can be a lack of member engagement, feelings […]
While finishing a degree in chemical engineering with a minor in math at the University of Utah, John Peterson pursued a fascination with photolithography and launched Quasi Stepper, a project that aims to make possible the creation of micro- and nanometer-scale patterns essential for fabricating components used in chips and other advanced devices. With a […]
What began as a high school hobby is shaping up to be one of the freshest fragrance startups to emerge from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah. Malabar, founded by Calder Stratford, Marshall Moorehead, and Tenney Palmer, is redefining what it means to wear scent in a conscious, modern way. The three […]
Do you ever spend your day sitting at a desk and fidgeting with every possible thing? Daniel Hallman, a mathematics Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, has a solution. Utilizing his background in electrical engineering, he created Strobilos, a line of mesmerizing, kinetic desktop sculptures that give your brain something better to focus on. […]
Nine student startup teams received $10,500 in Get Seeded milestone grants in the round ending in June 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 […]
When most people think of energy drinks, they picture a jittery caffeine overload in a neon can. But one University of Utah student is flipping the script with a product designed for the everyday person — not just the extreme sports crowd. Meet No Consequence, a zero-sugar, low-calorie, and moderately caffeinated energy drink founded by […]
Six student startup teams received $6,000 in Get Seeded milestone grants in the round ending in March 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 […]
Eight student startup teams received $9,000 in Get Seeded milestone grants in the round ending in February 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 […]
