Salt Lake City Startups List
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Salt Lake City.
Greg Whisenant
Investor
Founder @wasatch-solutions, @public-engines • Worked at @wilmer-pickering-hale-dorr-deleted, @united-states-senate • Investor @crimereports • Studied at @brigham-young-university, @harvard-kennedy-school
Jordan Furniss
CEO @estify currently. Tried to be a track star, then a pro snowboarder, and now starting companies.
Ryan Elkins
Founder and CEO of @iactionable
http://iactionable.com/category/blog/
Blake Borgeson
Investor
Co-founder @RecursionPharma: turning drug discovery into an information science. Co-bootstrapped @BuildASign.com to $50M+ 2013 revenue. Computational biologist.
http://www.blakeborgeson.com
Reza Jalili
Founder: @lykebox. Dreamer: @the-giving-store. Life-long programmer; Inventor w/sold patents. @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @ibm Research, Wall Street, @xanboo home automation (AT&T).
Andy Jorgensen
Investor
Entrepreneur and Investor
Stephan Jacob
Founder/COO at Cotopaxi. Founder/CEO at Kembrel. McKinsey. Software developer. German Special Forces. Wharton MBA.
Chris Klomp
Investor
Active Angel · Husband · Bain Capital PE · Father · Collective Medical Tech CEO · Human · BlackSwan Neuro co-founder · Boy Scout · Lemnos Labs advisor
Steve Curtis
Investor
Entrepreneur and education technology leader. Member of the SLC Angels.
Darrell Swain
Co-Founder of @lucid-software. Founder of @picturethis.
http://darrellswain.blogspot.com
Chip Luman
Investor
COO @hirevue using my F500 experiences to help build and grow innovative companies in the SaaS space
http://www.weknownext.com/author/160
Brandon Calder
Investor
Co-Founder @watchr-media, Online Media, E-Commerce & Technology Entrepreneur, Advisor & Investor
Clint Gordon-Carroll
Product guy @space-monkey, @backcountry-com, @mozy, @novell and @microsoft.
http://www.clintgc.com/blog
Josh Nielsen
Founder of Robot Audio, passionate web developer, audio enthusiast
http://somethingcoded.com
Scott C. Lemon
Founder of Wovyn, L.L.C. and HumanXtensions, L.L.C. Long history in networking and multiprotocol systems, web applications, and hardware
http://the.Inevitable.Org/anism
Brent Beckley
Co-founded AbsolutePoker.com '03, managed more than $5 Billion in e-commerce; founded Beckley & Co in '13. Graduate of U of Montana, art lover and chef.
Jamie Locke
Founder @spritz • Worked at @ibm • Studied at @university-of-colorado-boulder
Nicholas (Nick) Thomas
Investor
Founder @finicity-1 , @nordmark-group • Worked at @3com, @USRobotics, @Megahertz • Investor @visually, @circa, @myrooms • Studied at @BYU, @UofU
http://nicholasthomas.wordpress.com
Josh Little
Addicted to building successful software companies with killer teams and fanatical users. Mastro....Bloomfire...and doing it again with @qzzr.
Matthew Falcinelli
Global E-comm & Product Guy @skullcandy (IPO '11), @backcountry-com, @visual-sciences (IPO '04, acq '08) . BIG DATA since 2002. Welcome to the party.
Bubba Page
Founder @quotadeck Crowdsourcing Introductions, a @techstars Boulder 2014 company & Founder @launch-leads-technology-people-sales @Inc contributor
http://quotadeck.tublr.com
Scott Rafferty
Chief Business Development Officer @demochimp-2. Worked @vinny, @roundpegg, and management consulting. University of Utah MBA.
Steven Russell
Founder and COO of @citygro; Strong marketing background. USU Student Body VP. MBA Class President.
Billy Bush
Director @boomstartup, background(7+ years) as strategy consultant with Strategy Lab (UT). Founded @akomplish.com, @vicci . Downhill mountainbike junkie...
http://billybush.me
Dave Blake
Founder/CEO @clientsuccess
Previously @adobe and @omniture
http://www.clientsuccess.com/blog
Derek Steve Bereit
Co-Founder of Symptomly. A mobile health startup. Strong background in finance, technology, and law.
Michael Braithwaite
Investor
CSO@ClearOne
Exe@Smart acquired @GE 02
Founder@ADG acquired @Aurant 04
Founder@NetStreams acquired @clearone 09
Acquired@Magicbox 11
Acquired@VCON 12
Acquired@Spontainia 14
http://dr-db.com
David Buckland
Investor
CEO & Co-Founder at Stor Networks, 4 successful exits for previous investors, Founder FreshTrackLabs - Connecting Silicon Slopes to Silicon Valley & Alley.
Todd Rankin
VP Marketing and BD at Dropship Commerce. 15+ years eCommerce / Internet experience. Strategic Development Expert | eCommerce & SaaS.
http://www.jhstartups.com
Ben Rollins
Entrepreneur working on second University Tech Startup, @vaporsens. First startup awarded $1M+ from Dept of Defense and NSF and later acquired.
David Urmann
Founder @touristlink • Studied at @ohio-state-university, @the-ohio-state-university-1
George Ortiz
Co-Founder/CTO at @explorer-io (BoomStartup 11') & Founder/CEO at @presstrends; Engineer + UI Designer
http://venturengine.com
Michael Zaro
CEO of MealDrop. VP of Business Strategy at E&T Startup, Past Education Director for Social Entrepreneurship at @brigham-young-university and Regional Manager at Elevate Comms.
Justin Yarmark
Investor
Founder|COO @fair-document; Investor|CSO @TheCottages; Founder @coach-explore @eziba-inc Worked @numesh-inc @annuity-systems-inc Studied @williams-college; US Ski Team
http://coachexplore.com
Kevin Kirkland
Co-founder of @grosocial. Experienced marketer. Social media specialist.
http://www.grosocial.com/blog
Eric Chaffee
15+ years product management experience in both cloud-based (SaaS) and premise-based software.
Experience in start-up and turn-around environments.
Strong focus on creating high-performance teams and employee growth.
Broad marketing background
Peter Callister
Investor
Founder of MommiLife. Experienced entrepreneur & strong background in finance/marketing. Founded D Street Marketing, managed SLC Angels, and Analyst at USTAR.
Kevin Eagan
Investor
Serial corporate entrepreneur, advisor, investor. Co-founder Sidewalk.com (sold to Ticketmaster), eHome (merged with Windows Division), MS Online Stores.
Brand Winnie
Re-inventing Magazines @ Seshn.com
http://brand.seshn.com
Ken Frei
Investor
Founder/CEO at Screenie, my 2nd SaaS startup. Business model validation expert. Very strong sales and presentation skills. Expert networker. BYU graduate.
Chad Bennett
Founder and CEO of Lancera & BoxSupport, 150+ employees, passionate entrepreneur, technologist, Ironman finisher, father of five. http://Lancera.com
http://www.chadbennett.com
Todd Colletti
Headed planning Sony PS1, 2; led dev, 3 major patents CBS Int.; Broadcast live, CMS dev for Bejing as VP Ops for MediaZone; Led HTML5 dev as VP, @moblyng.
Bob Angell
Med/Chem/Retail Informatics,DVS,DDM,Mining,Enterprise SI. RoamZone (RSS), @coolhotnot. Inventor - filed 90+; issued 10+ patents thus far. http://linkd.in/bmS7G8
Scott Paul
CEO of Voto and Chairman and Founder of ArmorActive. Studied Entrepreneurship at University of Utah while receiving MBA. I create, then create some more.
Travis W. Peterson
CEO & Founder of @halftale.com - 1st startup. BS in finance. Worked Wall Street for 5 years. I am a creative right brain in photography & stories.
Chris Sandberg
Data Analyst and Software Engineer with Internet Marketing Experience. JAVA, Python, PHP, PostreSQL, MySQL, Web Analytics, PPC, SEO, Social Media.
Rich Smith
Worked at @hewlett-packard, @cityspark • Studied at @brigham-young-university, University of Utah
Mimi Nguyen
Co-Founder of @vakargo, former Senior Analyst at @goldman-sachs, fervent "Y'all" Advocate
Wendy Hoenig
Senior executive with 27 years of experience in new business development in Fortune 100 corporations, venture capital & private equity start-up due diligence, and global R&D leadership roles. Expert in entrepreneurial start-ups, business and technology as
Ty Diamse
Founder of DevPoint Labs. Developer, business, and marketing background. Founded Alpha Infographics. Worked at DoD L-3 Communications.
Timber Barker
Founder @myrooms, @gelpay • Worked at @at-t, @xerox @ey
Alyson Jones
Visual + Web Designer; Co-founder of Stone Table LLC; Co-founder of @cucune, @forrage.
http://www.alysonjonesstudios.com/blog
Matt Winder
Co-founder of JuicedUp Charging. 1st company of its kind in the Western U.S. Strong product to assist in driving business and sales to your location.
Jens Beyrich
Director at @assure-fund-management • Studied at @brigham-young-university • formerly @ebay , @john Deere Financial, @baker-mckenzie , @kickstart-seed-fund
Justin Eddy
Work at @ Google • Founded Tribute • Studied @ BYU
Jason Knott
Founder and CEO of BreathAdvisor • Previously a programmer and developer • Studied at @westminster-college
Tom Mikota
CTO @arc9. Revolutionized Production workflow on James Cameron's Avatar.
Marc Chenn
CEO & Co-Founder, Salt Stack • Worked at @goldman-sachs, @morgan-stanley • Studied at @brigham-young-university
Cl. Alex. Chien
Inventor, "Med-Surg Onshoring" (pat. pend.). Project leader $50MM ILEC COs. Leading Wall St. analyst Cable-Modem 1.0. MBA, UNC-Chapel Hill. U-Mich. award.
Phillip Erickson
Founder Forrage.com. Created small web design company Stone Table Design. Extensive visual communication background. BS in Anthropology and Documentary Studies.
http://www.phillipkerickson.com/blog
Robert Smith
@harvard-university graduate; founded @element-seo (exit in 2011), founded Tri-State Dental (exit in 2012)
Travis Corrigan
Entrepreneur, Startup Consultant, Programming Noob
http://traviscorrigan.com/blog
Jared Johnson
Co-Founder of @rango EXPRESS. President at @rallaro
http://blog.rangoexpress.com/
Marshall Hendrickson
Founder of The Field House • BA at @university-of-utah, JD @gonzaga-university • Startup lawyer • Japanese speaker • html & css coder • High school football coach
Welby Evangelista
Investor
CEO of @social-copilot, investor, and entrepreuner. Sold Eliot Management Group to LGB.
Paul Mayne
Investor
Founder @day-one
David Nielsen
Founder @ultralink, @cmg-marketing • Worked at @goldman-sachs, @ucla-anderson-school-of-management • Studied at @brigham-young-university
https://ultralink.me/blog/
Ken Trionfo
Worked at @interbank-fx • Studied at @brigham-young-university
Zach Richardson
Founded Myndlab - owns and operates more than 4 different social startups.
Garth C. Koyle
Co-founder @ @event-espresso; winner of the $40k 2011 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. Prior Marketing Manager. MBA, MHA.
Brady Kimball
VP of Engineering at @adaptive-computing. Grew Engineering team 6x during move into Cloud Computing market.
Curtis Toone
Founder qpquo LLC • Worked at @bain-company, @bain-capital • Studied at @brigham-young-university
Misiona Patane
Misiona Patane, Jr. brings diversity and experience to his work as a business development, project management, and implementation consultant.
http://misionapatane.wordpress.com/
Ryan Wells
COO of Adrently | Public Relations from BYU | marketing and sales influencer | developed and operated two start-up companies in both B2B & B2C industries.
Nate Walkingshaw
Investor
Founded @cycleface-inc @podium-co @brightface @waiverapps-com @paramed Investor @finicity @cycleface-inc Board Member of @kitchen.ly @saturdayswaffle
Dan (Danny) Fellars
Founder, @inbounding-com
CEO, @inhealthcare
Masters, CS (CSUSM)
MBA (@brigham-young-university)
http://dannydo.es
Jantzen Fugate
Chief Executive Officer, at @direct-business-lending
http://www.tumblr.com/blog/jantzenfugate
PressTrends Team
PressTrends is engineering a brand new platform that aims to answer the toughest questions in web design, content creation, and user interaction.
http://www.presstrends.io/blog
Chris Kilbourn
VP Strategy @ Fit Marketing
Built and sold TOFU Marketing and TaskBullet.
Senior Associate at University Venture Fund.
Summa cum laude BS in Finance 2012.
http://chriskilbourn.tumblr.com/
Jake Rodgers
Founder/CEO @hype-ventures, Co-founder @Klick Loyalty • Studied at @brigham-young-university, @university-of-utah
Joshua McKay
@helion-2 Founder • Scalable infrastructure work for @facebook @intuit @microsoft @paypal @visa @ticketmaster @salesforce @AT&T @t-mobile and many more
Michael Alvarez
Appreneur
Jer Wood
Excel master. Expert at financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, project management, and process improvement. BS Accounting, MBA, 7 years Internet banking.
Kevin Prowell
Utah native Kevin Prowell is a self-made entrepreneur, diverse athlete, and involved community participant.
http://kevinprowell.wordpress.com/
James Kleinschnitz
Sr Software Engineer at CA Technologies
Kara Diersing Clapp
PhD in 2005, Family Nurse Practitioner in 2006, Clinical Nurse Specialist in 1995. Founded Doctor Kara PC in 2006.
http://www.doctorkara.com
Justin Smith
Founder Project SLC, Spanish Degree University of Utah), PR and Marcketing Emphasis, Social Media and Marketing at Freindeimic and ProjectSLC.com
Jennifer Lynn Mason
Co-founded a Utah WISP in 2003* Was VP of 3.3M Az company* Worked @ClearChannel* Owner of Jennifer Lynn Consulting* Founder of iJar.biz
http://linkedin.jennlynn
Seth Adams
Born and raised in South Africa now living in America. Business and entrepreneurship major at LDSBC. Have experience in sports coaching and event planning.
http://sethadams1.wordpress.com/
Clayton Farr
Sr. User Experience Design + Strategist. 15+ years. Founder of two design companies. Exceptional leadership, process, professionalism and communication.
http://ClaytonFarr.com
Steve Gerritsen
Founder @rocky-mountain-low-vision-llc, @Advanced Sports Marketing• Worked at @ems-financial-services • Studied at University of Utah
Brad Boyle
CEO, marketer and technologist. Have raised multiple rounds of capital for both technology and consumables companies. Columbia MBA.
Justin Jones
Founded @ilived Digital Strategist for Bonneville Communications. Passion for cause-oriented marketing, strategy, and advertising.
Kevin Johnson
Founder LiL Billboards, @game-hub • Studied at @utah-state-university
Matt Hansen
Current activity involves founding and development of http://simplenexus.com - Have been developing enterprise and startup software for more than 12 years.
Curtis McEntire
Founded Mazree.com, worked for Intermountain Healthcare for 7 years as a supply chain management professional, love technology, MBA/MHA.
Ethan Pearson
Seeking to do for data-exchange and business intelligence what youtube did for video or what blogs did for print media. Democratize data exchange.
corey roberts
I have experience in web development, project management, landscaping, economics, and investment.
Christoffer Wallin
Missionary of music and founder of @jamclouds • Creative Design @sprinklebit • Worked at @bts, @swedish-armed-forces • Studied at @university-of-utah
http://www.jamclouds.com/blog/read/54/why-jamclouds/
Lexington T. Blood
1st startup at 18. 2nd startup at 25, successful real estate investor, green building consultant. Biochemistry, 5 years sleep medicine. Liquid Dreams Founder
Clayton Call
Founder ONE Interpreting, first to develop Video Relay Service app for deaf utilizing Gtalk. Founder of @throng studied at @arizona State University
Sterling Cobb
Founder @castr-1
Github: fourcolors
Website: www.sterlingcobb.com
Work: thoughtbot and Instructure
Bill Walsh
Working to provide cloud services to small businesses. Adding locations in Las Vegas / Beijing in Q3.