Lassonde Studios at the University of Utah is a living and learning community where students from any major or background can live, create and launch their business ideas.\n
This week s Buzzworthy includes: Sweater Closes $12 Million Seed Round; Lassonde Announces Top 20 - 2022 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge; Innovative Pitch Competition Winners; MX Partners with Rize; SLC Mayor Mendenhall Unveils Health Care Growth Blueprint
A $5 million investment fund backed by Utah philanthropists Tim and Joan Fenton is aiming to not only back startups coming out of the University of Utah network but also give students real-world experience in analyzing and vetting the companies most worthy of venture investment. Profits will be pushed back into the fund to grow and sustain the program amid a burgeoning entrepreneurial ecosystem at the school.