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Utah Money Watch provides perspective and contextual insights on all financial aspects of the Technology marketplace within Utah, from A.I. to blockchain and from SaaS to Consumer Electronics.

Entrata Updates its IPO Filing, Showing Stronger First-Half Numbers, But its IPO Timing Remains Unknown

Entrata Updates its IPO Filing, Showing Stronger First-Half Numbers, But its IPO Timing Remains Unknown

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Entrata has updated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (and the public at large), on its pending Initial Public Offering plans via an amended S-1 filing last Tuesday, a filing that now includes financial results through 30 June 2026. ✅ The Lehi-based company reported stronger first-

After Scoring All 26 "Investors Choice" Startups, Here is the List of my Top 5 Most Investable Startups ... As of Today.

After Scoring All 26 "Investors Choice" Startups, Here is the List of my Top 5 Most Investable Startups ... As of Today.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Twenty-six startups each delivered investor pitches that were ~three minutes each yesterday at Kinect Capital’s 43rd annual "Investors Choice Conference," and I scored all 26 companies. ✅ Using a 40-point framework I call the “Politis Score,” ▪️ 13 of the 26 firms scored 30 or

NEWS OF NOTE No. 6: University of Utah Health Wins a $30 Million R&D Grant; Utah-based IntelliPay is Acquired for up to $15 Million; Quantizr Raised $5 Million; Murphy Door Acquired MHD; Plus Broad Higher Education Tightening and Major C-Suite Shifts

NEWS OF NOTE No. 6: University of Utah Health Wins a $30 Million R&D Grant; Utah-based IntelliPay is Acquired for up to $15 Million; Quantizr Raised $5 Million; Murphy Door Acquired MHD; Plus Broad Higher Education Tightening and Major C-Suite Shifts

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ University of Utah Health has secured a $30 million federal research grant to lead a multi-center study about Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome; ✅ Salt Lake City-based IntelliPay has been bought for up to $15 million by Priority Technology; ✅ Park City, Utah-based Quantizr has raised $5 million Seed

26 Startups, Three Minutes Each, Pitching for Dollars at Kinect Capital’s 43rd Investors Choice Conference this Thursday, September 3rd

26 Startups, Three Minutes Each, Pitching for Dollars at Kinect Capital’s 43rd Investors Choice Conference this Thursday, September 3rd

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Twenty-six companies are scheduled to make three-minute investor pitches on Thursday, Sept. 3 during the 43rd annual Investors Choice Conference produced by Salt Lake City-based nonprofit Kinect Capital. ✅ The field stretches across AgTech, AI, biocomputing, ClimateTech, consumer products, energy storage, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, robotics, VR,

With its $58.25 Million Series B Funding, Utah-based Xenter Plans a Diagnostics Business Launch and Continued Work on Advancing AI-Empowered Medical Devices

With its $58.25 Million Series B Funding, Utah-based Xenter Plans a Diagnostics Business Launch and Continued Work on Advancing AI-Empowered Medical Devices

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Draper-based Xenter has raised $58.25 million in Series B funding, apparently the largest Life Sciences disclosed funding by a Utah-headquartered firm so far in 2026. ✅ The company plans to use the capital to commercially launch Xenter Diagnostics, while continuing development of its investigational medical devices

Mariana Minerals Raises $310 Million as Utah Becomes Proving Ground for Autonomous Mining

Mariana Minerals Raises $310 Million as Utah Becomes Proving Ground for Autonomous Mining

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Mariana Minerals just raised $310 million in Series B financing, pushing the company’s valuation to roughly $1.5 billion. ✅ CEO Turner Caldwell says all mining machinery is AI-powered and autonomous at Copper One, Mariana’s recently purchased and reopened copper mine / refinery in southeastern Utah, with

Domo, Chapter 2: Behind Its $400 Million Asset Sale, Domo Was Preparing for a Possible Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

Domo, Chapter 2: Behind Its $400 Million Asset Sale, Domo Was Preparing for a Possible Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Domo's Preliminary Schedule 14C (PREM-14C) filing reveals that the Utah software company was in default under its credit agreement, operating under lender forbearance, and preparing for a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing while negotiating its $400 million asset sale to Progress Software. ✅ This was no