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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.

Utah Medical Products Says it's Prepared to Spend Nearly $49 Million to Repurchase ~20% of its Shares

Utah Medical Products Says it's Prepared to Spend Nearly $49 Million to Repurchase ~20% of its Shares

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ As per its "Tender Offer" announcement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Utah Medical Products says it is ready to pay $75 per share for as many as 650,000 of its publicly traded shares, potentially spending $48.75 million to retire roughly

Peterson Partners Raises $510 Million Continuation Vehicle for Draper-based Kelso Industries, Extending its Bet on a $1 Billion-plus Revenue Business

Peterson Partners Raises $510 Million Continuation Vehicle for Draper-based Kelso Industries, Extending its Bet on a $1 Billion-plus Revenue Business

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Utah-based Peterson Partners has raised $510 million for a single-asset continuation vehicle centered on Draper, Utah-based Kelso Industries, allowing the investment firm to extend its ownership of the rapidly growing mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services company. ✅ New York City-based NorthSands Capital committed more

BREAKING NEWS: Park City, Utah-based AI Startup, Hello Haven, Emerges from Stealth Mode with a $15 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Mayfield

BREAKING NEWS: Park City, Utah-based AI Startup, Hello Haven, Emerges from Stealth Mode with a $15 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Mayfield

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Hello Haven raises $15 million, more than five times the 2025 U.S. median for combined pre-seed/seed venture financings. ✅ Previous companies started and/or led by Hello Haven CEO and Co-Founder, Frank Addante, reportedly produced a combined $1 billion in sales, two initial public offerings,

"NEWS OF NOTE No. 7" Covers Transactions Involving 14 Utah-based Entities and Two Firms from Outside of the State

"NEWS OF NOTE No. 7" Covers Transactions Involving 14 Utah-based Entities and Two Firms from Outside of the State

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✅ Draper, Utah-based HealthEquity repurchased 1.2MM common shares for $108MM during its second fiscal quarter; ✅ The State of Utah purchased the former FranklinCovey corporate campus in West Valley City for $40MM; ✅ Lehi-based LifeVantage saw Q4 2026 revenue drop $12.7MM, a 23.1% decrease; ✅ Midvale-based

Domo, Chapter 3: With its Two Latest SEC Filings, Domo has Apparently Checked the Final Boxes for its $400 Million Asset Sale to Progress Software, Which Domo Now Expects to Happen By 30 September 2026

Domo, Chapter 3: With its Two Latest SEC Filings, Domo has Apparently Checked the Final Boxes for its $400 Million Asset Sale to Progress Software, Which Domo Now Expects to Happen By 30 September 2026

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ American Fork, Utah-based Domo has filed its definitive Schedule 14C Information Statement (Form DEFM14C) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, advancing its proposed $400 million asset sale to Progress Software toward a final closing date. ✅ Domo now expects the transaction to close by the end

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