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Torus is a Utah-based energy solutions company, focused on making renewable energy storage and management more efficient, affordable, and sustainable.

Oops is a venture-backed startup founded in 2022 and based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company provides an online platform that simplifies the process of returning products by offering doorstep services for packing, taping, labeling, and transporting items. By streamlining returns, Oops enables individuals to manage their returns conveniently from home, saving them time, effort, and resources.

Founded in 2017, GuideCX specializes in client onboarding and implementation software. Its platform streamlines tasks, status updates, and notes for users across various sectors such as SaaS, automotive, education, finance, and health.

Artifact develops a qualitative data insights platform designed to understand customer needs. Its solution warehouses qualitative data at critical stages of the customer journey, using machine intelligence to generate analyst-grade reports that reveal meaningful patterns and uncover customer needs. The platform offers historical insights, tracks topic and sentiment changes over time, and compares them against different customer cohorts and milestones to enable better business decisions aligned with customer impact.

Founded in 2020, Teiko.bio is a Salt Lake City-based company that provides an immune profiling platform. This platform supports global clinical trials by offering blood preservation kits, cytometry panels, data reports, and tailored gating services. It enables clinicians to make informed decisions regarding patient response.

Founded in 2017, GuideCX specializes in client onboarding and implementation software. Its platform streamlines tasks, status updates, and notes for users across various sectors such as SaaS, automotive, education, finance, and health.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that aims to radically improve patients’ lives by decoding biology through the integration of biology, chemistry, automation, data science, and engineering to industrialize drug discovery. The company operates a large-scale drug discovery platform built around Recursion OS, an infrastructure layer and a Map of proprietary biological and chemical data, supported by software tools and machine learning to explore biology beyond human bias and identify new therapeutic opportunities. Its platform includes ReChem for selecting and designing compounds, ReScreen and ReScreenRun for planning and automating large-scale experiments, and ReRun, ReAnalyze, and RePredict for digital signatures, data analysis, and predictive modeling of drug relationships. Founded in 2013, the company is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Artifact develops a qualitative data insights platform designed to understand customer needs. Its solution warehouses qualitative data at critical stages of the customer journey, using machine intelligence to generate analyst-grade reports that reveal meaningful patterns and uncover customer needs. The platform offers historical insights, tracks topic and sentiment changes over time, and compares them against different customer cohorts and milestones to enable better business decisions aligned with customer impact.

Spiff Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based sales commission automation software designed to streamline and enhance the management of sales compensation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sandy, Utah, with an additional office in Mountain View, California, Spiff's platform allows organizations to design and modify commission plans, create rules, and manage complex team structures with ease. The software provides sales representatives with personalized dashboards that track their performance against goals, offers detailed commission traces, and generates payroll reports. Utilizing machine learning, Spiff integrates seamlessly with various commission systems, including ERP, payments, and payroll, to minimize errors and ensure accurate data management. The solution is tailored for finance and sales operations, as well as sales and marketing teams, enabling businesses to optimize their commission structures and ultimately drive sales growth.

Braintrace Inc., founded in 2017 and located in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a privately held cybersecurity company that offers a range of intelligent security services. The firm specializes in network monitoring and cybersecurity protection through its comprehensive platform, which includes Managed Detection and Response, managed SIEM, SIEM-as-a-Service, SOC-as-a-Service, managed firewalls, managed endpoints, and incident response services. By providing these managed security solutions, Braintrace enables organizations to ensure secure data access for their employees, enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that aims to radically improve patients’ lives by decoding biology through the integration of biology, chemistry, automation, data science, and engineering to industrialize drug discovery. The company operates a large-scale drug discovery platform built around Recursion OS, an infrastructure layer and a Map of proprietary biological and chemical data, supported by software tools and machine learning to explore biology beyond human bias and identify new therapeutic opportunities. Its platform includes ReChem for selecting and designing compounds, ReScreen and ReScreenRun for planning and automating large-scale experiments, and ReRun, ReAnalyze, and RePredict for digital signatures, data analysis, and predictive modeling of drug relationships. Founded in 2013, the company is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Numetric, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in cloud-based software solutions for traffic safety analytics, catering primarily to the transportation industry. Founded in 2014 and based in Draper, Utah, Numetric provides a comprehensive platform that integrates and visualizes traffic safety data, empowering state and local agencies to make informed, data-driven decisions to enhance roadway safety. Its offerings include the Traffic Safety Suite, which features tools for crash queries, network screening, and safety analysis, and the Design Suite, which assists in asset queries and project design. Additionally, Numetric supports its clients with services such as implementation, training, data preparation, and management. By streamlining data collection and analysis, Numetric enables its users to efficiently assess safety issues and allocate resources more effectively, ultimately aiming to reduce fatalities and improve road safety outcomes.

Marketware, Inc. is a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) technologies and business intelligence applications tailored for hospitals, specialty clinics, and post-acute care settings. Founded in 1986 and based in Midvale, Utah, the company specializes in healthcare outreach management, data visualization, and professional resources. With the increasing competition in healthcare, Marketware addresses the critical need for organizations to identify revenue leakage through its Physician Strategy Suite, which includes four interconnected platforms. These platforms enhance physician relations, analytics, recruitment, and onboarding, enabling healthcare executives to gain essential insights into market share targeting, tracking, and trending. Additionally, Marketware's solutions focus on referral development, market insight, and patient acquisition, leveraging data analytics and strategic planning to support business development in the healthcare sector.

Numetric, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in cloud-based software solutions for traffic safety analytics, catering primarily to the transportation industry. Founded in 2014 and based in Draper, Utah, Numetric provides a comprehensive platform that integrates and visualizes traffic safety data, empowering state and local agencies to make informed, data-driven decisions to enhance roadway safety. Its offerings include the Traffic Safety Suite, which features tools for crash queries, network screening, and safety analysis, and the Design Suite, which assists in asset queries and project design. Additionally, Numetric supports its clients with services such as implementation, training, data preparation, and management. By streamlining data collection and analysis, Numetric enables its users to efficiently assess safety issues and allocate resources more effectively, ultimately aiming to reduce fatalities and improve road safety outcomes.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that aims to radically improve patients’ lives by decoding biology through the integration of biology, chemistry, automation, data science, and engineering to industrialize drug discovery. The company operates a large-scale drug discovery platform built around Recursion OS, an infrastructure layer and a Map of proprietary biological and chemical data, supported by software tools and machine learning to explore biology beyond human bias and identify new therapeutic opportunities. Its platform includes ReChem for selecting and designing compounds, ReScreen and ReScreenRun for planning and automating large-scale experiments, and ReRun, ReAnalyze, and RePredict for digital signatures, data analysis, and predictive modeling of drug relationships. Founded in 2013, the company is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that aims to radically improve patients’ lives by decoding biology through the integration of biology, chemistry, automation, data science, and engineering to industrialize drug discovery. The company operates a large-scale drug discovery platform built around Recursion OS, an infrastructure layer and a Map of proprietary biological and chemical data, supported by software tools and machine learning to explore biology beyond human bias and identify new therapeutic opportunities. Its platform includes ReChem for selecting and designing compounds, ReScreen and ReScreenRun for planning and automating large-scale experiments, and ReRun, ReAnalyze, and RePredict for digital signatures, data analysis, and predictive modeling of drug relationships. Founded in 2013, the company is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Homie Technology Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, operates a peer-to-peer real estate marketplace. It connects buyers, builders, and sellers directly, eliminating traditional intermediaries and reducing commission fees. The platform provides real-time data and insights to help users make informed decisions about offers and market conditions. Additionally, Homie facilitates connections to various professionals, such as lenders and home inspectors, to assist in home purchase and sale transactions. It currently serves customers in Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona; and Utah.

SilverVue, Inc. is a healthcare software company based in Sandy, Utah, founded in 2012. The company specializes in delivering cloud-based healthcare technologies aimed at enhancing patient engagement and care coordination. Its key products include SilverSearch, a directory application that assists patients in making informed decisions regarding transitional care providers, and SilverCare, a comprehensive software platform that features a provider dashboard for patient monitoring and tools for care coordination. SilverVue's solutions are designed for use by hospitals, post-acute care providers, and clinicians, facilitating preventive care measures that improve health outcomes while aiming to reduce overall healthcare costs. The company was acquired by Mingle Analytics, Inc. in October 2018.

Blyncsy, Inc. is a data analytics company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, established in 2014. It specializes in providing big data solutions through its various products, including Blyncs sensors, which are deployed in diverse environments from ski resorts to college campuses. The company's analytics platform leverages machine learning and AI to analyze vast amounts of data in real-time, offering insights into traffic and transportation networks while monitoring elements such as parking availability and public transit demand. Additionally, Blyncsy's Payver product utilizes machine vision to create digital twins of real-world infrastructure, enhancing the assessment and management of roadside conditions. The company also offers Mercury, a contact tracing solution aimed at managing contagion tracking for universities. Overall, Blyncsy focuses on improving the efficiency and safety of urban environments through advanced data collection and analysis techniques.

Instructure, Inc. is an education technology company that specializes in cloud-based learning management software for educational institutions and organizations. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Instructure offers two primary platforms: Canvas and Bridge. Canvas serves K-12 and higher education by facilitating enhanced engagement among teachers and learners, enabling streamlined workflows, and supporting content creation and sharing with flexible access to information. Bridge focuses on employee development and engagement, aiming to improve corporate learning experiences. The company’s applications incorporate data analytics to allow real-time responses, personalized curricula, and effective goal setting, ultimately enhancing the learning, assessment, and performance management processes.

Marketware, Inc. is a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) technologies and business intelligence applications tailored for hospitals, specialty clinics, and post-acute care settings. Founded in 1986 and based in Midvale, Utah, the company specializes in healthcare outreach management, data visualization, and professional resources. With the increasing competition in healthcare, Marketware addresses the critical need for organizations to identify revenue leakage through its Physician Strategy Suite, which includes four interconnected platforms. These platforms enhance physician relations, analytics, recruitment, and onboarding, enabling healthcare executives to gain essential insights into market share targeting, tracking, and trending. Additionally, Marketware's solutions focus on referral development, market insight, and patient acquisition, leveraging data analytics and strategic planning to support business development in the healthcare sector.

Instructure, Inc. is an education technology company that specializes in cloud-based learning management software for educational institutions and organizations. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Instructure offers two primary platforms: Canvas and Bridge. Canvas serves K-12 and higher education by facilitating enhanced engagement among teachers and learners, enabling streamlined workflows, and supporting content creation and sharing with flexible access to information. Bridge focuses on employee development and engagement, aiming to improve corporate learning experiences. The company’s applications incorporate data analytics to allow real-time responses, personalized curricula, and effective goal setting, ultimately enhancing the learning, assessment, and performance management processes.

Instructure, Inc. is an education technology company that specializes in cloud-based learning management software for educational institutions and organizations. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Instructure offers two primary platforms: Canvas and Bridge. Canvas serves K-12 and higher education by facilitating enhanced engagement among teachers and learners, enabling streamlined workflows, and supporting content creation and sharing with flexible access to information. Bridge focuses on employee development and engagement, aiming to improve corporate learning experiences. The company’s applications incorporate data analytics to allow real-time responses, personalized curricula, and effective goal setting, ultimately enhancing the learning, assessment, and performance management processes.

Instructure, Inc. is an education technology company that specializes in cloud-based learning management software for educational institutions and organizations. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Instructure offers two primary platforms: Canvas and Bridge. Canvas serves K-12 and higher education by facilitating enhanced engagement among teachers and learners, enabling streamlined workflows, and supporting content creation and sharing with flexible access to information. Bridge focuses on employee development and engagement, aiming to improve corporate learning experiences. The company’s applications incorporate data analytics to allow real-time responses, personalized curricula, and effective goal setting, ultimately enhancing the learning, assessment, and performance management processes.

Consolidated Energy Systems, LLC is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and specializes in developing energy generation plants that prioritize environmentally responsible practices. The company focuses on utilizing opportunity fuels derived from the refining of crude oil and bio-fuels sourced from non-food related organic materials. Its offerings include solid fuel systems that use petroleum coke and coal, an oxy-fired system designed to generate power while capturing carbon dioxide, and bio-fuel systems for producing clean energy for transportation and electricity. By employing these technologies, Consolidated Energy aims to provide sustainable energy solutions that minimize environmental impact and reduce pollution.

Q Therapeutics is a development stage company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, focused on creating human cell-based therapies for degenerative diseases affecting the brain and spinal cord. The company is primarily engaged in the development of Q-Cells, a novel stem cell therapy designed to treat a range of conditions, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, traumatic spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's disease. Additionally, Q Therapeutics aims to address other neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, leukodystrophies, central nervous system storage diseases, and peripheral neuropathies. The therapies developed by Q Therapeutics work by replacing the insulating myelin on damaged neurons and providing trophic support to restore and preserve normal neurological functions.

Mozy is a leading provider of cloud backup and access solutions, serving over 6 million customers, including more than 100,000 businesses that collectively back up 90 petabytes of data across its global data centers. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Utah, England, Ireland, and China, Mozy is fully owned by EMC Corporation. The company offers three main products: MozyHome for individual consumers, MozyPro for small businesses, and MozyEnterprise for larger organizations. Each product provides tailored pricing and features designed to meet diverse backup needs, such as scheduled backups and data protection. Mozy also launched mobile applications for iOS and Android, enhancing accessibility for users. In the competitive landscape, Mozy faces challenges from other cloud backup services, including Carbonite and CrashPlan for consumers, and Iron Mountain and EVault for enterprise solutions.

Cogito Inc. is a software company that specializes in graph-based relationship analytics solutions. Established in 1994 and headquartered in Draper, Utah, the company develops a range of products, including the Cogito Knowledge Center, which encompasses middleware engines, servers, and development tools. Key components of its offerings include the Graph Engine for modeling and query services, Workbench for prototyping graph data stores, and Graph Server, which hosts various graph stores for clients. Additionally, Cogito provides a Data Integration Broker to facilitate data exchanges between graph and other data stores, along with web-based administration tools and service interfaces. The company's graph technology is utilized across various sectors, including intelligence, security, social network analysis, manufacturing, and bioinformatics. Furthermore, Cogito offers a Graph Query Language for creating query statements and Graph Analytics tools to identify interaction patterns within social networks.