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Providing perspective and contextual insights on the monetary aspects of the Healthcare market within the state of Utah, from medical providers to insurance and from nutraceuticals to medical devices.

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

Utah’s Weave Agrees to $650 Million Sale to Francisco Partners, Five Months After Activist Investors Won Two Seats on Weave's Board of Directors

Utah’s Weave Agrees to $650 Million Sale to Francisco Partners, Five Months After Activist Investors Won Two Seats on Weave's Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Lehi-based Weave Communications has agreed to be acquired by Francisco Partners for approximately $650 million, or $7.40 per share in cash, a 34% premium to WEAV’s 17 August closing price. ✅ The $7.40 exit price is still 69.17% below Weave's opening price

NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

NEWS OF NOTE No. 5 — Carlyle Acquires a Utah Defense-Tech Firm, College Football, a National Bank Moves its Headquarters to Utah, Plus Executive Moves Across Higher Education, Manufacturing, Venture Capital and More

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Carlyle Group has acquired Centerville, Utah-based defense-technology firm Secturion Systems, making the Utah company the first investment by Carlyle's new dedicated middle-market Aerospace, Defense / Government and Industrials platform; ✅ Brigham Young University Athletics and Lehi-based Entrata have signed a multi-year agreement making

Five Months After a $490 Million Refinancing, Utah’s Varex Imaging Agrees to be Acquired by Teledyne in a $1.1 Billion Deal

Five Months After a $490 Million Refinancing, Utah’s Varex Imaging Agrees to be Acquired by Teledyne in a $1.1 Billion Deal

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Salt Lake City-based Varex Imaging has agreed to be acquired by Teledyne Technologies for $18.90 per share in a cash transaction carrying an aggregate value of approximately $1.1 billion, including Varex equity awards and net debt. ✅ Based upon the 42.1 million Varex common shares

Utah’s Ultradent Agrees to Be Acquired for $900 Million by Mitsui Chemicals, with a Global Dental Products HQ to be Established in South Jordan, Utah

Utah’s Ultradent Agrees to Be Acquired for $900 Million by Mitsui Chemicals, with a Global Dental Products HQ to be Established in South Jordan, Utah

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ✅ Ultradent Products, Inc. (the 50-year-old South Jordan, Utah-based dental-products company), has agreed to be acquired by Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. in a transaction valued at $900 million. ✅ Mitsui Chemicals also registered MC Dental Holdings America, Inc. this week in Utah, the name of the new

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

NEWS BRIEF: Utah "Wins" Best State in America for 4th Year in a Row, a New Record from U.S. News & World Report

It is one thing to "win" anything, to come in first place, to be named the best. But achieving the same feat four times ... let alone 4x in a row?!?!?! Nah, that rarely, rarely happens, in any field, in any endeavor. But, as just announced by none other