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Bark's Kid Phone Watch based on the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. Photo: Bark Kaysville, Utah — September 10, 2026 When school administrators around the country connect school-issued laptops and tablets to Bark's monitoring software, the company's AI doesn't just catch cyberbullying and inappropriate content.

Aerial view of Milford Mining's processing facility in Beaver County, UtaPhoto: Milford Mining Company Milford, Utah — September 9, 2026 Milford Mining Company Utah (MMCU) has received a conditional commitment for $25 million in financing from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Business & Industry Loan Guarantee Program, capital the company says will fund equipment upgrades, remove operational bottlenecks and double its copper throughput and valuation by the end of 2027.

MoShipCo's executives: Jon Roane, Ryan Page, Luke Adams, and Matt Page. Page and his partners built the company's no-minimum, no-contract model after their own experience as a frustrated client of a large fulfillment network. Photo: Ryan Page, MoShipCo Kaysville, UT — September 8 2026 The order came in on a Sunday night, and by the following week, a Kaysville warehouse crew that normally handled a few hundred packages a week for the client was moving somewhere between 6,000 and 9,000 orders a day.

LEHI, Utah — September. 4, 2026 MessagePay, a Lehi-based digital payments and communications platform for credit unions and community banks, has reached 400 financial-institution customers as the company expands its platform with two-way borrower communication and a new AI-powered predictive analytics product. The company said it has signed 86 new credit unions and community banks through August and is on pace to process more than $1.2 billion in payments in 2026.

From left to right, brothers Jarrett and Daniel Webster stand alongside a prototype pallet made from Terraphene’s proprietary hemp-based construction material at the company’s facility. Photo: Terraphene Provo, Utah — September 3, 2026 The Nucleus Fund, the early-stage venture arm of the Nucleus Institute, announced today an investment in Terraphene, a Lehi-based material technology company developing hemp-based alternatives to plastic, wood, metal, and concrete. On paper, it's a funding round.

Christian Daniels, Commissioner of the W2 Super League Kaysville, Utah — August 31, 2026 A new Kaysville-based startup is betting that Utah companies want something sharper than the usual company softball night. The W2 Super League kicks off its founding season October 24 with four sports, eight events, and a season-ending awards gala.

Searchable's Utah Team: Tony Posselli (Head of Sales) and Preston Boling (Founding GTM), Gateway Kiln, downtown Salt Lake City. Photo: Searchable Salt Lake City, Utah — August 28, 2026 Fourteen months ago, Preston Boling joined Scrunch AI as one of the company's earliest employees, entering a technology category that barely had a name. Two months ago, Sitecore acquired Scrunch in a deal reported at $225 million.

Adam Shaw, speaking to the audience at the Founders & Funders' eCommerce Brunch, HVN, Salt Lake City, August 19, 2026. Photo: Mark Tullis, TechBuzz Salt Lake City, Utah — August 28, 2026 Adam Shaw was 11 years old the first time he restructured someone else's business model.

Curant.ai team: Jodi Porter, Konnor Young, Chris Segesman, Ben Parker, Tyler Rogel, John Haller St. George, Utah — August 27, 2026 Insurance claims processing isn't facing a technology problem; it’s facing a complexity problem. That was the primary message from John Haller, Founder and CEO of Curant.ai, during a recent sit-down interview at the TechBuzz offices in South Jordan.

Fast cars. Wide open Salt Flats. Monster trucks. Lending executives. LoanPro’s Salt Flats Summit is not your typical fintech conference. Salt Lake City, Utah — August 27, 2026 LoanPro is bringing its unconventional Salt Flats Summit back to Utah September 16-18, expanding the invite-only gathering to as many as 500 lending and credit executives after the event sold out with 200 attendees in 2025.