{"id":7977,"name":"Utah Innovation Fund","slug":"utah-innovation-fund","website":"https://utahinnovationfund.com","hqGeo":null,"stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":[],"excludedSectors":[],"checkSizeMin":null,"checkSizeMax":null,"thesisSummary":null,"thesisNarrative":null,"logoUrl":null,"aumUsd":null,"submissionUrl":null,"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"portfolio":[{"companyName":"Eden Technologies, Inc.","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage; qualified investment in 2023","sector":"Climate / water tech, deep tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Develops technology to eliminate water scarcity by improving water purification and desalination.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Inherent Biosciences, LLC","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage; Series A","sector":"Healthcare / life sciences / diagnostics","investmentYear":null,"description":"Develops SpermQT, an epigenetic sperm-quality diagnostic for male infertility.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"3Helix","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage; preclinical biotech","sector":"Biotech / therapeutics","investmentYear":null,"description":"Creates bioACTIVE collagen hybridizing peptides to bind damaged collagen and support tissue repair.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Rebel Medicine, Inc.","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage; seed / preclinical","sector":"Healthcare / drug delivery","investmentYear":null,"description":"Develops Alevatrix, a long-acting non-opioid injectable local anesthetic for post-operative pain.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Authentiface, Inc.","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage seed","sector":"Cybersecurity / AI / enterprise software","investmentYear":null,"description":"Builds AI vision tools for biometric authentication and anti-deepfake identity verification.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Sprint Labs, Inc. dba Buster","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage seed","sector":"Data / AI / dev tools","investmentYear":null,"description":"Builds Buster, an AI interface that converts natural-language questions into SQL queries.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Biologic Input Output Systems, Inc. (BIOS)","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage seed","sector":"Neurotech / medtech / deep tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Develops a Universal Neural Interface connecting the peripheral nervous system to robotic limbs and digital devices.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Purgo Scientific, LLC","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage seed","sector":"Medtech / drug delivery","investmentYear":null,"description":"Creates the Purgo Pouch, a refillable local drug-delivery device for sustained therapy in surgical sites.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Stratus AI, Inc.","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage seed","sector":"Healthcare IT / AI / practice management","investmentYear":null,"description":"Provides an AI platform for dental practices that automates insurance coordination and front-desk tasks.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Paterna Biosciences Holdco, Inc.","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage; Seed VC","sector":"Biotech / fertility","investmentYear":null,"description":"Develops in vitro spermatogenesis technology to generate healthy sperm from stem cells.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Evolution Bio, Inc.","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage seed","sector":"Biotech / drug discovery","investmentYear":null,"description":"Uses a novel drug discovery platform to optimize biological therapeutic candidates.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"},{"companyName":"Prism AI Therapeutics, Inc.","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Early-stage seed","sector":"Bioinformatics / AI / biotech tools","investmentYear":null,"description":"Provides an AI-first multi-omics data and biospecimen platform for biomarker and drug development.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Utah Innovation Fund (UIF)"}],"partnerCount":3,"partners":[{"id":23593,"name":"Jerry Henley","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":"partner","focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-henley","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":23592,"name":"Jefferson Moss","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":"partner","focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefferson-moss-","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":23591,"name":"Gabi Tellez","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":"partner","focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabi-tellez-288446170","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]}],"funds":[],"activity":{"lastInvestmentYear":null,"investmentsLast12Months":0},"investorType":"vc","preferredApproach":null,"prefersFounderType":null,"oneClickPitchEnabled":false,"relatedFirms":[],"featuredIn":[],"fundraisingResources":[{"slug":"how-many-investors-should-you-pitch","title":"How Many Investors Should You Pitch? The Math Most Founders Get Wrong"},{"slug":"what-vcs-actually-look-for-pitch-deck","title":"What VCs Actually Look for in a Pitch Deck"},{"slug":"find-right-pre-seed-investors-b2b-saas","title":"How to Find the Right Pre-Seed Investors for Your B2B SaaS Startup"}],"overviewNarrative":null,"portfolioNarrative":null,"seoTitle":null,"seoDescription":null,"lastVerifiedAt":null}