March 18, 2024
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah recently announced the finalist teams in the 2024 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. The student startup teams advance to the final round of this business-model competition for college students across the state.
Teams compete for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a $30,000 grand prize. The winners will be announced on Saturday, March 23, at the University of Utah public showcase and awards ceremony.
“These are the best student entrepreneurs in the state. They all have great ideas, and we look forward to seeing them at the public final event, where everyone is welcome to join us,” said Anne Bastien, program director at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. “The public can also get involved by voting online for the people’s choice prize. We welcome you to learn more about these remarkable startups and students.”
Utah Entrepreneur Challenge 2024 Finalist Teams
- Alchemy Herbal Tea (Salt Lake Community College)
Where ancient herbal wisdom meets modern innovation to create a transformative tea experience. - Bigman Outdoors Seasonings (Snow College)
Seasoning to help make wild game more appealing to the average person. - Bleeped (Utah State University)
A Google Chrome extension that censors online videos. - Brokie Studios (Neumont College of Computer Science)
Works with new and improving technologies to develop fun and captivating games that leave long-lasting memories. - Conscious! (University of Utah)
A mobile app and Google Chrome extension that gives consumers immediate information on holistic sustainability metrics while providing vetted low-carbon alternatives for products as consumers shop. - GeoTechnical Rock Lab (University of Utah)
A technology company specializing in the analysis of rock materials. - Gourmet Grazing (Salt Lake Community College)
A charcuterie-board catering service, crafting visually stunning and flavorful spreads for all occasions. - Hannah Camille Events (Weber State University)
High-end silk floral rentals that give couples the look of an expensive and beautiful wedding without high costs. - Honey Haven (Utah Valley University)
A beekeeping supply company focusing on making beekeeping a more successful and fulfilling hobby for beekeepers. - ISO Retractor (Ensign College)
A dental retractor with suction slots to efficiently eliminate over 90% of fluid from the oral cavity. - Minnow (Utah Valley University)
A platform for e-commerce companies that aggregates data from different platforms and provides easy-to-understand metrics about your business. - Mystery Escape City (Southern Utah University)
An innovative outdoor escape room game with an online platform where players access clues and puzzles on their phones in real-world locations like parks or college campuses. - NexHub (Southern Utah University)
A digital marketplace for party games accessible via web browsers on any smart device. - Noda (Ensign College)
Produces and sells flavored nitrogenated water, a beverage similar to flavored sparkling water, except it’s infused with nitrogen instead of carbon dioxide. - Powder Baby Dry Shampoo (Brigham Young University)
Healthy and non-aerosol dry shampoo that comes in five colors. - Red Rock Consulting: NIL Advertisement (Utah Tech)
A consulting and advising business that educates and helps Utah Tech student-athletes with name-image-and-likeness deals. - Spot Parking (Brigham Young University, University of Utah)
Automates and streamlines parking enforcement processes, providing reliable, consistent, and fair enforcement of parking policies through machine learning and computer vision. - Smarter Cattle (Utah Tech)
Cattle-management technology that provides real-time insights into animal health, location, and genetics, empowering ranchers to make informed decisions that optimize their operations. - Stelle (Neumont College of Computer Science)
An AI-powered code teacher and assistant that integrates directly into the user’s development environment and helps with reviewing and debugging code. - The Port Studio (Snow College)
A brand selling products that inspire connection, hope, and a new way of living for young cancer patients and their supporters. - Velocity Boards (Utah State University)
An electric longboard that is sold online directly to consumers and solves the problems of speed wobble, agility, and portability.
Learn more about the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge at lassonde.utah.edu/uec.