Salt Lake Valley Investors
Investor firms headquartered in Salt Lake Valley — venture capital, angel, corporate, and family-office capital backing Utah software companies. Also see the Salt Lake Valley companies hub.
All Salt Lake Valley investor firms
Utah-only, community-first pre-seed venture fund — 'the first to find and fund Utah's next breakout startups.' Backs technical founders across consumer tech (marketplaces, software, hardware/software), fintech, and SaaS, and runs an accelerator. LPs and mentors are founders of notable Utah companies.
Salt Lake City-based late-stage / growth venture firm (founded 2006 within Wasatch Advisors, independent since 2012) investing in venture-backed growth companies with public potential across enterprise software, healthcare tech, cybersecurity, and marketplaces. ~$1.4B AUM, 100+ direct investments, 28 IPOs, 36 M&A exits. Founded by Karey Barker.
Utah- and Colorado-based early-stage (pre-seed and seed) venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Gavin Christensen. Formerly known as Kickstart Seed Fund; backs bold tech founders across the Mountain West with 150+ active portfolio companies.
September 2, 2025: Run Ventures, founded by veteran investors Brandon Tidwell and Ben Dahl, announced a $290 million early-stage venture capital fund focused on leading Series A investments for technology companies in high-growth ecosystems across the United States. The firm backs ambitious entrepreneurs building companies in artificial intelligence and other transformative sectors.
Founded in 2006 by Ron Heinz. Rebranded as Run Ventures in September 2025 after Brandon Tidwell and Ben Dahl took over leadership; spv.com now redirects to run.vc and the LP portal still runs on a "signalpeakvc" tenant.
Salt Lake City-based private investment firm founded in 2013 and backed by the Eccles family and other significant family offices. Manages capital across private equity and debt, foundation/endowment management, ultra-high-net-worth wealth advice, and quantitative liquid strategies, with offices in Salt Lake City and New York. Co-founded by Managing Partner Spencer P. Eccles.
Growth-stage technology fund (targeting ~$1B) launched in 2025 by Ryan Smith (Qualtrics co-founder; owner of the Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth) and Ryan Sweeney (former Accel partner). Invests in high-growth companies at the convergence of technology, sports, entertainment, and culture. Co-led Filevine's $400M round in September 2025.
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The Utah List tracks 15 investor firms headquartered in Salt Lake Valley.
Firms based in Salt Lake Valley have 56 tracked Utah Software Portfolio investments across the ecosystem.
47 current partners are listed across Salt Lake Valley-based firms on The Utah List.