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Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures)
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Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures)

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.

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Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures) is a venture capital based in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Valley active in Utah software. Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures) has 2 tracked Utah Software Portfolio companies, including BookClub, Monarx. Partners include Brandon Tidwell and Ben Dahl. Disclosed capital deployed into Utah: $35.7M.

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Utah Software Portfolio

BookClub
BookClubLeadLed BookClub's Seed and Series A rounds as Signal Peak Ventures, prior to the Run Ventures rebrand.
Author-led virtual book club platform connecting readers directly with authors
Monarx
MonarxLeadLed Series A (2023); also in Series A-II (2026) as Run Ventures.
AI-powered website and server security that detects, removes, and prevents malware for web hosting providers.

Team

Brandon Tidwell
Co-Founder, Managing Director · Partner · Former
Ben Dahl
General Partner · Partner · Former

Rounds participated

Monarx
Series A · $5.0M · Jan 23, 2026
DeepSee.ai
Series A · $22.6M · Mar 15, 2021
Monarx
Series A · $6.1M · Mar 13, 2023
401GO
Seed · $2.0M · Aug 18, 2021

Frequently asked

Where is Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures) based?

Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures) is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Valley, Utah.

What Utah companies has Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures) invested in?

The Utah List tracks 2 Utah Software Portfolio companies for Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures), including BookClub, Monarx. See the full list on this page.

Who are Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures)'s partners?

Listed partners: Brandon Tidwell (Co-Founder, Managing Director), Ben Dahl (General Partner).

What type of investor is Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures)?

Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures) is categorized as venture capital and is Utah-based. See more venture capital firms active in Utah on the Venture Capital Firms hub.

How many rounds has Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures) participated in?

Signal Peak Ventures (now Run Ventures) appears in 4 tracked Utah funding rounds on The Utah List.

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Firm details
Kind
Venture Capital
HQ
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Valley
Utah-based
Yes
Utah Software Portfolio
2
Utah capital
$35.7M