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Best High Tech Companies in Salt Lake City, United States

The 86 best High Tech companies in Salt Lake City, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Jump.

86companies tracked
$734.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
31have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × SALT LAKE CITY

Our analysis of 306 High Tech companies

$95.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

306companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
75unicorns
2017median founding year
182kcombined LinkedIn audience
59%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Salt Lake City

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Jump
Developer of an AI assistant platform for financial advisory firms
$105M6 mo ago—Adam Kirk
Co-Founder & CTO
SanityRadix UITailwind CSS+232 patents
Media content logging and optimized barcode catalog systems for commerce applications
—
2SINTX
Manufacturer of silicon nitride and advanced ceramics for biomedical uses
40Patents top 16%Innovation top 19%Funding top 25%Moat top 35%
All 11 signals ▾
Patentstop 16%
Innovationtop 19%
Fundingtop 25%
Moattop 35%
Newstop 39%
Techtop 50%
Growthbottom 40%
Talentbottom 40%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 35%
Fin. healthbottom 25%
Patents: 173 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 126 filings since 2022 vs 47 in 2017-21
Innovation: 173 patents (top 12% of patent-holders) · 126 filings since 2022 vs 47 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$100M16 mo ago41
41 → 57 (+39%)
B. Sonny Bal
CEO & President
WordPressMySQLPHP+24173 patents
Antimicrobial silicon nitride biomedical materials and devices for infection-resistant implants
1 partnership · 1 expansion
3Palladyne AI
Developer of an AI robotic software platform for various industries
$93M19 mo ago—Ben Wolff
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+32—4 partnerships · 1 award
4Sarcos
Developer of multi-utility robots
$86M69 mo ago152Fraser Smith
Co-Founder
—426 patents
Wearable robotic exoskeletons and advanced manipulation systems for human‑machine augmentation
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5PassiveLogic
Provider of digital-twin technology-based solutions for construction projects
78Innovation top 15%AI top 15%Patents top 17%Funding top 21%
All 11 signals ▾
Innovationtop 15%
AItop 15%
Patentstop 17%
Fundingtop 21%
Growthtop 28%
Moattop 29%
Newstop 45%
Talentbottom 48%
Marketbottom 45%
Techbottom 42%
Globalbottom 39%
Innovation: 235 patents (top 3% of patent-holders) · 199 filings since 2022 vs 36 in 2017-21
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100
$80M9 mo ago85Jeremy Fillingim
Co-Founder & CTO
PHPDebianGoogle Cloud+15235 patents
Intelligent IoT device control, digital twin integration, and adaptive network management
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6Clene Nanomedicine
Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
29Funding top 29%Patents top 36%Tech top 41%Innovation top 47%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 29%
Patentstop 36%
Techtop 41%
Innovationtop 47%
Growthbottom 49%
Moatbottom 44%
Globalbottom 42%
Marketbottom 32%
Newsbottom 32%
Fin. healthbottom 15%
Funding: Raised $59.1M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr)
Patents: 78 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 60 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$59M20 mo ago99—DrupalPHPMediaElement.js+2877 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
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7Control4
Provider of smart home automation and control systems for residences
$56M174 mo ago1,311—Amazon Web ServicesTwitter AdsSimpli.fi+19176 patents
Smart home automation: networked device control, lighting, load monitoring, HDMI CEC, media streaming
1 launch
8Deepsee Analytics
Provider of AI agents designed for financial services process automation
69AI top 8%Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Tech top 36%
All 8 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Fundingtop 33%
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 36%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 29%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $30.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$31M5 mo ago48Ken Saunders
Co-Founder & CFO & COO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+34—1 partnership · 1 award
9Salad
Provider of distributed GPU cloud services for AI and ML
78Tech top 18%AI top 30%Funding top 32%News top 34%
All 10 signals ▾
Techtop 18%
AItop 30%
Fundingtop 32%
Newstop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 39%
Talenttop 43%
Partnerstop 45%
Markettop 46%
Globalbottom 36%
Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100
$27M21 mo ago49Bob Miles
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+39——
10Aqua-Yield
Provider of Nano-based aquaimization technology to increase crop nutrition and fertilizer uptake
$23M45 mo ago37Mike Bullock
President and Founder
—37 patents
Nanoparticle-coated controlled-release granular fertilizers for enhanced plant uptake
1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 expansion
11Blackrock Neurotech
Developer of medical devices for neurological therapies
$22M13 mo ago127
127 → 191 (+50%)
Florian Solzbacher
Co-Founder & CSO
WordPressBugHerdMySQL+14——
12Epitel
Provider of a wearable EEG recording system for epilepsy monitoring and control
53Moat top 25%Innovation top 27%Patents top 28%Funding top 34%
All 10 signals ▾
Moattop 25%
Innovationtop 27%
Patentstop 28%
Fundingtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 47%
Globalbottom 40%
Marketbottom 32%
Newsbottom 18%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 56 patents
Innovation: 56 patents (top 28% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$12M10 mo ago39Mark Lehmkuhle
Founder & CEO
Wix eCommerceWixSentry+1456 patents
EEG-based seizure detection and monitoring systems with adaptive algorithms and multi‑electrode sensors.
1 launch · 1 award
13Moises
Developer of an audio intelligence platform and a musician's creative suite
$10M20 mo ago123Jardson Almeida
Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+25——
14Blyncsy
Provider of analytics solutions for smart city applications
$8M51 mo ago11
11 → 10 (-9%)
——13 patents
AI-driven traffic management, connected vehicle data processing, and device proximity tracking solutions
1 launch · 1 expansion
15Teal Drones
Provider of military drones
$7M35 mo ago20—WordPressMySQLPHP+2021 patents
Modular UAV hardware, communication links, and motion‑based control systems for drones
1 job opening
16Amiigo
Wearable fitness bands to track fitness
$4M147 mo ago—David Scott Cummings
Co-Founder & CEO
—18 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
—
17Otokinetics
Cochlear Implant
$2M156 mo ago—Andy Raguskus
Founder
—36 patents
Implantable acoustic transducers and wireless microactuators for hearing‑aid devices
—
18SEER
Developer of chemical detection system using AI and machine learning
$2M164 mo ago13Fred Gallander
CEO & President & Chairman
—201 patents
Advanced bioanalytical platforms for biomolecule detection and protein corona characterization
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19SignGlasses
Provider of smart glasses for hearing-impaired students
$2M42 mo ago25Korey Hocker
Co-Founder & President
RubyErlangRuby on Rails+133 patents
Real-time audio‑synced sign‑language interpretation with augmented audio overlay technology.
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20Navillum
Quantum dots production via a clean and energy efficient process
$1M141 mo ago—Jacqueline Siy-Ronquillo
Founder & CTO
———
21Vaporsens
Electronic sensor that can sniff out trace amounts
$1M146 mo ago5,771Ling Zang
Founder & Chief Scientist
———
22Bend Labs
A wearable soft sensor platform for measuring human motion.
$858K123 mo ago8——46 patents
Flexible capacitive bend sensors for automotive tire and medical seat monitoring
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23ViSOAR
Provider of the data visualization software solution
$756K105 mo ago3————
24Streamz
Internet first brand offering smart headphones
$450K133 mo ago—Douglas Kihm
Founder & CEO
———
25Xandem
Radio tomographic motion detection and tracking through walls and obstructions
$150K175 mo ago———6 patents
Device-free motion and presence detection using radar/ultrasonic sensing technologies
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26Sandboxr
Exploring character universes: movies, TV, games, comics, mythology, and more
$126K133 mo ago10Young T J
Co-Founder & President
—2 patents
Customizable 3‑D printing processes for personalized product manufacturing
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27Superpowered AI
Superpowered AI provides a developer API for building sophisticated LLM-based applications.
$125K48 mo ago—Nick McCormick
Co-Founder
MUIEmotionReact+183 patents
Secure, high-efficiency streaming media processing and encryption technologies
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28Strange Reptile
Provider of an independent game development studio
$100K63 mo ago20Sean Forsgren
Co-Founder & CEO
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Top 12 High Tech companies in Salt Lake City

#1
Series B · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2023
$104.6Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI assistant platform for financial advisory firms. The platform automates meeting preparation, notetaking, task creation, and follow-ups. It integrates with customer relationship management, conferencing, and calendar systems. The platform offers features such as sentiment analysis, client onboarding, and compliance management. It provides tools for data insights, advisor feedback, and contact management.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series B$80M
  • Jan 2025Series A$20M
  • Jun 2024Seed$4.6M
Founders & team
Adam KirkCo-Founder & CTOTim ChavesCo-Founder & COOParker EnceCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Insight Partners, F-Prime Capital, Allianz, TIAA, Peterson Partners, Battery Ventures
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#2
Series C · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2016 · 85 employees
$80Mraised
▾

PassiveLogic is a provider of digital-twin technology-based solutions for construction projects. It offers an autonomous solution for managing the building life cycle that includes tools for designing, building, operating, maintaining, and managing.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 15%
AI
top 15%
Patents
top 17%
Funding
top 21%
Growth
top 28%
Moat
top 29%
Innovation: 235 patents (top 3% of patent-holders) · 199 filings since 2022 vs 36 in 2017-21
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Patents: 235 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 199 filings since 2022 vs 36 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series C$74M
  • Sep 2022Series B$15M
  • 2022Grant (prize money)$1.2M
  • Apr 2022Series B$15M
Founders & team
Jeremy FillingimCo-Founder & CTOTroy HarveyCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Keyframe, Addition, Dreamit, DOE, Brookfield Asset Management, NVentures
#3
Series A · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2017 · 48 employees
$30.7Mraised
▾

Provider of AI agents designed for financial services process automation. These agents analyze data and automate banking tasks, providing transparency for compliance teams. The agents streamline labor-intensive tasks, improve operational efficiency, and unlock new revenue opportunities. They integrate with existing systems, enriching them with contextual intelligence to address financial market complexities.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 8%
Funding
top 33%
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 36%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $30.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. BatteryNXT) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series A—
  • Mar 2021Series A$22.6M
Founders & team
Ken SaundersCo-Founder & CFO & COOSteve ShillingfordCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
ForgePoint Capital, AllegisCyber Capital, Signal Peak, Broadridge, Secure Octane Investments, Oquirrh Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAosApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#4
Public · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 1996 · 41 employees
$100.3Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of silicon nitride and advanced ceramics for biomedical uses. The company provides silicon nitride powder for use as an additive. It offers silicon nitride for spinal implants and prosthetic replacements. The company also provides composite three-dimensional printing services.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 16%
Innovation
top 19%
Funding
top 25%
Moat
top 35%
News
top 39%
Tech
top 50%
Patents: 173 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 126 filings since 2022 vs 47 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 173 patents (top 12% of patent-holders) · 126 filings since 2022 vs 47 in 2017-21
Funding: Raised $100M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 23 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Feb 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. SINTX) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Post IPO$5M
  • Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$227.1K
  • Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$2M
  • Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$227.1K
Founders & team
B. Sonny BalCEO & President
Investors
Oxford Finance, Evermore Investments, Zions Bank, NIH, HHS
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#5
Series A · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2007 · 39 employees
$12.5Mraised
▾

Provider of a wearable EEG recording system for epilepsy monitoring and control. It offers a scalp wearable medical-grade seizure monitoring system. The rechargeable device can be applied to the scalp by an adhesive and can be worn irrespective of time and location. The device is paired via Bluetooth with a mobile application that detects and records seizures. The obtained data can be then used by a doctor to optimize one's treatment and lifestyle.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 25%
Innovation
top 27%
Patents
top 28%
Funding
top 34%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
bottom 49%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 56 patents
Innovation: 56 patents (top 28% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 56 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$6.3M
  • Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$3.4M
  • Feb 2022Series A$12.5M
  • Dec 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Mark LehmkuhleFounder & CEO
Investors
CHV, Genoa Ventures, OSF HealthCare, Wavemaker 360, MedMountain Ventures, SLC Angels
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceGsap
#6
Acquired · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2008 · 127 employees
$22.4Mraised
▾

Developer of medical devices for neurological therapies

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 41k LinkedIn followers — 22.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$969.7K
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$969.7K
  • Apr 2024Series B$12.4M
  • Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Founders & team
Florian SolzbacherCo-Founder & CSOMarcus GerhardtCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
re.Mind Capital, Europa, HHS, Military Health, 2050 Capital, Subversive Capital
Tech stack
BluehostBugherdCloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGsap
#7
Public · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 1983
$92.7Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI robotic software platform for various industries. It enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act in real-time. It integrates diverse inputs for environmental awareness and precise task execution. The software adapts to variances without reprogramming, fostering autonomy and resilience. It promises efficiency, productivity, and safety enhancements across multiple sectors.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 25k LinkedIn followers — 13.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 4 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Post IPO$6.9M
  • Sep 2020Series C$40M
  • Sep 2018Series B$30M
  • Sep 2016Unattributed$15.7M
Founders & team
Ben WolffCo-Founder & CEODenis GaragicCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Caterpillar, SLB, Microsoft, General Electric, Cottonwood Technology Fund, DIG Investment
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAkamaiAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBackbone.Js
#8
Public · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2012 · 99 employees
$59.1Mraised
▾

Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The company focused on revolutionizing the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Their approach centers on developing novel clean-surfaced nanotechnology therapeutics that target cellular energy impairments common in these diseases to restore and protect neuronal health and function.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%
Patents
top 36%
Tech
top 41%
Innovation
top 47%
Growth
bottom 49%
Moat
bottom 44%
Funding: Raised $59.1M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Oct 2024)
Patents: 78 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 60 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Tech: 51 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Web Services · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Post IPO$7.3M
  • Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$1M
  • May 2021Post IPO$9.2M
  • Aug 2020Series D$42.5M
Investors
Maryland, National MS Society, FightMND, Crocker Ventures, KSV Global, Pulsar Capital Management
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAkamaiAmazon Web ServicesBackbone.JsCloudflare
#9
Series A · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2018 · 49 employees
$27.5Mraised
▾

Provider of distributed GPU cloud services for AI and ML. It offers containerized deployments and orchestration for various workloads. The company provides access to distributed computing resources. Services include transcription APIs and a gateway service. It facilitates image generation, voice AI, computer vision, and language model applications. The company also offers virtual kubelets and developer resources.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 18%
AI
top 30%
Funding
top 32%
News
top 34%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 39%
Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision
Funding: Raised $27.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series A (Aug 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Render Network Foundation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Series A$7.3M
  • Apr 2022Series A$17M
  • Dec 2019Series A$3.2M
Founders & team
Bob MilesFounder & CEO
Investors
Origin Ventures, Royal Street Ventures, Carthona Capital, Left Lane, Kickstart Fund
Tech stack
AceAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnime.JsBunnyBunny Fonts
#10
Series A · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2019 · 123 employees
$10.2Mraised
▾

Developer of an audio intelligence platform and a musician's creative suite. The platform offers stackable artificial intelligence audio solutions for businesses. These technologies include tools for stem separation, chord recognition, and key and beat detection. The company also provides generative capabilities like singing voice modeling and assistive music creation. The musician's creative suite is a set of artificial intelligence-powered tools for music practice, creation, and production.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience · 73 engagements/post (3.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Series A$30M
  • Jun 2022Seed$8.6M
  • Aug 2021Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Jardson AlmeidaCo-FounderGeraldo RamosCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Monashees, Toba Capital, Alumni Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Valutia, Kickstart Fund
Tech stack
Alpine.JsApolloApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#11
Unfunded · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2015 · 152 employees
$85.7Mraised
▾

Developer of multi-utility robots. The offerings include robotic exoskeletons, unmanned ground vehicles for traversing hazardous terrains, and dual-armed robots for force-multiplying applications. It caters to the manufacturing, construction, logistics, aerospace, automotive, mining, and infrastructure inspection sectors.

Founders & team
Fraser SmithCo-FounderKiva AllgoodCEO & President
Investors
Rotor Capital, DIG Investment, Cottonwood Technology Fund, General Electric, Microsoft, Schlumberger
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpZurb FoundationVimeoAnimate.Css
#12
Series A · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2014 · 37 employees
$23Mraised
▾

Provider of Nano-based aquaimization technology to increase crop nutrition and fertilizer uptake. Its technology involves the addition of ultra-purified water, reducing the particle size of liquid fertilizer or nutritional by a physical process, and then wrapping the particle in an aqueous shield that the plants can easily absorb. This results in dramatic volume reduction and hence less material usage.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Regional Sales Manager
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Series A$23M
Founders & team
Mike BullockPresident and FounderWarren BellCo-Founder
Investors
The Larry H. Miller Company, Penny Newman, San Leonardo
Tech stack
YoutubeNginxThetradedeskLozad.JsJquery MigrateJquery

Funding & investor landscape

$734.1Mtotal disclosed funding
30companies funded
111disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
ventureCapital.org5 rounds
HHS3 rounds
Kickstart Seed Fund3 rounds
Signal Peak3 rounds
Alumni Ventures2 rounds
America’s Seed Fund2 rounds
Ideaship2 rounds
Kickstart Fund2 rounds
Maryland2 rounds
National Science Foundation2 rounds

Notable founders

Adam Kirk
Co-Founder & CTO · Jump
Tim Chaves
Co-Founder & COO · Jump
Jeremy Fillingim
Co-Founder & CTO · PassiveLogic
Troy Harvey
Co-Founder & CEO · PassiveLogic
Ken Saunders
Co-Founder & CFO & COO · Deepsee Analytics
Steve Shillingford
Co-Founder & CEO · Deepsee Analytics
B. Sonny Bal
CEO & President · SINTX
Mark Lehmkuhle
Founder & CEO · Epitel
Florian Solzbacher
Co-Founder & CSO · Blackrock Neurotech
Marcus Gerhardt
Co-Founder & CEO · Blackrock Neurotech
Ben Wolff
Co-Founder & CEO · Palladyne AI
Denis Garagic
Co-Founder & CTO · Palladyne AI
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,636,199 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Semiconductors is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 8,739 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 42% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Georgia Institute of Technology489
  • IMEC343
  • Intel325
  • Purdue University West Lafayette218
  • Industrial Technology Research Institute177
leading researchers
Sung Kyu Lim · Krishnendu Chakrabarty · John H. Lau · David Z. Pan · Pradeep Lall · Muhannad S. Bakir · Philip G. Neudeck · Dae Hyun Kim
▲ Breakthroughs3,231 · 37%
▲ 32%→44% share
▲1.4× share momentum3 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (32%→44% of field), led by Photonics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics56→121
  • Photonic integrated circuit49→81
  • Artificial neural network3→29
  • Detector25→48
  • Scalability53→73
Newly emergingLithium niobate 0→8 · Convolutional neural network 0→8 · Adaptability 0→6
Landmark Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits · 1,653 cites
◆ Advancements3,498 · 40%
▼ 43%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations28% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (43%→36% of field), led by Photonics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics45→59
  • Artificial neural network2→14
  • Rapid single flux quantum2→12
  • Detector20→29
  • Image sensor2→11
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→7 · Reconfigurability 0→6 · Photocathode 0→6
Landmark A Review of GaN on SiC High Electron-Mobility Power Transistors and MMICs · 965 cites
▼ Concerns1,032 · 12%
▼ 13%→11% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations30% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (13%→11% of field), led by Photonics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics10→28
  • Hardware security module6→13
  • Thermal10→16
  • Automotive industry2→8
  • Photonic integrated circuit9→14
Newly emergingExploit 0→9 · Software deployment 0→5
Landmark A Survey of Hardware Trojan Taxonomy and Detection · 1,365 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where semiconductors is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Atlanta491 · +0.54
Hot · Three-dimensional integrated circuitAdvancing · InterposerOpportunity · Circuit designConcern · Through-silicon via
SF Bay Area314 · +0.57
Hot · TemplateAdvancing · GermaniumOpportunity · Thermal conductivityConcern · Scaling
Boston284 · +0.65
Hot · Photonic integrated circuitAdvancing · Operational amplifierOpportunity · Common emitterConcern · Photonics
Los Angeles274 · +0.57
Hot · Monolithic microwave integrated circuitAdvancing · PlacementOpportunity · Artificial neural networkConcern · Electromigration
New York195 · +0.58
Hot · Intellectual propertyAdvancing · Test compressionOpportunity · MetrologyConcern · Hardware security module
Austin146 · +0.52
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PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing semiconductors patents in the United States

United States semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 112,775 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Applied Materials, Intel; annual filings 11572→7675.

112,775 filings8,000 assigneespeak 13822/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • IBM19691
  • Applied Materials13119
  • Intel11689
  • Micron Technology10011
  • Texas Instruments4804
  • LAM RES4667
  • Sandisk Technologies3051
  • Qualcomm2897

Common questions

How many High Tech companies are there in Salt Lake City, United States?
Radar tracks 86 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Salt Lake City, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Salt Lake City, United States?
The High Tech companies in Salt Lake City, United States on this list have raised a combined $734.1M in disclosed equity funding across 30 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Salt Lake City, United States?
Jump is the highest-funded High Tech company in Salt Lake City, United States, with $104.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Salt Lake City, United States are funded?
30 of the 86 High Tech companies in Salt Lake City, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Salt Lake City, United States?
None of the High Tech companies in Salt Lake City, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Salt Lake City, United States High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Salt Lake City, United States High Tech companies on this list include ventureCapital.org, HHS, Kickstart Seed Fund, Signal Peak, Alumni Ventures.
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