10 Series A Investors in UT

Sometimes you should prioritize investors in your own state before searching outside state lines. Investors like backing local talent, and your odds of securing funding are higher from local investors than they are from investors outside of your state. Here are 10 investors based in Utah that invest at Series A.

1) Aidan Daoussis

  • Fund: University Growth Fund
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Fintech, Web3, AI, Marketing, E-Commerce, Internet of Things, Sales Tech, Other Tech

2) Jessie Tang

  • Fund: Gratitude Railroad
  • Title: Principal & Head of Strategic Initiatives
  • Location: Park City, UT
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Chemicals, Food Services, Social Impact

3) Josh Christensen

  • Fund: Mercato Partners
  • Title: Principal, Traverse Growth Funds
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Fashion, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Electronics, Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Consumer, Other Tech, Robotics, Sales Tech

4) Landon Ainge

  • Fund: Assure Syndicates
  • Title: Managing Director
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Insurtech, Marketplaces, Consumer, Parenting, Sales Tech, Social Impact

5) Michael Norton

  • Fund: Spacestation Investments
  • Title: Managing Director
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, AR/VR, Web3, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Sales Tech

6) Peter Harris

  • Fund: University Growth Fund
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Food Services, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Transportation, Travel, Other

7) Rakesh Nankani

  • Fund: University Growth Fund
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cosmetics, Clean Tech, Communications, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, EdTech, Future of Work, Digital Health and Wellness, Electronics, Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Sales Tech, Transportation, Travel, Other Tech, Enterprise, Consumer, Media, Marketplaces

8) SΓ©bastien Gros

  • Fund: Alma Ventures
  • Title: Founder & Managing Partner
  • Location: London, UT
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness, Entertainment, eSports

9) Steve Hale

  • Fund: Album VC
  • Title: Director of Operations
  • Location: Lehi, UT
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Cloud, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

10) Sydnie Keddington

  • Fund: Kickstart
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Marketplaces, Media, Sales Tech

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies at your stage. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC