UpStart Ventures

UpStart Ventures, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, focuses on investing in seed and early-stage healthcare companies. The firm emphasizes breakthrough technologies from major research universities, particularly in Utah and neighboring states. UpStart Ventures believes in creating significant value through the formation and initial management of cutting-edge life science companies, rather than traditional venture capital investing in pre-existing companies. Their investment strategy combines idea generation, science discovery, seed-stage investing, venture judgment, and company management, with a strong focus on healthcare, medical devices, drug delivery systems, diagnostics, and biopharma products.