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Startup and tech innovation pilots seek continued funding to accelerate SBIR conversions and ecosystem events

Utah Legislature — Economic and Community Development Appropriation Subcommittee · February 2, 2026

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Summary

Presenters for Utah Tech Week and the Utah Technology Innovation Funding Program asked the subcommittee to support grassroots startup activation and a nonrecourse loan program: Utah Tech Week highlighted a $250,000 operating budget for a 20,000‑attendee event, and the Nucleus Grow nonrecourse loan program requested $500,001 one‑time to support SBIR/STTR phase‑2 scaling.

The subcommittee heard two related requests aimed at strengthening Utah’s early‑stage technology ecosystem.

Trent Mano (Convoy Ventures) described Utah Tech Week as an accessible, grassroots set of events that drew about 20,000 attendees last year and a mix of venture capitalists, founders and nonprofits. Presenters…

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