Syndicated Venture Capital Fund
A pooled investment that uses the money from third-party investors, such as investment banks or wealthy investors, to invest in business projects.

John B. Goddard School
of Business & Economics
A pooled investment that uses the money from third-party investors, such as investment banks or wealthy investors, to invest in business projects.

USTAR
The Utah Science Technology and Research initiative (USTAR) is a long-term, state-funded investment to ensure that Utah remains a leader in the Knowledge Economy.

Utah Entrepreneur Challenge
A pooled investment that uses the money from third-party investors, such as investment banks or wealthy investors, to invest in business projects.

What is the USTAR?

The Utah Science Technology and Research initiative (USTAR) is a long-term, state-funded investment to ensure that Utah remains a leader in the Knowledge Economy.

USTAR is focused on enhancing the success of current and future entrepreneurial companies throughout Utah. We can assist in a variety of ways including directing entrepreneurs to sources of education, networks of seed capital, groups of mentors, and university research.

The Weber Entrepreneurs Association, WSU and the Goddard Business School serve as a resource organization for USTAR in Weber County. Curt Roberts, USTAR's Northern Utah TOIP Director and vice provost for Innovation & Economic Development at WSU, is heading the center's goal to meet the USTAR mission of helping local companies, entrepreneurs and researchers. Curt came to WSU after serving as the vice president and general manager of Vision, Timing and Tech Ventures at Nike.

Utah already excels in research and development, bringing in more than $400 million each year in research grants. USTAR is intended to accelerate this research and development funding so that new products and services can be licensed and commercialized sooner. Conservative projections developed by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research suggest that over 30 years, this investment will create 123,400 new jobs in Utah and generate $5 billion in new tax revenues for the state.

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