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UpStart Ventures

Salt Lake City venture firm funding seed and early-stage healthcare companies built on university research

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About UpStart Ventures

UpStart Ventures is a venture firm in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its first fund, UpStart Life Sciences Capital, puts money into seed and early-stage healthcare companies that are based on research from major universities in Utah and neighbouring states.

The firm argues that more value comes from forming and managing new life science companies from the start than from investing in businesses that already exist. It describes its model as entrepreneur-led.

What UpStart Ventures does

  • Medical device funding: early capital for companies developing new devices.
  • Drug delivery systems: support for companies working on how drugs are administered.
  • Diagnostics: investment in companies building tests and screening tools.
  • Biopharma platforms: longer-range investments in drug products and platforms.
  • Company formation: locating the science, partnering with academics and incubating the business.

Clients

University researchers and entrepreneurs seeking capital, who can send a business plan to the team. Portfolio news on the site mentions XableCath, Q Therapeutics and Sera Prognostics.

Key facts

  • Based in: Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Fund: UpStart Life Sciences Capital
  • Stage: seed and early-stage

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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