NBC Sports
Nitrocross to debut new Sierra Echo R-Spec car in Las Vegas season finale
Feb 28, 2024
Nitrocross moves into a new era with the announcement of their launch of the Sierra Echo R-Spec support series, a new electric vehicle (EV) race class. It will be powered by Hypercraft, a pioneer of agnostic, OEM-grade EV powertrain solutions…
ABC 4 News
Saving, spending, and how-to invest in the new year
Jan 23, 2024
Financial advisor Rachelle Morris is back to teach us how to be smart with our spending and saving! She tells us it’s important to get in the monthly cash flow mindset of “I am going to make a monthly ‘expense’ on my budget that is actually transferring money into 1st a rainy day savings account…
Fast Company
The 6 big new things in e-commerce and retail for 2023
Nov 28, 2023
Commerce has long been among the first areas of business to embrace new technologies as they come along. So it’s no surprise that AI is already changing how products get designed, priced, and sold—both online and at physical retail locations. Our honorees are also…
Axios
Retail tech startup offers an AI solution for pricing products
Nov 7, 2023
Retail tech startup Particl launched AI Copilot, a new product that helps customers identify both new and mispriced products, CEO Josh Wilson tells Axios. Why it matters: Retailers need sophisticated software to help them manage supply chains successfully…
Wall Street Journal
VC Daily: PE Firms Pony Up More Cash to Shore Up Portfolio Companies
Oct 20, 2023
RevRoad Capital closed its first fund with $61 million in commitments to make seed–stage investments across the U.S., focusing on sectors including electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, software-as-a–service and manufacturing.
Venture Capital Journal
Utah's RevRoad Capital Collects $61M for Debut Fund
Oct 18, 2023
RevRoad Capital, a seed investor in start–ups located in Utah and other US Mountain states, has closed its initial fund at $61 million. The firm began fundraising in August 2020, according to a regulatory filing. It has not submitted an updated filing with the SEC showing how…
Yahoo Finance
RevRoad Capital Makes History with $61M Debut Early Stage Venture Fund in Utah
Oct 18, 2023
RevRoad Capital (RRC), a seed-stage venture fund designed to scale founders faster, announced today a $61 million final close of its first fund, marking the largest debut early stage venture fund raise in Utah state history and fourth largest debut in the mountain region, according…
Sourcing Journal
How Chubbies Used AI to — Literally — Lengthen its Product Line
Oct 25, 2023
New product development can be a bit of a trying process — trends change rapidly, consumers’ behavior differs from what they say they want and supply chain hold-ups can lead to launch delays. And when…
Business Insider
6 Retail Leaders Innovating the Customer Experience with AI
Oct 23, 2023
It’s said that the best way to survive a revolution is to lead it, and arguably there’s no greater revolution taking place in business today than the changes wrought by artificial intelligence. Insider has identified six leaders who are applying cutting-edge AI tools to revolutionize the customer…
TechCrunch
RevRoad Capital raises $61 million for early-stage startups in Utah and beyond
Oct 18, 2023
RevRoad was started in 2017 as a venture services firm for startups in Utah. The organization offered a two-year program with access to 12 resources ranging from legal services to sales help to mentorship in exchange for equity. But unlike many entities, it didn’t have capital to…
GQ Sports
Legendary Rally Driver Ken Block’s Family Races On
Aug 7, 2023
Last month at the summit of Pikes Peak, outside Colorado Springs—about 14,115 feet above sea level—Lucy Block shared a celebratory hug with her 16-year-old daughter, Lia. The duo had just added yet another exclamation point to their challenging, inspiring year in motorsports…
The Wall Street Journal
As Online Gambling Grows, So Does the Financial Crime Risk
Aug 29, 2022
Online gambling is booming across the U.S. and compliance experts caution that it creates opportunities for criminals to launder money or take part in other financial crimes. The U.S. has seen states pile into legal online gambling with fervor, eager for potential tax revenue. Since 2018…
Deseret News
Utah’s Hypercraft is electrifying some of the coolest vehicles on, and off, the road
Apr 8, 2023
Hitting the mark of “outrageously awesome” has been one of the guiding principles for veteran hotrod builder/car customizer and TV host Dave Kindig. And anyone who gets the chance to check out his bright red eCF-1 roadster, a ground-up custom job that pays design homage to the…
Forbes
6 Ways Leaders Are Using AI To Drive Innovation In The Workplace
Sep 21, 2023
AI is being adopted everywhere at breakneck pace, and the fearsome reality for business leaders is that if processes and policies are not established to ensure governance and ethical usage, this emerging technology could do more harm than good in the corporate world. Tech…
The Utah Statesman
She’s Daring Mighty Things engages, educates and empowers women at USU
Sep 12, 2023
“For hundred of years, we left half the planet out of making decisions, working and doing the kind of problem solving that needed to be done,” said Kristyn Allred, director of She’s Daring Mighty Things.
By joining forces and combining the strength of the whole planet…
Utah Business
Roundtable: Venture capital in 2023
March 22, 2023
This month, Utah Business partnered with Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar to host a roundtable event featuring Utah’s venture capital leaders. Moderated by Davis Warnock of Mercato Partners, they discussed deal count decline, advice for founders, exciting industry verticals and more…
Techbuzz
RevRoad Raises $15 Million From Private Investors
Jun 29, 2023
Co-founded in 2017 by Derrin Hill, Amy Caldwell, Bruce Hassler, A.J. Rounds, Jason Caldwell, and Bart Skalla, RevRoad is a venture services firm based in Provo, Utah. The company says it has serviced 73 portfolio companies to date, including Hallo, Persnickety, PrePear, SkillStruck…
Utah Business
Why RevRoad Capital invested in Particl
May 22, 2023
If you are reading this article, chances are you’re familiar with the tech sector slump we are currently experiencing—layoffs, a decrease in both public and private company valuations, a lower level of venture capital raised in 2022, etc. Just google “Are we in a tech recession?” and you can…
Utah Business
Hypercraft is accelerating the adoption of electric vehicle propulsion
Apr 24, 2023
When HAVELAI was developing its model2050 pontoon boat, the New York-based manufacturer turned to Hypercraft for the electric vehicle powertrain system. Hypercraft’s high-quality, marine-grade propulsion system was not only a perfect fit for HAVELAI’s needs, but it also…
Inside EVS
Hypercraft Advanced Electric Propulsion, A New Way To EV
Apr 6, 2023
This past year, I became aware of a new company in my area named Hypercraft. I first noticed their small shop some months ago. More recently, I was chatting with an acquaintance who had just begun working for them. I learned that they’re an EV company. I became curious and…
Women Who Succeed
We HEAR Her: Embrace Hello with Rachelle Morris
Mar 29, 2023
Rachelle shares her journey personally and professionally, as she has navigated the grief of losing her sister, Madie. Rachelle carries Madie with her every day in memories, love, loss, and hope. Hear from Rachelle how she “embraces hello” in honor of her sister each and every day.
Fountain
Bonus: Maximize your product development strategy (with Particl.com's...
Mar 22, 2023
Welcome to DTC Podcast, today we’re doing some deep learning about the future of AI with Josh Wilson, CEO and Co-founder of Particl, the platform that uses AI to help brand owners learn what they don’t know about their competitor’s top-selling products, pricing strategies and…
KSL
The seismic impact of Silicon Valley Bank's failure is rocking Silicon Slopes...
Mar 10, 2023
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized assets of California-based Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, reacting to a customer run on the bank that left its balance books teetering. It is the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history behind the collapse of Washington Mutual amid the fallout from…
Yahoo Finance
Hypercraft Inc. Secures $6.5M in Seed Funding from Growth-Minded Investors...
Feb 21, 2023
Hypercraft Inc., among the industry’s first and leading providers of complete electric drive systems for vehicle manufacturers, announced today the successful raise of $6.5 million in seed funding at a post-money valuation of $51.5 million. The round was led by RevRoad Capital, with…
Techbuzz
Luz Closes $8.5 Million Series A; Rebrands as Particl
Nov 17, 2022
Today, Luz, a South Jordan-based startup offering a ML (machine learning)-powered retail database built for market research, competitor tracking, and product development, announced it is rebranding with a new name: Particl. Accompanying the name change, Particl closed an…