Salt Lake City-based TaskEasy [https://www.taskeasy.com] announced a $12 million Series B round of funding today led by Delta Electronics Capital. The financing, which had participation from new investors like Moderne Ventures, MTD Products Inc and existing investors, will be used for company growth and product development. “It’

Utah companies raised more than $238 million in venture capital Q1, down from $247 million in Q1 of 2015. That amount was distributed across 14 deals this year, compared to the 12 deals for last year’s Q1. Utah’s largest deals in Q1 included Domo for $130 million and

Logitech, a consumer product manufacturer, announced today the acquisition of JayBird, a Salt Lake City-based wireless headphone maker, for approximately $50 million in cash. The deal also offers an additional earning of up to $45 million over the next two years if growth goals are met. “It has been an

Experticity [https://www.experticity.com] and ReadyPulse announced their merger today that created the first online and offline influencer marketing platform. The new company provides consumer brands the first scalable and turnkey solution to build meaningful relationships with people who are trusted resources on what to buy. “Consumers are actively

By Jordan Phelps DemoChimp, a B2B demo automation software founded in 2013, announced today that it has rebranded as Consensus [http://www.consens.us]. As part of this rebranding, Consensus has closed a $4.2 million Series A round led by Peak Ventures with participation from CEB and super angel

Ancestry.com announced a deal with Silver Lake and GIC, a current investor in Ancestry, to acquire significant equity stakes in the company from existing equity holders at a $2.6 billion valuation. Provo-based Ancestry is the leading provider of online family history data and personal DNA testing and has

By Jordan Phelps GoReact, an Orem-based edtech startup, announced a growth investment round for $4 million from Five Elms Capital. The startup provides a video-based skills-training platform that is used in classrooms and will use the capital to expand their growth and functionality to better serve its users. “GoReact is

There is a war currently being waged on the $400 billion e-commerce market, according to The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/13/technology/amazon-google-and-more-are-drawn-to-home-services-market.html?_r=1] . 99Artisans [https://99artisans.com] is a Provo-based startup that helps professionals in the area connect with people who searching