EPIC Ventures
Salt Lake City, UT · Invests in US · Website
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EPIC Ventures backs early-stage technology companies building in the information economy, with a focus on enterprise SaaS, healthcare technology, cybersecurity, and future of work. The firm believes the best way to build lasting companies is through genuine partnership with founders — providing capital, strategic guidance, operational expertise, and deep network access. Founded in 1994, EPIC helped build the Utah tech ecosystem and continues to be the foundational VC of the Mountain West.
Likely not a fit for
No consumer hardware, no deep-cap-intensive manufacturing. EPIC avoids companies requiring decade-long R&D cycles without software leverage.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~1 month
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $170M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
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EPIC Ventures in the news
AlleyWatch
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 4/20/26
4 months ago
Boise Dev
Boise customer insights startup lands $5.2M in funding, customers include Intel, Verizon
4 months ago
Pulse 2.0
GetWhys: $5.2 Million Raised To Advance AI-Powered GTM Platform
4 months ago
Crunchbase News
Exclusive: GetWhys Raises $5.2M To Help Companies Like Intel And Verizon Better Understand Their Customers
4 months ago
AlleyWatch
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 2/16/26
6 months ago
Utah Business
Deal Dispatch: Utah venture capital directory
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AgFunderNews
The Better Meat Co raises $31m Series A to scale mycoprotein tech
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Global Venturing
2024 marks flurry of university spinout fund launches
Dec 2024
The Daily Utah Chronicle
The U Launches New Venture Fund to Foster Innovation
Oct 2024
globalventuring.com
University of Utah establishes venture fund
Sep 2024
TechBuzz News
EPIC Ventures and University of Utah Launch New Fund —University of Utah Ventures
Sep 2024
The University of Utah
U, EPIC Ventures partner to drive regional innovation forward
Sep 2024
GlobeNewswire
Videra Health Secures 5.6M in Funding to Advance Mental Health AI Solutions Led by Peterson Ventures
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Business Insider
The 23 most important VCs in the Rocky Mountain region, according to other VCs
Aug 2023
Startland News
$16M round for health tech startup growing AI agents to perform administrative tasks
Jun 2023
Sportico.com
BYU Great Jimmer Fredette to Launch $50M Fund in Unicorn Hunt
Apr 2023
Fortune
Y Combinator group partner Surbhi Sarna says work-life balance is a misnomer
Mar 2023
TechBuzz News
EPIC Ventures promotes Jack Boren to Managing Partner and Riley Jarman to Associate
Jan 2023
The Business Journals
Tech entrepreneur with VC experience name Tramway Ventures partner
Apr 2022
Boise Dev
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Feb 2021
AgFunderNews
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Dec 2020
EdSurge
New U Venture Partners Gets a New Partner, Name and Investment Sc
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PaymentsJournal
The Fintech Spiff Secures $10 Million Investment
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PR Newswire
EPIC Ventures Reports Portfolio Success
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