Biotech / PharmaSalt Lake City / Silicon Slopes

Melazyme

Biotech / Pharma · Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City precision-fermentation startup, founded by Perfect Day alumni, developing lab-grown melanin and the sweet protein brazzein.

Founded

2025

Region

Salt Lake City / Silicon Slopes

Investors

Stellaris Venture Partners
SeaX Ventures
Plug & Play Ventures

People

About Utah

Utah's "Silicon Slopes" corridor runs along the Wasatch Front, and BYU and the University of Utah both feed it — but the state's tight-knit business and community networks, shaped by its unusually concentrated population base, are a real and underdiscussed reason SaaS companies there have grown as fast as they have. It's a genuinely distinct venture culture, not just a cheaper Silicon Valley.

Region Stats

Total firms 57

VC / investors 15

Companies 35

Schools 7

Known For

Silicon Slopes

SaaS

Venture