Company Overview

Investing in People, Ideas, and Impact

Our History: Decades of Experience Building Companies

HB Ventures’ founders, Paul Horstmeier and Dan Burton, have spent decades founding, acquiring, improving, leading, and scaling companies—from small local companies to a publicly traded enterprise. HB Ventures portfolio investments and acquisitions have included Health Catalyst (NASDAQ: HCAT), where HB Ventures was the first investor when it was a three-person startup, Portico Pharmacy (still a company owned by HB Ventures), HB Strategy Group (founded by Paul and Dan), and Huntington Learning Centers of Utah and Idaho (HB Ventures has sold these businesses).

Now: Continuing to Invest In and Advise Utah-Based Small Businesses

We continue to evaluate promising, high-potential Utah-based businesses for investment and/or acquisition.  As part of this process, through HB Ventures Business Improvement Projects, we’re also giving back by engaging in pro-bono projects designed to help companies improve their performance, independent of an HB Ventures investment decision. We employ and mentor a few high-performing Associates who apply business analysis and AI to identify high-potential Utah-based businesses. A small number of selected Utah Valley companies each year will receive a free assessment and optional improvement project, with no charge for Associates or Managing Partner advisory services.