S&S Capital Open Research

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AI-assisted research, verified against public data, published openly. Every claim traced to a source. Every methodology documented. Invite the challenge.

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Mar 2026
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"Utah's investment ecosystem produces extraordinary data — but most of it lives in expensive databases or academic papers that never reach the founders and investors who need it most. We built this research series to change that."

Published Reports
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Utah Early-Stage Capital Landscape
A comprehensive analysis of pre-seed and seed capital flow in Utah in 2025 — who gets it, who doesn't, and what the data reveals about the gender funding gap in one of America's top startup states.
$509.6M total pool ~6% to women founders 1.92% Utah VC to women 129,429 women-owned businesses
AI Tool: Claude (Anthropic) 11 primary sources Validated March 2026
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Accredited Women Investors in Utah
How many women in Utah meet the SEC's accredited investor threshold — and what does that mean for the potential size of a women's angel collective? An original analysis using IRS income data, Census household data, and Utah labor statistics.
~92K–103K accredited women ~100K working estimate 5% activation = 1,000+ investors Wasatch Front focus
AI Tool: Claude (Anthropic) 8 primary sources Validated March 2026
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The Women's Funding Landscape
An interactive map and directory of 203 angel groups, syndicates, venture funds, education programs, and micro-funds supporting women founders across all 50 states. The most comprehensive public resource mapping women's investment infrastructure in the US.
203 organizations 50 states covered 7 categories Interactive choropleth map
AI Tool: Claude (Anthropic) 203 organizations researched Published March 2026
Our Methodology
Silver & Salt Capital uses AI tools — primarily Claude (Anthropic) — to assist with research synthesis and analysis. AI is a starting point, not an endpoint. Every significant claim is verified against primary sources before publication. We name the tools we use. We publish our source lists. We flag estimates as estimates.
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Methodology is documented in every report. You can see exactly how we got here.
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