BoomStartup seeks summer applicants

OREM — BoomStartup, a seed capital and mentor-focused investment program for Web and software startups, is accepting applications for its summer 2010 program.

The organization will choose up to eight companies to participate in its inaugural program. Startups interested in participating in the program should apply by April 12, 2010 at www.boomstartup.com/apply.

Based at the Canyon Park Technology Center, the BoomStart program runs from May 17 to Aug. 20. It provides each selected company with up to $15,000 in seed capital, mentoring from successful entrepreneurs and technologists, free office space and resources, and education about getting a technology startup operating.

Among the investor-mentors are Omniture co-founders Josh James and John Pestana. Other mentors are Ralph Yarro, an entrepreneur and investor with a background at Novell and Canopy Ventures and currently founder and CEO of ThinkAtomic; Nobu Mutaguchi, a real estate developer in Japan and an angel investor; Martin Frey, former Cisco executive and partner of Utah Angels and Olympus Angels; Rod Watson, a former executive with HP and current angel investor; and Warren Osborn, a venture and private equity investor and founder of the Pebble Foundation.

Detail about BoomStart and the application process are at www.boomstartup.com.