Robert Lund

Robert Lund is General Counsel for InnoVentures Capital Partners, a Salt Lake City–based firm that manages the UTFC family of investment funds. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1996. His legal practice centers on contract negotiation, commercial transactions, corporate governance, and regulatory matters — the day-to-day legal work of a firm that structures debt and equity financings for early-stage companies.

Before joining InnoVentures in August 2001, Lund spent several years with the Utah Technology Finance Corporation (UTFC), the state-affiliated entity that provided capital and technical assistance to starting and emerging Utah businesses. There he specialized in general business matters and commercial transactions. His firm email still runs on the utfc.biz domain and the main line (801-741-4200) is the historic UTFC/InnoVentures number, reflecting the continuity between the original UTFC lending programs and the privately managed UTFC funds that InnoVentures runs today.

InnoVentures Capital Partners fills a specific niche in Utah's venture ecosystem: it provides subordinated debt and venture-leasing capital to early-stage and growing businesses, often stepping in where conventional bank financing or pure equity is not a fit. The firm's management team has been directly responsible for more than 200 transactions and offers portfolio companies help with fundraising, board formation, and recruiting. As General Counsel, Lund supports the firm's deal structuring, fund administration, and portfolio-company governance rather than acting as a standalone angel investor.

Outside of work, Lund is an outdoors enthusiast who competes in 5K and 10K running events.

• Backs early-stage and growing companies, primarily in Utah and the surrounding region, that need capital other sources won't provide.
• Deploys capital largely as subordinated debt and venture leasing — "up to $500,000 per investment" at the fund level — rather than conventional equity checks.
• Targets technology-based companies and small businesses, the historic mandate carried over from Utah Technology Finance Corporation.
• The firm positions itself as filling "a unique niche in the Utah venture capital network," providing debt capital when traditional financing sources are unavailable.
• Provides hands-on support beyond money: fundraising guidance, board formation, and personnel recruiting for portfolio companies.