Vicki Farrar

Vicki Farrar is a Salt Lake City-based solo angel writing $25K to $100K at pre-seed and seed into medical devices and diagnostics. The Salt Lake City base places her in the Wasatch Front life sciences corridor that has become a quietly productive device and diagnostics hub anchored by the University of Utah, BioFire, Edwards Lifesciences operations, and a meaningful Mormon-network device-investor community. Public data is limited to a LinkedIn profile, so founders should expect a relationship-driven angel rather than an institutional process. AI is not flagged, so this is not the check for a model-first pitch unless the product has a device or diagnostic anchor. Check size positions her as a single-conviction angel, valuable for Utah-based teams who want a local cap-table presence and warm introductions to the region’s device commercialization veterans. Founders most likely to fit are early medical device companies, diagnostics startups, and any team operating from or recruiting in Utah, Idaho, or the surrounding Mountain West that can use her network for clinical site introductions, hiring, or downstream syndicate building. Digital health, biotech, consumer wellness, and SaaS for providers and payers are weaker matches. The entry path is a LinkedIn message, preferably warmed by a mutual Utah or Mountain West healthcare connection, leading with the device or diagnostic story, the regulatory plan, and the specific local introduction or operating help that her geographic network provides.