SALT LAKE CITY — Strider Technologies Inc. (“Strider”), the leading provider of strategic intelligence, announced a partnership with World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah), a private, nonprofit organization that accelerates growth for Utah companies through its global networks, programs, and services.
As WTC Utah’s official strategic intelligence partner, Strider enables WTC Utah to better help companies in the Beehive State navigate the geopolitical and economic security complexities shaping global trade. Strider’s enhanced intelligence enables organizations to safeguard their people, technology, intellectual property, and supply chain from adversarial nation-states.
As Utah businesses expand their international sales, attract foreign investment, and build cross-border partnerships, they face growing exposure to adversarial nation-states seeking to acquire sensitive technology, recruit critical talent, and establish footholds through seemingly ordinary commercial relationships. These risks can be difficult for companies to identify on their own, particularly as they enter new markets and forge new partnerships. Strider’s strategic intelligence will give WTC Utah and its network of Utah companies the insight needed to spot these threats early and pursue global opportunities with confidence.
“Utah is home to some of the country’s most innovative companies, and as they compete for customers, capital, and partners around the world, they become bigger targets for state-sponsored actors looking to illicitly acquire that innovation,” said Eric Levesque, president and co-founder of Strider Technologies. “This partnership puts Strider’s strategic intelligence directly in the hands of the organization Utah businesses already trust to guide their global growth, helping ensure that expansion into new markets doesn’t come at the cost of the technology, talent, and partnerships that make these companies successful.”
“Utah companies are competing and growing in an increasingly complex global environment, where understanding risk is essential to making smart business decisions,” said Jonathan Freedman, president and CEO of World Trade Center Utah. “Our partnership with Strider gives businesses access to strategic intelligence that can help them better evaluate international partners, protect their technology and talent, and pursue global opportunities with greater confidence.”
About Strider
Strider is the leading strategic intelligence company empowering organizations to secure and advance their technology and innovation. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology alongside proprietary methodologies, Strider transforms publicly available data into critical insights. It has operations in 16 countries around the globe with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah; Washington, DC; London; Tokyo; and Sydney.
About World Trade Center Utah
World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) is a private, nonprofit organization that accelerates growth for Utah companies through its global networks, programs, and services. WTC Utah has team members in Salt Lake City and Seoul, South Korea, through a partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the University of Utah. WTC Utah administers the SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant funding for Utah and has helped companies across the state actualize their global potential since 2007. For more information, visit wtcutah.com or follow @WTCUtah on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and Facebook.