LARAMIE, Wyo., Sept. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

A Wyoming-based startup founded by a 2024 University of Wyoming graduate is venturing that the fragmented, paperwork-heavy world of disaster restoration contracting is ready for an all-in-one software platform -- and that the company built by people who worked the job themselves has an edge.

Plentitude is building what co-founder and CEO Dalton Gregory, of Sheridan, calls "the operating system" for specialty construction and disaster restoration companies, starting with two of the industry's biggest pain points: estimating and insurance claims.

"When I used to do restoration, I had a folder on my phone with about 12 different apps, and each app did on...