How the University of Minnesota is Embracing Startup Culture, EmpowerU, and MEDA $1M Challenge Winners
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2021! In our look back on the past year in our last newsletter, we talked about […]
How the University of Minnesota is Embracing Startup Culture
The University of Minnesota is embracing startup culture across disciplines and producing results in the number of founders, tech talent,
Top Stories of 2020, iraLogix, and LaunchMN Calls for Mentors
Welcome to our last newsletter of 2020. It’s been a challenging year. We feel fortunate that the local early-stage startup scene has
How to Spot a Worthwhile Consumer App Startup, 2020 Gift Guide, and a New Startup Investment Incentive
While there are vaccines on the horizon and a potential further stimulus package, possibly in time for the holiday season,
The Dollars and Hours of Capacity Building, Ethical Entrepreneurship, and Impact Metrics to Date
The world is changing, and a new wave of tech entrepreneurs are shaping the new normal. The tech sector is performing well as
Building Capacity for Innovation
Entrepreneurship is a proven, capital-efficient way to build economic value and transform regions. It doesn’t just happen, though. Developing talent,
$2M Startup Competition for Black Founders, Winning Startups to Watch, and Twin Cities Startup Week
It’s a wrap for Twin Cities Startup Week (TCSW), Minnesota’s largest annual startup event. How big is it? In 2019
Seizing Opportunity in a Recession, Allergy Amulet, and Twin Cities Startup Week
Last month we wrote about the history of local startups that were formed during a recession and went on to
Recessionary times, a record-setting IPO, and Minnesota’s Resilient Startups
Today it was announced that last quarter’s drop in GDP was the second largest ever recorded. Overall US economic output fell by
July 4th, Equitable American Dream-ing, and Robots Diagnosing COVID
On July 4th, 239 years ago, a group of entrepreneurs, visionaries, and leaders came together to free themselves from a