Just as we were wrapping up our spring issue of StartMN, Zip Co., an Australian buy now, pay later company, acquired Sezzle, a Minneapolis-based competitor. “I want to win,” Sezzle founder
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Room & Board just hired its first-ever director of sustainability. The Minneapolis-based furniture retailer already manufactures more than 90% of its product line in America and has a history of
Two years ago, Minneapolis-based talent firm Salo was beginning to plot an expansion, two states at a time, with plans to hire in each new market and open small satellite
A background in broadcast news and marketing at Target and creative agencies set the stage for Anne Mezzenga’s latest venture, Omni Talk. On the podcast, recorded in Minneapolis’ Linden Hills
Hines Global REIT Inc. has sold Galleria Edina, the Twin Cities’ toniest shopping center, to local investor group 70th Street Properties LLC, real estate broker JLL Capital Markets said Monday.
The founder of Minneapolis-based skincare spa chain Face Foundrié is ready to take on Aveda. Serial entrepreneur Michele Henry is opening a cosmetology school, Savant Aesthetics Institute, in Eden Prairie.
Upsie founder Clarence Bethea is stepping down as CEO of his direct-to-consumer warranty platform, which has raised $27 million since its 2015 launch, and drawn national investor interest. Chief technology
One of the many oddities of our hyperconnected world is that someone can amass 35 million social media followers, write five bestselling books, create doodles that collectors will pay more
Renovation of the Edina Theatre is expected to begin within the next two weeks, and new local operator Mann Theatres says the historic movie house, which went dark nearly two
I met Robbie Harrell during that wild and wonderful 10-day stretch that led up to Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. It was late January 2018, and the city felt electric—full
Oh, the lengths parents will go to wow their kids. In 2012, Duluth dad Dean Packingham set about making “the best cocoa in the world,” which became Mike & Jen’s
In the earliest days of building the digital resale marketplace Kidizen, co-founder and CEO Dori Graff took note of how much brand loyalty influenced consumer purchases—particularly for children’s clothes. “Strong
Jonny Pops, the frozen treats brand started in St. Olaf college dorm room 10 years ago, is moving to an 80,000-square-foot production facility in Elk River after maxing out on
Less than a year after its $10.2 million Series A funding round, Minneapolis-based virtual content creation platform soona on Monday announced the completion of a $35 million Series B, which
Being mocked by Jimmy Kimmel in his opening monologue could send most CEOs into damage control mode. But Jeff Bennett, founder/CEO of Maple Grove-based Morari Medical had his team prepare
Justin Kaufenberg was wired for entrepreneurship even before he knew the word. From the time he was a pee wee, his father encouraged him to identify problems, and find solutions.
Will those who ditched their jobs as part of the Great Resignation find new careers in 2022? Is returning to the office even on the table at this point? How
With a name like Anytime Fitness, it was only a matter of time before an ad agency seized the opportunity to go bold AF. Credit Minneapolis-based Colle McVoy for helping