This year’s statewide entrepreneurial competition is breaking records of previous editions, including with participation numbers, prize money and diversity.
Accelerators
The St. Paul business center will host a nine-week program to help small business owners move ideas and actions forward.
The company is awaiting clearance to conduct human trials from the FDA. Once approved, MicroOptix will receive additional funds from an institutional source.
The Maple Grove-based startup says their device might be able to cure glaucoma.
Competitors in this year's contest are battling for $450,000 in prize money.
The application process runs through April 28.
It's the 13th year the entrepreneurial competition has been held.
A look at where last year's division winners are today.
The company is helping to shape the future of drug discovery, medical diagnostics and disease treatment.
The company will take home $80,000 in seed capital.
The final eight companies will move on for the chance to win $50,000 in seed capital.
The entrepreneurial competition named 25 finalists out of a pool of 1,500.
The competition is now down to 80 teams.
The largest statewide competition of its kind is back for its twelfth year with more prize money than ever before.
The company creates an app that turns iPad and iPhone devices into a graphics tablet.
Each division winner took home $30,000 in seed capital. The final seven will move on, competing for the $50,000 grand prize, which will be awarded on September 9.
Twenty-one companies are competing for $327,000 in prizes.
Contestants are one step closer to winning a “record” prize amount.