The startup is developing therapies for sleep apnea.
Funding
Experienced investors Brett Brohl and Mary Grove are teaming up to launch Bread & Butter Ventures, a seed stage fund that intends to invest globally by leveraging Minnesota’s industry expertise in food, agtech, and healthcare.
The Minneapolis-based firm takes specific actions to increase representation of people of color in its portfolio and community while the founder of one of its investment companies, Clarence Bethea, offers advice for other VCs.
The 25 finalists in the annual e-Fest at University of St. Thomas will each be awarded $3,000.
The state awarded the funds to six organizations to help boost startup activity.
As part of the deal, investor Mark Cuban will have a 25 percent stake in Long Lake-based Dog Threads.
Long Lake-based Dog Threads, which sells clothing for four-legged friends around the world, will make a pitch on the TV series this Sunday.
Soona co-founder Elizabeth Giorgi's new anti-sexual harassment policy for investors is a hot topic at Twin Cities Startup Week.
Celebrating Kickstarter's tenth birthday with some major Minnesota successes.
California venture capital firm True Ventures led the round. The capital will go toward building out various aspects of Minneapolis-based Upsie’s operations.
Local venture capital is in decline but startups can still find local capital, if they know where to look.
The SBA names Maud Borup owner Christine Lantinen Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year. Lantinen and other Minnesota award winners will be honored in early May.
The Backers event this week will connect entrepreneurs with investment firms. And meet the next group of startups entering the accelerator program.
Last year’s MN Cup winner HabitAware emerged as the overall winner of the competition, taking home $400,000 in financing.
The founder of Backstage Capital, one of very few venture firms focused on minority-owned startups, will discuss gaining equality in venture capitalism.
The founder of Ciel Loft & Home explains how his investor model favors the independent retailer.
Fifteen of the 31 finalist businesses within the seven-state regional division are based in Minnesota.
Crowdfunding has gone mainstream, as evidenced by these local Kickstarter projects, from the sublime to the ridiculous.