A featured event of the 2026 Twin Cities Startup Week. 

Minnesota has the raw ingredients for a startup boom: Fortune 500 headquarters, world-class research institutions, and no shortage of ambitious founders. So why do we keep losing ground on job growth and available capital to smaller markets we should be beating? That's the question at the center of TCB Talks: Minnesota Capital Forum.

Twin Cities Business brings venture capital leaders, corporate executives, and the founders building tomorrow's companies into one room to discuss how to unlock $1 billion in new startup capital and build the economic engine for Minnesota's next generation.

You'll hear where local venture capital really stands, what thriving markets are doing right, and how we level up here at home. Plus, hear from founders building Minnesota's future and the investors betting on them, in a showcase of the emerging companies that could define our next generation of growth.

Agenda
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Registration
Charlie Rybak, VP of Editorial Innovation at Twin Cities Business, will set the stage

3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | The State of Local Venture Capital
Matt Lewis, VP of Partnership Strategy at Greater MSP, examines where Minnesota stands and what other markets are getting right

4:05 p.m. - 4:55 p.m. | How to Level Up the Startup Scene in Minnesota 
Moderated by Lucas Giambelluca, President for Bank of America Twin Cities, this panel gathers leading local investors to share the ideas that could reshape our ecosystem
Panelists: Rob Weber of Great North Ventures, Mary Grove of Bread and Butter Ventures, and Ryan Broshar of Matchstick Ventures 

5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | Founder Showcase 
A curated group of investors will introduce founders from the companies they're backing, giving the audience an up-close look at the people, ideas, and emerging startups that could shape Minnesota's next generation of growth.
Panelists: Reed Robinson of Groove Capital, Scott Burns of Mairs & Power 

5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Networking