A U of M mechanical engineering professor’s startup is the winner of this year’s MN Cup competition. The startup, known as BlueCube Bio, builds products that help preserve specialized cells
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How do you provide a space to network when most people are still stuck at home? That’s the question Casey Shultz has been pondering this summer. As executive director of
Minneapolis-based accelerator Finnovation Lab announced the third cohort of its Finnovation Fellowship Program today. The cohort consists of nine entrepreneurs working to solve some of the toughest systemic challenges of
Eighty Minnesota companies have landed on Inc. magazine’s latest list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. That marks a slight downturn from 2019, when 81 Minnesota companies
In less than eight months, Graham Petersburg went from having zero experience in the beverage industry to launching two flavored water brands at Target stores nationwide. It all began last
Anyone in need of a new professional headshot can now get one for free from soona, the Minneapolis-based photo and video studio for quick-turn projects. Liz Giorgi, co-founder of the
Minnesota’s food and ag sectors have a new “hype woman.” Allison Hohn was recently appointed executive director of Grow North, a nonprofit which operates out of the University of Minnesota’s
After five years of baking cookies as big as your head, T.Rex Cookie was at a crossroads. With a storefront and kitchen in Eagan and a wholesale business supplying Orchestra
When the coronavirus pandemic first swept into Minnesota in mid-March, it felt as though the proverbial rug had suddenly been ripped out from under everyone. From large corporations to small
Today was supposed to be the opening day of the fourth annual Entrepreneurship & Innovation Exchange (EIX) e-Fest finals event, a national entrepreneurship competition for undergraduate students, sponsored by EIX
Working multiple jobs is becoming a norm.
The state awarded the funds to six organizations to help boost startup activity.
What happens when the VC money runs out? The founder of MEND Jewelry grapples with her own definition of success.
Two Minneapolis nonprofits created The New Market, a series of pop-up vendor markets for black-owned businesses.
Showcased at Twin Cities Startup Week, these ventures still have us buzzing.
In an awards ceremony Wednesday night, the Minnesota High Tech Association unveiled the winners of its annual science and technology innovation honors.
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.