Justin Kaufenberg has been through nearly every stage of the startup life cycle. In 2008, he and college classmate Carson Kipfer launched Sport Ngin, based in Minneapolis, as a small
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It may sound like yet another story about a New York startup going public amid a frenzied year on Wall Street. But Braze Inc., which helps brands better communicate with
When I moved from a large corporation to a startup, it was a huge shock. While the business fundamentals remained surprisingly similar (except the decimal point was in a different
Two mentors are even better than one. Forwarding the trend of investors providing advice along with dollars, Minneapolis-based Groove Capital is forming a partnership with Minnesota Emerging Software Advisory (MESA)
As founder and CEO of Minneapolis-based recruiting and networking technology company Black Tech Talent, Mike Jackson networks for a living. He shares three best practices: Be in the room. Sometimes
Not every company names its growth strategy. But General Mills Inc. is a global marketing machine, so the Golden Valley-based behemoth dubbed its spring 2021 blueprint “Accelerate.” The company is
Headquarters: Minneapolis Founded: 2017 Founders: Brendan Dillon, Dan Rogers, and Julian White. Joseph Stofega joined the trio as a partner in July 2020. Nokomis Energy is a local energy developer
The Minnesota Twins on Monday morning announced the ten startups that will participate in the team’s inaugural accelerator program. Formally known as the Minnesota Twins Accelerator by Techstars, the program
Nadim Yared didn’t found CVRx Inc., the Brooklyn Park-based medical device company where he has served as president and CEO since 2006. He’s not a doctor; he’s an engineer. When
In what looks to be one of the largest raises in Minnesota this year, Minneapolis-based scheduling software company When I Work on Monday announced that it has secured $200 million
Gov. Tim Walz and the state’s economic development leaders intend to get more aggressive about pitching Minnesota as a place to start and grow business. On Wednesday, they unveiled a
Minneapolis-based venture capital group Bread & Butter Ventures on Tuesday announced that it has established a new $27 million fund. The money will be earmarked for “seed-stage” startups — a
Liz Giorgi is in the content creation business, but raising more than $15 million for her Minneapolis-based photo/video company Soona has given her new perspective on effectively sharing her own
Casey Shultz is bringing her knowledge of Minnesota’s entrepreneurial community to the nonprofit world. On Tuesday, the St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation announced that Shultz has signed on as the
Fast-growing Sezzle, the fintech company founded in Minneapolis in 2017, is the second company Charlie Youakim has started. His first was in North Carolina in 2010. By and large, Youakim
Not even a global pandemic could stop the flood of new beauty and wellness brands coming out of the Twin Cities. Below, we share four of those brands founded in
Minnesota, you inspire us. Every day, the staff of Twin Cities Business get to talk to people who see the white spaces and invent solutions that change the way we
Pandemic or not, investors are still betting on a wide variety of local startups. In the big picture, medtech and health care products remain a top category—which is no surprise,