Minnesota's largest entrepreneur competition has chosen 90 startups to move forward as semifinalists for the 2024 season.
Minnesota Cup supports early-stage entrepreneurs from nine main category divisions. MN Cup on Monday said that ten companies were chosen for each division.
Since starting in 2005, the competition has supported over 23,000 entrepreneurs with over $5 million in prizes. The competition is open to any Minnesota-based entrepreneur with less than $1 million of annual revenue.
The 90 companies were narrowed down from 3,178 applications, 10% more than MN Cup’s previous record in 2023. MN Cup said out of the applicants, 43% identify as female and 39% identify as non-white. Over a third also come from outside the metro.
The semifinalists are competing for a share of over $400,000 in cash prizes. This year’s grand prize winner will take home $50,000 after being announced at the MN Cup’s grand finale September 16. Last year's winner was Carba, a technology company that removes carbon dioxide from the air to permanently store underground in the form of solid carbon.
Education & Training
- Talknician
- Developing Readers Academy
- Awesome People Leaders
- Titan Simulation
- Ekwe.app
- GlueStick
- Healthy Root Institute
- CollegeBound Journey
- School Data Sync
- Diddit
Energy/Cleantech/Water
- Nucleic Sensing Systems
- Live On Minnesota
- Aza Power Systems
- Alkali Earth
- Energy ReLeaf
- Revitri
- Apex Water Solutions
- Vessyll
- Nestar Energy
- CleanHouse
Food/Ag/Beverage
- Jinx Tea
- Loon Liquors Distillery
- Deeply Rooted
- SimplKomb
- Dapper Barons Low-Sugar Spirits
- Vanilla Bean Project
- Grlk
- Vikings and Goddesses Pie Company
- In-Cider Orchard
- Mogi Bagel
General
- Momease Solutions
- HikeGuard+
- SeeWeed Underwater Game Cameras
- SayKid
- effortlo
- xBlock
- Nvena
- Empower Independence Company
- ModernKind
- Freedom Vehicle Lift DBA Freedom Race Lifts
High Tech
- Anarus Inc.
- TrueToForm
- IntelliU
- Intecular
- Easy Labs
- Daisy Pet
- Camperoni
- MadeDaily
- The Jenny Project
- Mozrt Inc.
Impact Ventures
- Sense-ational Spaces
- StoryForge
- Nashke Native Games
- Gumbo
- Enlightened Gastro
- DreamLife Destiny
- Small Town Vibes
- Seraph 7 Studios
- Spirit Care Services
- ESPI Properties
LifeScience/Health IT
- Hinckley Medical Inc.
- Adialante
- Pelva Health Corp.
- Lightfield Medical
- Aplos Medical
- Oncodea
- CorRen Medical
- DOCSI
- Heart Failure Solutions
- Objective Biotechnology
Student
- Converteca
- Alure
- Prosperum
- RORA Intimacy Products
- Vertex Medical Solutions
- X Hydration
- Persimmon
- Evoli
- Sunsor
- Reach Youth Juggling
Youth
- SignalGrab
- Soteria
- Relataspace
- EARTHA
- AxaBlock
- Ice-X
- OpenSky Outdoor Services
- Gratzi
- Vigilance Safety
- Geo-game
More information about the companies can be found on the 2024 MN Cup Semifinalists webpage.
