Global sponsor

Novel Capital

Novel Capital provides non-dilutive growth capital to early-stage B2B tech startups. Leverage your predictable revenue for on-demand access of up to $5M in funding. Whether you need to round out or bridge equity rounds, accelerate sales & marketing, hire to support implementations, or smooth our seasonal/cyclical cashflow, Novel can help.

Local sponsors

Sunrise Banks

Head quartered in St. Paul, Sunrise Banks is no ordinary bank but it's "the most innovative bank empowering the underserved to achieve".

City of St Paul

Saint Paul is a vibrant city and a fantastic place to do business. The pages in this section provide a one-stop shop to help start-up and existing businesses find the information they need and leverage existing resources to start, grow and thrive in Saint Paul.

Osborn370

Our community offers gathering, meeting and training space that encourages conversation and collaboration. We are the home to small business accelerators that generate energy and ideas that pulse through the community. We partner with organizations such as The Center for Economic Inclusion, Twin Cities Start Up Week, and Blacks in Technology to bring important conversations to our building. And our lobby has a coffee/wine/beer bar to host your ongoing discussions.

12welve Eyes Brewing

12welve Eyes Brewing is a nanobrewery & taproom coming to Lowertown, Saint Paul. Follow us for upcoming events, announcements, & important dates!

Partners

City of St. Paul

Saint Paul is a vibrant city and a fantastic place to do business. The pages in this section provide a one-stop shop to help start-up and existing businesses find the information they need and leverage existing resources to start, grow and thrive in Saint Paul.

Hippyfeet

Hippy Feet is a Minneapolis-based Benefit Corporation dedicated to supporting the homeless. Using a portion of all proceeds, we provide transitional employment to homeless youth through our Pop-Up Employment Program. All of Hippy Feet's packaging, embroidery, and screen printing is done by homeless youth - providing opportunity, job training, and giving in a way that respects human dignity. Our goal is to get young people into stable housing and transitioned into full-time employment elsewhere.

Beta MN

Beta provides founders from the top local startups with the resources and relationships required to scale their business.

Better You

Make better digital decisions every single day #wellness

Minneinno

All about Minneapolis startups, technology and innovation, offering news, events, insights and analysis.

Forge North

A movement of entrepreneurs, investors, makers, collaborators, and allies from all industries and sectors working together to make Minnesota the problem-solving capital of the new economy.

Shoppica Inc.

Don't throw away used or like new luxury accessory items to simply buy new ones when you can save the planet by selling & buying pre-owned items on Shoppica.com

Structural.ai

Structural's platform allows clients to create an internal people network that is powered by data. People on teams of 50 to 500,000 can benefit from the same powerful search tools, insight, and people networks that are embedded in everything from our job search to our online shopping.

Industrious Office

Flexible Coworking Spaces Designed For The Way You Work. Nationwide Locations. Elegant Design. Private Offices Available. Inviting Common Areas. Spacious Conference Rooms. Rent A Desk Options. Convenient Locations. Private Phone Rooms.

Full Stack Saint Paul

Full Stack Saint Paul is public/private sector collaboration, co-led by the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, that provides a full range of services to help tech and innovation sector businesses start up and scale up in Saint Paul. From helping a business find the perfect office space, to facilitating connections between business leaders, to aligning start-ups with resources to grow their businesses, to supporting the next generation of tech talent.

Osborn370

Osborn370, Saint Paul's new home to business leaders, influencers, risk-takers, and connectors.

iDeal Of Sweden

iDeal Of Sweden is a Swedish fashion and lifestyle brand for cellphone accessories. We strive to create fashionable designed products, combined with functional solutions as a part of the iDeal Concept with interchangeable fashion cases, wallets and magnetic mounts that all work together seamlessly. The company was founded in 2013 with the goal of producing the most innovative products that stand out and makes a difference in people’s life.

Creed Interactive

Creed Interactive is a web design company that is doing big things with interactive media. Creed works primarily with clients in the local Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Creed strongly believes in partnership with our clients and offer them a team of senior level talent focussed on strategy, web design and web development including custom and open source content management systems, custom web applications, e-commerce, and .NET custom applications.

12welve Eyes Brewing

12welve Eyes Brewing is a nanobrewery & taproom coming to Lowertown, Saint Paul. Follow us for upcoming events, announcements, & important dates!

Jenson Studios

Jenson Studios is a Creative Video Agency specializing in digital film and video production.

Grow North MN

Grow North is a resource and connection hub that works to enable Minnesota's food and ag entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses faster. We drive authentic connections between entrepreneurs, institutions, corporations and support organizations so the ecosystem works harder and smarter. We centralize resources online as well as develop unique programs and events so that entrepreneurs get the tools, information, and resources they need in fewer clicks and coffees.

BRAKFAST

BRAKFAST is a themed breakfast meal kit delivered straight to your work desk or trade show event, helping companies fuel employee hunger & productivity.

TECHdotMN

We are a passionate group of technology enthusiasts on a mission to serve Minnesota's high tech ecosystem and the early stage ventures within it. Through a mix of unique audio / video features and written word, we create original Minnesota high tech news and curate relevant local news from outside sources.

Greater MSP

GREATER MSP (Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership) is a private non-profit organization (501C3) dedicated to providing public and private sector leadership, coordination and engagement to grow the economy of the 16-County Minneapolis Saint Paul region.

Urban Growler Brewing Company

Urban Growler Brewing Company is a packaging microbrewery located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Urban Growler is the first women owned — and brewed — microbrewery in the Twin Cities. We'll sell our own artisanal beer & food on site in the brewery taproom and kegs offsite to Metro area retailers. Our mission is to make craft beer more approachable to everyone, especially women, through diverse and appealing product offerings, education, and customer service, all in a welcoming urban environment.