Past Seasons

Momease Solutions was the Grand Prize winner, receiving $100,000 for disrupting the breast pump industry with their innovative pump-enhancing bra that allows women to collect more breast milk in less time comfortably.

Mozrt was the Runner-Up, receiving $40,000 as they seek to empower financial institutions, fintechs, businesses, and individuals to access global financial services in a safe, inexpensive, and technology-forward way.

The 2024 Woman-Led Startup Prize went to Momease Solutions from the General Division. Momease Solutions has created a pump-enhancing bra that allows women to collect more breast milk in less time comfortably.

Thank you to the Carlson Family Foundation for making this award possible!

The 2024 Top Greater MN Startup Prize went to Talknician from the Education/Training Division. Talknician improves the speed and efficacy of employees within the blue-collar workforce. Talknician preserves knowledge and empowers employees at every level of an organization to operate with collective expertise and confidence.

Thank you to the Carlson Family Foundation for making this award possible!

The 2024 Top Innovative Minority-Led Company Prize went to Objective Biotechnology from the LifeScience/HealthIT Division. Objective Biotechnology is developing a commercial-grade automated microinjection system. This technology is used in applications such as transgenesis, mutagenesis, cell labeling, cryopreservation, and in vitro fertilization.

Thank you to JP Morgan Chase & MEDA for making this award possible!

The 2024 Best Company from Southern Minnesota Prize went to Loon Liquors from the Food/Ag/Bev Division. Loon Liquors Distillery is hitting the market with their ready-to-drink Old Fashioned, Cosmopolitan, and Lemon Drop. The Old Fashioned is crafted 100% in-house and uses certified organic grains from a local farmer.

Thank you to the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation for making the award possible!

The 2024 Green Chemistry Prize went to Revitri from the Energy/Clean Tech/Water Division. Revitri (meaning re-glass) has developed a glass bead that outperforms existing solid and hollow composite fillers. These robust beads decrease weight and improve insulation without sacrificing the mechanical or physical properties of the systems incorporating them.

Thank you to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for making this award possible!