2024 MN Cup Division Winners

Friday, August 30, 2024

August 30, 2024 — MN Cup is proud to announce the 9 companies selected as this year's Division Winners, the top finishers from our nine divisions. 

As the largest statewide startup competition in the nation, MN Cup's continuing mission is to identify, support, and connect emerging entrepreneurs throughout Minnesota. These nine winners were selected from a diverse pool of almost 3,200 founders. The winning companies each received $25,000* to support the continued growth of their ventures. These division winners will go on to present to the MN Cup Grand Prize Review Board in September, competing for an additional $50,000 prize.

Click here to read more about our 2024 participants.

MN Cup culminates with the 2024 Grand Finale on September 16th from 4-7 PM at the McNamara Alumni Center.  Additional cash prizes of more than $150,000 will be announced at this in-person event.  Join us to meet and hear pitches from the finalists and witness the live announcement of our 2024 Grand Prize Winner – Registration is now open!

During our 20th season of MN Cup we’re proud to reflect on the impact of the competition in spurring innovation and the economy across the state. Since 2005, MN Cup program has supported more than 26,000 Minnesota entrepreneurs. Capital raised by MN Cup alumni exceeds $1.1 Billion. To stay up to date on the progress of our companies, follow @MinnesotaCup on Instagram and LinkedIn, and sign up for our newsletter here.

 

The 2024 MN Cup Division Winners are: 

 

Education & Training

Energy/Cleantech/Water

 

Food/Ag/Beverage

 

General

 

High Tech

 

Impact Ventures

 

LifeScience/Health IT

 

Student

 

Youth

MN Cup is a community-led, public-private partnership that brings together corporations, investors, foundations, government, and skilled volunteers to support Minnesota’s entrepreneurs. The core of our programming is an annual competition that reaches emerging entrepreneurs from across the state and connects them with education, mentorship, and resources to launch and accelerate the development of their new ventures. The competition inspires entrepreneurs to begin their startup journey, supports them as they develop a solid business plan, provides exposure for their ideas, and offers numerous opportunities to expand their networks. Since 2005 MN Cup has given away $5.4 Million in seed capital, taking no equity in exchange. Our alumni companies have gone on to raise over $1.1 Billion. MN Cup is a program of the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. To learn more about our process and register for an info session or office hours, visit mncup.org.