2025 MN Cup Division Winners

Thursday, August 28, 2025

August 28, 2025 — MN Cup is proud to announce the 9 companies selected as the 2025 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 over 3,600 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 October, competing for an additional $50,000 prize.

Click here to read more about our 2025 participants.

MN Cup culminates with the 2025 Grand Finale on October 6th from 4-7 PM at the McNamara Alumni Center. Join us to celebrate the top startups in Minnesota as we award over $400,00 in cash prizes and announce the 2025 Grand Prize Winner – Registration is Now Open!

During the 2025 season, we are thrilled to reflect on 21 years of impact in Minnesota's startup ecosystem. The MN Cup program has served 30,000 entrepreneurs across the state, and supported their company growth by awarding $5.8 million in startup funding. Capital raised by MN Cup alumni exceeds $1.1 billion, spurring innovation and economic growth in Minnesota. 

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The 2025 MN Cup Division Winners

 

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 awarded over $5.8 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.