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2011 Minnesota Cup Division Finalists

The 2011 semi-finalists all submitted excellent business plans for their breakthrough ideas. Each deserves a lot of praise for being named a semi-finalist, especially given the higher level of competition this year. The judges had a tough time selecting the finalists but below are the entries in each division that will be moving on to compete in the final round of the competition. Congratulations to all division finalists and good luck!

Clean Technology & Renewable Energy Division

BioSciences Division

High Tech Division

General Division

Student Division

  • The CleanGrip - Cate Lehman
  • protectRx - Derek Dahl
  • Tesgen - Matthew Hudson

Social Entrepreneur Division (winner already chosen)


  • Magnet 360
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • Mosaic
  • Mojo Minnesota
  • General Mills
  • MHTA
  • The Collaborative
  • MVCA
  • Consulate General of Canada
  • Spoken Impact
  • Startec
  • Messerli and Kramer
  • TECHdotMN
  • Split Rock Partners
  • Bio Business Alliance
  • Eide Bailly
  • Fredrikson Byron
  • Xcel
  • Social Ventures Partners
  • Lommen Abdo
  • Gray Plant Mooty
  • Twin Cities Business
  • Haberman Associates
  • Kenyon
  • lurie Besikof lapidus
  • Maslon
  • Positively Minnesota
  • Proto Labs

  • Blandin Foundation
  • 2010 MN Cup, Apex
  • Minnesota Power
  • Iron Range Resources

  • Medical Industry Leadership Institute
  • College of Science and Engineering
  • Carlson School of Business
  • College of Biological Sciences
  • Venture Center
  • University of Minnesota law School