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Minnesota Cup News and PR

The Minnesota Cup is fortunate to have a fair amount of media and press coverage. Below are links to pages of stories specifically about past competitions. Below the links are the latest updates on past semi-finalists, finalists and winners.

Minnesota Cup Coverage 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006

Past Semi-finalists, Finalists & Winners In the News

Star Tribune: Dell buys Minneapolis cloud computing firm Enstratius, 2006 Minnesota Cup semifinalist, May 6, 2013

Star Tribune: Local Muslim entrepreneur, 2012 MN Cup semi-finalist, offers modest clothing online, May 6, 2013

TECHdotMN: CRAM Worldwide, 2010 and 2011 High Tech division finalists, teams with TASCET on enterprise security platform, May 6, 2013

Star Tribune: Minnesota, national business competitions are embracing collaboration, April 28, 2013

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Pet-webcam business, 2011 Minnesota Cup General Division Winner Anser Innovation, hopes to launch this fall, April 25, 2013

From Truhealth MD, 2008 Minnesota Cup Finalist: Manitoba and Minnesota Companies Team Up to Tackle Lifestyle-Related Chronic Diseases, April 24, 2013

TECHdotMN: Naiku, 2011 Minnesota Cup High Tech division winner, to pitch at SIAA Ed Tech Industry Summit in May, April 18, 2013

TECHdotMN: Asset Record Company, 2011 Minnesota Cup Semifinalist, Launches ‘Carfax for Real Estate’, April 12, 2013

Minnesota Daily: University students gear up for MN entrepreneurship event, April 9, 2013

Biodiesel Magazine: Eide Bailly sponsors energy, clean tech contest for Minnesotans, April 3, 2012

WTIP: The Minnesota Cup, the largest statewide new venture competition, now open for entries until May 17, April 1, 2013

Kare 11: Minnesota Cup looking for Minnesota entrepreneurs, March 29, 2013

Minnesota Secretary of State Business Newsletter: Annual Cup Rewards Breakthrough Business Ideas, March 2013

Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Cup Commences Ninth Annual Competition, March 25, 2013

St. Paul Pioneer Press: Minnesota Cup entrepreneur competition opens, March 25, 2013

The Co$t of Doing Business, Finance & Commerce: Minnesota Cup is back, March 25, 2013

TECHdotMN: 2013 Minnesota Cup competition launches today, March 25, 2013

MinnPost: Evolving Minnesota Cup offers entrepreneurs lots more than prize money, March 25, 2013

The Minneapolis Egotist: Minnesota Cup Competition: Get Your Hands on $200,000 to Launch Your New Idea, March 25, 2013

Brainerd Dispatch: Entrepreneurs, inventors ideas sought for Minnesota Cup, March 24, 2013

Star Tribune: The Drive: Twin Cities car sharing is starting to pick up speed, featuring HOURCAR, 2011 Minnesota Cup Social division winner, March 18, 2013

WCCO: Could Rochester Be The 1st All-Recycled City? Featuring 2012 Energy & Clean Tech winner, Envirolastech, February 27, 2013

TECHdotMN: Minneapolis startup PreciouStatus, 2012 Minnesota Cup winner, entering pet market, February 1, 2013

TECHdotMN: 8thBridge, 2008 Minnesota Cup winner, strikes partnership with Ebay’s GSI Commerce, January 31, 2013

TECHdotMN: Minnesota HealthIT startup Zipnosis, 2008 Minnesota Cup Student division winner, continues national expansion, January 14, 2013

TECHdotMN: Entrepreneur 2 Entrepreneur: Chad Halvorson, 2011 Minnesota Cup High Tech division finalist, on partnerships, January 10, 2013

2013 Launch Information

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