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.

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Past Semi-finalists, Finalists & Winners In the News

Twin Cities Business Local Start-Up (2008 finalist My Wonderful Life) to Appear on ABC’s Shark Tank, January 17, 2012

Evolve Press Release Evolve (2010 High Tech division semi-finalist) Emerges from Closed Beta to Debut Universal Platform for Gaming, January 16, 2012

TECHdotMN Local tech startup (2008 finalist My Wonderful Life) jumps into ABC’s Shark Tank, January 12, 2012

Twin Cities Business Which MN Cos. Are at the Consumer Electronics Show? (2011 High Tech Division finalist CRAM is one company mentioned), January 10, 2012

Wall Street Journal Startup Offers to Cram Device with Video (features 2011 High Tech division finalist CRAM), December 21, 2011

TECHdotMN 8thBridge (2009 overall winner) sets up San Fran office, December 12, 2011

Finance & Commerce Fairview to work with website Zipnosis (2008 Student division winner), December 6, 2011

Star Tribune Zipnosis (2008 Student division winner) and Fairview Health Services partner to provide online medical diagnosis, December 5, 2011

TECHdotMN Qualtrx (2011 Bioscience division semi-finalist) accepted to Blueprint Health’s NYC startup accelerator, December 4, 2011

Pioneer Press Zipnosis (2008 Student winner) teams up with Fairview to offer patients online treatment, December 1, 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Zipnosis (2008 Student division winner) inks deal with Fairview, December 1, 2011

TECHdotMN Health IT startup (and 2008 Student division winner) Zipnosis lands Fairview clinics, December 1, 2011

Twin Cities Business Google Chairman Praises Mpls. Entrepreneurship at CoCo (mentions 2011 High Tech division winner Naiku), December 1, 2011

TECHdotMN Entrepreneur 2 Entrepreneur: Corey Thompson, CEO of 2011 High Tech division winner Naiku, on focus, November 28, 2011

MedCity News Minnesota’s OrthoCor (2011 BioScience division semi-finalist) gets good review for Active Knee System on Dr. Oz Show, November 18, 2011

TECHdotMN Entrepreneur 2 Entrepreneur: Rashaun Sourles (Founder of 2011 BioScience division semi-finalist Qualtrx) on storytelling, November 17, 2011

The Dr. Oz Show Best Magnets to Treat Your Pain (features 2011 BioScience division semi-finalist OrthoCor Medical), November 16, 2011

Duluth News Tribune Duluth-based GeaCom (2010 High Tech division winner) wins Tekne Award for communication system, November 14, 2011

TECHdotMN TECHdotMN TV short: TEKNE + Xollai (2011 High Tech semi-finalist), November 11, 2011

Star Tribune Education technology start-up Naiku (2011 High Tech division winner) secures $320,000 in funding, November 11, 2011

TECHdotMN Naiku (2011 High Tech division winner) raises $320k from multiple Minnesota angel investors, November 10, 2011

The Line The rebirth of Rachel Swardson (Founder of 2010 General division winner Bavia Health), November 9, 2011

Pursuit Vascular Press Release PURSUIT VASCULAR (2009 BioScience division winner) RECEIVES 2011 TEKNE AWARD, November 7, 2011

Twin Cities Business Delta, 8thBridge Debut Facebook App for Group Travel, November 3, 2011

Finance & Commerce 8thBridge helps Delta take off on Facebook, November 2, 2011

8thBridge Press Release 8thBridge (2009 winner) Brings Group Travel Application to Facebook with Delta, November 1, 2011

Finance & Commerce Minnesota startup has Anser for lonely pets (features 2011 General division winner Anser Innovation), October 31, 2011

Wall Street Journal Planning That Final Party: Funerals are changing—and people are taking matters in their own hands (features 2008 finalist My Wonderful Life), October 31, 2011

TECHdotMN 2009 High Tech finalist Mobiata lands spot at CoCo Minneapolis, October 31, 2011

Rochester Post-Bulletin Heard on the Street: The Gruve (2007 winner Muve) is on the move again, October 28, 2011

FOX 9 2010 General division winner Bavia Health Offers Post Natal Body Care for Couples, October 27, 2011

TECHdotMN 2011 General division winner Anser Innovation signs deal in preparation for PetChatz launch, October 27, 2011

TECHdotMN Health IT Startup Qualtrx (2011 BioScience semi-finalist) Pilots with HCMC, October 26, 2011

KARE 11 Stress-reducing tips for new parents (features 2010 General division winner Rachel Swardson of Bavia Health), October 26, 2011

TECHdotMN CRAM setting sights on $2m second round, October 26, 2011

Star Tribune Job summit highlights small-tech wizardry, October 25, 2011

Office of the Governor Blog Spotlight on Innovation: AUM Cardiovascular (2011 BioScience division and overall winner), October 21, 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Raising funds for clean-tech firms (features 2006 winner Andy Vander Woude and VAST Enterprises, October 21, 2011

The Line 2009 winner 8thBridge brings on a chief product officer, October 19, 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 2006 finalist Interrad Medical lands $10M, October 14, 2011

Finance & Commerce Benefits of free-trade pacts could take time: St. Paul-based fire retardant maker (2010 winner EarthClean) benefits from deal with South Korea, October 13, 2011

Minnesota Business Bridging the Gap: A Duluth tech startup (2010 high tech winner GeaCom) introduces a device to help patients and doctors who speak different languages, October 2011

The Line Clean tech company EarthClean (2010 winner) goes global with new contract, October 12, 2011

MedCity News Bringing Hope to Children through Medical Device Innovation (2010 Social division finalist DesignWise Medical), October 11, 2011

Edina Magazine Edina Ladies Who Launch, October 2011

Star Tribune Hospital spas let couples share labor of love (2010 General division winner Bavia Health), October 5, 2011

MedCity News Healthcare’s universal translator, Phrazer (2010 High Tech winner GeaCom), ramps up production this year, October 4, 2011

BioCee Release 2009 Clean Tech finalist BioCee Announces Commercial Agreement with Verenium for Novel Desulfurization Technology, October 3, 2011

EarthClean Press Release EarthClean Corporation Signs SAM JOO as Exclusive Distributor for South Korea (Republic of Korea), September 30, 2011

MedCity News 6 emerging health IT companies you should know (but probably don’t), September 28, 2011

YouTube Cool video featuring 2006 2nd place winner Minnesota Mowers and its Zero Turn Radius (ZTR) mower, September 16, 2011

TheLine CRAM wants to revolutionize home entertainment tech, September 14, 2011

MarketWatch AZEK® Building Products and VAST® Enterprises, LLC Establish Strategic Alliance, September 13, 2011

Star Tribune Minneapolis paver firm gets a deep-pocket partner, September 13, 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Vast Enterprises gets $2.5M, big partner, September 13, 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal $600K more for (2010 General Division winner) Bavia Health, September 2, 2011

Good Morning America Man Cave on Good Morning America, August 31, 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Muve (2007 Minnesota Cup winner) stumbled, Gruve hits stride, August 18, 2011

Star Tribune Grilling up growth (features 2009 student winner ManCave), July 18, 2011

MedCity News New catheter infection treatment company (2009 BioScience winner Pursuit Vascular) hopes to hit Europe by 2012, June 29, 2011

Twin Cities Business 2008 Bioscience Winner Pursuit Vascular: Time to Bring in New CEO, June 28, 2011

8thBridge Blog Post Rated: S for Social. Millions to Buy Movie Tickets on Facebook with Their Friends (2009 winner 8thBridge), June 28, 2011

Star Tribune Security firm (2008 finalist Barrier Group) finds success, not riches, June 5, 2011

PR Newswire Heska Announces Platform Technology Agreement (with 2009 BioScience finalist Rapid Diagnostek), May 13, 2011

Yahoo News/PR Web Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Green Building Council – Minnesota Chapter Honor (2006 Winner) VAST Enterprises, LLC with Leadership in Sustainability Award, May 9, 2011

MedCity News Maternity and wellness company Bavia Health (2010 General division winner) readies for expansion, April 20, 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 2010 General division winner Bavia Health raises $500k to expand to East Coast, April 15, 2011

Twin Cities Business The Innovatives: 15 Leaders Achieving Through Innovation features 2006 winner Andy Vander Woude of Vast Enterprises and 2009 winner Wade Gerten of 8th Bridge (Alvenda), April 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 2006 winner Vast Enterprises capitalizes on turning refuse into reusable products, April 8, 2011

Finance & Commerce 2010 General Division Winner Go Home Gorgeous renamed (Bavia Health), expansion picks up, April 7, 2011

Business North 2010 High Tech Winner GeaCom eyes $1 million expansion, April 6, 2011

TECHdotMN 2010 High Tech Winner Geacom Brings Home the Gold for Minnesota, April 6, 2011

TechCrunch Social Commerce Platform 8thBridge (2009 High Tech and overall winner Alvenda) Raises $10 Million, March 21, 2011

CNBC Social Commerce Pioneer 8thBridge (2009 High Tech and overall winner Alvenda) Raises $10M in Series B Round Led by Trident Capital Series B Funding Will Be Used to Extend 8thBridge's Lead in Rebuilding e-Commerce Around People, March 21, 2011

Star Tribune They see opportunity in algae (features 2010 Student winner Blue Water Ponds), March 19, 2011

Star Tribune Lifeblood of new business dries up (features 2010 General division finalist Fresh EcoHarvest), March 9, 2011

Star Tribune New prescription: a handheld medical interpreting device (features 2010 High Tech winner GeaCom), February 19, 2011

San Francisco Chronicle 2010 High Tech finalist Inveni Announces Additional Funding to Revolutionize the Way Consumers Interact with Media, February 11, 2011

TechCrunch Movie And TV Recommendation Startup Inveni (2010 High Tech finalist) Closes $483K Funding Round, February 10, 2011

Finance & Commerce F&C announces 2011 Minnesotans on the Move award winners; includes Doug Ruth of EarthClean (2010 Clean Tech & overall winner), Todd Headlee of Silent Power (2010 Clean Tech finalist), Paul Bieganski of Packet Power (2009 Clean Tech winner), Jennifer Iwanicki of Curation Station (2010 High Tech finalist) and Dan Yarano of Fredrikson & Byron (Clean Tech division lead), February 7, 2011

TECHdotMN 2010 High Tech finalist Inveni Grabs More Cash, February 4, 2011

MedCity News An obesity medical device lost its Gruve. Can it get it back? February 2, 2011

Twin Cities Business Startup EarthClean (2010 MN Cup grand prize winner) Completes $1M Financing Round, January 24, 2011

Star Tribune 2010 High Tech finalist Curation Station helps companies incorporate user-generated content in their online marketing, January 22, 2011

Star Tribune Firefighting gel [manufactured by 2010 winner EarthClean] attracts venture investors, January 21, 2011

TECHdotMN 2009 MN Cup winner Alvenda Changes Its Name to 8thBridge, January 21, 2011

Finance & Commerce Hands-on programs at University of Minnesota help business ventures features 2008 Student winner Jon Pearce and Zipnosis, January 18, 2011

TECHdotMN Tired of Playing with Yourself? Time to Evolve (2010 High Tech semifinalist), January 11, 2011

Star Tribune 2010 BioScience semifinalist OrthoCor Medical closes on $1.5 million in angel investment, January 10, 2011

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Expedia buys FlightTrack developer Mobiata (2009 High Tech division finalist), December 3, 2010

Star Tribune 2006 MN Cup winner Vast Enterprises strikes a deal with Firestone Building Products Co., a unit of Bridgestone, November 23, 2010

TechCrunch Expedia Acquires FlightTrack App Developer Mobiata (2009 High Tech division finalist), November 18, 2010

MedCity News 2008 MN Cup winner CoreSpine picks up Tekne Award for best emerging med company, November 5, 2010

MedCity News 2009 MN Cup Bioscience winner Pursuit Vascular won a grant under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project tax credit, November 2, 2010

TECHdotMN 2009 MN Cup winner Alvenda interviewed by TECHdotMN, October 29, 2010

Examiner.com 2009 MN Cup grand prize winner Alvenda eases online shopping, August 29, 2010

Twin Cities Business Mpls. Co. Enables Delta Flight Bookings on Facebook, August 13, 2010

Twin Cities Business Startup BioCee Raises $357K, 42% of Goal, July 28, 2010

Finance & Commerce Q&A with Robert Ziebol, president, CEO and co-founder of Pursuit Medical, 2009 MN Cup Bioscience Division Winner, July 13, 2010

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Golf course reviewer has the drive, but must find balance for print, web, July 9, 2010

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal The Business Journal invites 2009 Student Division winner Man Cave to their Venture Workshop, May 14, 2010

Finance & Commerce Minnesotan on the Move: VAST Enterprises - Paving the patio, saving the planet, May 20, 2010

Star Tribune Zipnosis: Online medicine in a hurry, May 19, 2010

Star Tribune 2009 MN Cup semifinalist Go Home Gorgeous featured, April 14, 2010

Twin Cities Business "Start Me Up" features 2008 Student division winner Zipnosis and co-founder Jon Pearce, April 5, 2010

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 2006 MN Cup winner Andy Vander Woude of Vast Enterprises named one of 2010's Top 40 Under Forty, March 26, 2010

Star Tribune 2008 semifinalist Music Mayhem featured in Star Tribune, March 16, 2010

Twin Cities Business "Start Me Up" features 2009 Student division finalist Mxapp, founded by University of Minnesota graduate Parag Shah, March 8, 2010

Alvenda issues Press Release officially announcing the completion of their series A funding with Split Rock Partners as the lead. The news spreads across the net to Earth Times, PE Hub, Trading Markets, EON, and many more.

Minnov8 Alvenda Bags $5 Million in VC, January 17, 2010

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal Alvenda, e-store services startup, gets $5M, January 15, 2010

Med City News Vatrix Medical on the prowl, January 11, 2010

ID Insight Tekne Awards Announces ID Insight as a Finalist, September 15, 2009

Rochester Post-Bulletin 2007 MN Cup Winner, Muve, featured at Rochester Athletic Club event, July 27, 2009

Business Journal 2008 MN Cup Winner CoreSpine Technologies receives FDA clearance, May 4, 2009

NearShore Journal MBA Signs Endorsement-Partnership Agreement With IntelAccount, April 14, 2009

Fox 9 News Interview with 2008 semi-finalist SuddenDeals.com, March 31, 2009

Star Tribune Vast Enterprises prepares for partnership with Fabcon, Jan 20, 2009

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal Vast Enterprises lands deal with Fabcon, Oct. 31, 2008

The Business Journal Interrad Medical gets FDA's OK for device, October 10, 2008

Business Journal 2008 MN Cup Winner CoreSpine Technologies expecting $2M in capital, September 19, 2008

Stillwater Gazette Bright New Ideas featured, July 11, 2008

Star Tribune Snap Pea opens kiosk at Butler Square, May 2008

Minnesota Business ID Insight founders featured, February 2008

Twin Cities Metropolitan Vast Enterprises named as one of the Metro 100, October 2007

Business Journal IntelAccount founder David Crane featured, June 22, 2007

Business Journal IntelAccount completes $500K seed round, June 15, 2007

Business Journal ID Insight moves to Northfield, June 8, 2007

Business Journal ID Insight raising $1.5 Million, April 27, 2007

Business Week HealthSimple (Type 1 Tools) SmallBiz, Spring 2006

StarTribune HealthSimple (Type 1 Tools) featured on Business Section Cover, April 18, 2006