The tech.mn Podcast

A new Series A that’s bringing jobs to the area soon(a), paying it forward by helping a new generation of entrepreneurs, and discussion of the verdict that finally brings some accountability. This is the news in Minnesota tech and startup for the week of Friday, April 23. Featured Interviews: Liz Giorgi, CEO and Co-founder of soona soona Secures $10.2 Million in Series A Funding Mary Grove (Managing Partner - Bread and Butter Ventures, Co-founder and Executive Director - Silicon North Stars) and Damola Ogundipe (CEO - Civic Eagle, Board Member - Silicon North Stars) Learn more about the Silicon North Stars Founders Circle and donate Headlines: gBETA Greater MN St. Cloud Announces Spring 2021 Cohort Nanodropper, Inc. Secures $1.4 Million in Seed Round Funding gBETA Medtech Announces Lineup for Spring 2021 Cohort

On this week’s episode we welcome Nashan Miller, Head of Business Development at Queue-it.

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Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Nashan gives a shout out to Matt Raskin of Bootstrappers.mn.

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Be sure to subscribe to the Twenty Minutes podcast feed so you don't miss a future episode! A new accelerator in town, North Loop healthtech companies unite, and more. This is the news in Minnesota tech and startup for the week of Friday, April 16. Featured Interviews: Chris Iles, Senior Director, Brand Experience & Innovation of the Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins and Techstars Team Up for New Accelerator Hannah Schulte of Clothing Collective and Jori Walton, Rosa Gastelum, Roxy Montoya of Mixed Bag Creative Studio MCAD’s PitchFest 2021: View and Vote Headlines: Bright Health Acquires Zipnosis TTEC Holdings, Inc. Acquires Bloomington’s Avtex Solutions for $490 Million Viral Drone Video to be Auctioned as NFT in Support of Lake Street Businesses Zubie Names New CEO SiteKick Closes $2.3 Million Seed Round, Signs Ryan Cos. as Client

On this week’s episode we welcome Ryan Tansom, Co-Founder and President of Arkona.

Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Ryan gives a shout out to Sue Hawkes, Certified EOS Implementer and CEO of YESS! Your Extraordinary Success Strategies, Inc. and Reed Robinson, Founder of Groove Capital.

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Featured Interviews: Danielle Steer, Founding Executive Director of Lunar Startups Lunar Startups Announces Cohort 4 Lineup Rob Weber, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Great North Ventures Great North Ventures Announces New Fund, Venture Studio Headlines: DEED Awards $376,000 in Launch Minnesota Innovation Grants to 15 Startups FINNOVATION Lab Seeking Entrepreneurs for Fourth Cohort Sitecore Acquires Four51, Plans to Expand in Minneapolis Subscribe to the tech.mn newsletter. Follow tech.mn on Twitter.

On this week’s episode we welcome Rob Walling, Co-founder of TinySeed and MicroConf and host of Startups for the Rest of Us Podcast

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Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in t he tech community. Rob gives a shout out to Derrick Reimer, Founder of SavvyCal.

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Don't miss an upcoming episode of Twenty Mintutes! Subscribe. Featured Interviews: Chris Reedy, Vice President of Acquisitions of SureSwift Capital SureSwift Capital Acquires Tradervue Headlines: ClickSwitch Sold to Q2 Holdings BETA Announces Dates for Twin Cities Startup Week 2021 Great North Ventures Announces New Fund, Venture Studio Digital Mass Expands Team With Salesforce Developers Sezzle Announces B Corp Certification MCAD’s PitchFest 2021: View and Vote Follow tech.mn on Twitter. Sign up for the tech.mn newsletter.

On this week’s episode we welcome Amanda Leightner, Director of Communications of Collider and host of The Rochester Rising Podcast.

Hype Time

Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Amanda gives a shout out to Wes Wierson, Founder and CEO of LEAH Labs.

Subscribe to Twenty Minutes! One school’s first online degrees in more than a century, testing the waters for live startup and tech events in Minnesota, a potential new IPO, and more. This is the news in Minnesota tech and startup for the week of Friday, March 26. Featured Interviews: Scott Stallman, Provost of Dunwoody College of Technology Dunwoody to Offer Two Online Degree Programs Meg Steuer, Director of Platform of Forge North Fill out the 2021 Startup Community Events Survey Headlines: Thoma Bravo Announces Acquisition of Calabrio SportsEngine Expands Partnership With FlipGive Captionmax Acquires Calgary-Based National Captioning Canada SkyWater Technology Files Registration Statement for IPO Subscribe to the tech.mn newsletter Follow tech.mn on Twitter

On this week’s episode we welcome Jim Moar, Co-founder of the Minnesota Emerging Software Advisory.

Hype Time

Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Jim Gives a shout out to MESA Mentors.

If you are interested in getting involved in MESA as a mentor or mentee email Jim Moar at [email protected]