Resources

Minnesota Startup Funding Resources:

Great North Labs
An early stage venture fund for the upper Midwest
https://greatnorthlabs.com

Urban Innovation Fund
“Investing in the future of cities”
https://www.urbaninnovationfund.com

Gopher Angels
Growing Midwest startups through capital and experience
david.russick@russickroup.com

Twin Cities Angels
Angel group
http://www.tcangels.com

The Sofia VC Fund
for Women Entrepreneurs
https://sofiafund.com

AngelPolleNation
Tech startup focus
jrobbins@MesserliKramer.com

Minnesota Government & Economic Development Resources:

Deed
Central repository of funding programs and entrepreneur resources
https://mn.gov/deed/business/innovatemn/resources/

Minnesota Angel Tax Credit
Provides tax credit for angel investors for qualified startups
https://mn.gov/deed/business/financing-business/tax-credits/angel-tax-credit

Southwest Initiative Foundation
Economic Development
http://www.swifoundation.org

Redwing Ignite
Economic Development
http://www.redwingignite.org

Minnesota Networking Resources:

The Network Connect
Angels and Entrepreneurs
https://thenetworkconnect.com

Club E
Angels and Entrepreneurs
http://www.clube.com

MOJO Minnesota
An innovation co-operative comprised of like-minded business leaders working to fuel entrepreneurship and reignite MN’s culture of innovation.
http://mojominnesota.com

Minnesota Entrepreneur Kickoff
Annual event
https://www.mnentrepreneurs.org

Minnesota Entrepreneur & Startup News:

TechDOTMN
https://tech.mn

Minneinno
http://www.Minneinno.com

National Venture Capital Resources:

National Venture Capital Association
www.nvca.org

M25 Venture Capital
Invest in the Midwest
www.m25vc.com

National Entrepreneur Resources:

AngelList
Where the world meets startups
www.Angel.co

Entrepreneurial Operating System
The EOS Model™ provides a visual illustration of the Six Key Components™ of any business
https://www.eosworldwide.com

Inc. Magazine
www.Inc.com/startup

Steve Blank, Serial/LEAN Startup Entrepreneur
Startup Tools and Advice
https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/

LEAN Startup Canvas Example
Lean Canvas is an adaptation of Business Model Canvas by Alexander Osterwalder which Ash Maurya created in the Lean Startup spirit (Fast, Concise and Effective startup)
https://leanstack.com/LeanCanvas.pdf

Crunchbase
Startup deal info
www.crunchbase.com

Techcrunch
Startup and Technology News
www.Techcrunch.com

Pitchbook
Startup deal info
https://pitchbook.com

Garage.com
Seed-stage and early-stage venture capital fund
www.garage.com

Top 100 blogs for startups
https://blog.feedspot.com/startup_blogs/