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/
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