Six division winners are in the running for the
Minnesota Cup grand prize. The winners of the sixth annual entrepreneur competition were announced last week. Each will receive $20,000, except for the student division winner, which gets $5,000.
"This year's Minnesota Cup winners are behind some of our state's most innovative new business ideas," Minnesota Cup co-founder Scott Litman said in a statement.
The winners are:
GeaCom, a Duluth company developing a device to help doctors and patients communicate across language barriers
BioMatRx, a Twin Cities company that provides tissue engineering products, equipment and information to the dental industry
EarthClean, a Minneapolis startup that is commercializing a non-toxic, biodegradable firefighting gel (See our
previous coverage)
Go Home Gorgeous, a Twin Cities company that provides postpartum recovery treatments to reduce the stress associated with childbirth
Springboard for the Arts, a Twin Cities organization that connects artists with skills, contacts, information, and services
Blue Water Ponds, a Twin Cities company that provides pond restoration services using barley straw and pond weed harvesting
A grand prize winner, to be named on Sept. 13, will win another $20,000. An awards ceremony is scheduled for 5 pm, Sept. 13 at the U of M's McNamara Alumni Center.
Source: Minnesota Cup
Writer:
Dan Haugen