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2024 Best Tech Startups in Minnesota

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Powered by CrunchbaseThe Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Minnesota. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

  1. Revenue potential
  2. Leadership team
  3. Brand/product traction
  4. Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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10. Inbound Health

Inbound Health

Founded: 2022

“Inbound Health provides the full stack of capabilities that are required to scale at-home care models including home-based care pathways, virtual care teams, engagement and workflow technology, analytics, supply chain partnerships, operational oversight and payment models. The company’s flexible partnership structure enables customers to leverage their existing assets and capabilities while relying on Inbound Health to fill the gaps required to scale these programs across their service area.

To date, more than 4,200 patients across 185 primary diagnoses have been cared for through the Inbound Health platform, which has been operational in Allina Health’s service area since May 2020. The program has allowed Allina Health to manage a wider swath of the continuum of care for its patients, thereby ensuring that care is delivered in a safe, coordinated and patient-centric manner. The company combines biometric monitoring, digital surveillance, in-home nursing and therapy, virtual visits with hospitalists and geriatricians, and a comprehensive supply chain to deliver a safe and high-quality care program.”

9. Evolve Additive Solutions

Evolve Additive Solutions

Founded: 2017

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“For the first time in twenty years, a brand new and unique Additive Manufacturing technology emerges that represents the first industrial plug-and-play AM solution. A solution that can make the promise of Additive Manufacturing with real engineering plastics a reality. Our solution delivers the speed, quality, material selection and costs of injection molding, offering a truly viable alternative to traditional manufacturing.”

8. Inspectorio

Inspectorio

Founded: 2015

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“Inspectorio is the leading AI-powered supply chain platform optimizing performance, building resilience, and providing intelligence across production chains for global brands, retailers, and their multi-tier suppliers.

Our innovative platform seamlessly connects and digitizes supply chain processes to optimize decision-making, while providing real-time visibility and control over production chain operations.

Today, Inspectorio is used by over 12,000 customers, including some of the largest brands and retailers in the world.”

7. CIBO Technologies

CiBO Technologies

Founded: 2015

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“CIBO was founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2015 to apply advanced technologies to understand agricultural systems at any scale. We focus these capabilities on powering the transition to sustainable agriculture in order to mitigate climate change, secure the food system, and improve grower outcomes.

CIBO has developed a breakthrough approach to scaling and accelerating regenerative agriculture.

The CIBO Impact platform connects growers with enterprises ready to meet their sustainability, carbon, and Scope 3 commitments. Companies understand the emissions reduction potential of their agricultural supply chain, incentivize growers to make changes, verify practices, and quantify and report on results. Growers and their trusted advisors rapidly prequalify their land and understand the potential return of different incentive programs. The platform is built on advanced ecosystem simulation, AI, computer vision and software technologies, providing quantification, prediction, and insight capabilities at scale.”

6. Herself Health

Herself

Founded: 2022

“Herself Health provides person-centered, value-based care to women 65+ with a focus on mind, body, and soul. This holistic approach to care delivery aims to improve the quality of life of both the women for whom we care and the clinical team of physicians, nurses, and medical assistants. We realize that health is more than just healthcare and our goal is to help each Herself woman live her best life.”

5. Dispatch

Dispatch

Founded: 2016

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“Dispatch simplifies last-mile deliveries for businesses. Whether you’re looking for an established network of independent contractor drivers or to modernize your delivery experience with scalable scheduling software for your own vehicles, Dispatch is uniquely equipped to be your delivery partner so you can focus on what matters most to your business. Our delivery technology empowers you to Deliver More* for your customers.”

4. Sonex Health

Sonex Health

Founded: 2014

“Refined simplicity” is the guiding principle behind Sonex Health, Inc., to drive efforts and innovations that result in elegant, effective solutions to some of the healthcare system’s most pressing needs.

Mayo Clinic physicians Darryl Barnes, MD and Jay Smith, MD and business operations expert Aaron Keenan founded Sonex Health in 2014. Sonex Health has developed UltraGuideCTR™ with Meerkat Technology™ to treat carpal tunnel syndrome through a less invasive approach while using real-time ultrasound guidance.

Carpal Tunnel Release with UltraGuideCTR and real-time ultrasound guidance allows a procedure that once took place in an operating room to be safely and effectively performed in a surgery center or office setting, resulting in rapid patient recovery, improved cosmesis, and reduced costs.”

3. Lunr

Lunr

Founded: 2020

“The modern trade finance platform for the next generation of consumer brands.”

2. Lift Brands

Lift Brands

Founded: 2014

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“Lift Brands is a leading innovator in the fitness industry as the parent brand to Snap Fitness and Fitness On Demand, and is a minority partner in the 9Round global franchise and functional-based fitness brand Fitstop. Lift Brands delivers results through the most rewarding fitness experiences in the world, changing lives daily. For more information on Lift Brands, please visit www.liftbrands.com.

Lift Brands is proud to serve in 20+ countries and collectively has over 1,600 locations all over the world.”

1. Branch

Branch

Founded: 2015

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“Branch helps businesses accelerate payments to empower working Americans. Businesses turn to Branch for a more cost-effective, faster way to pay workers and reduce the costs of paper checks and paycards. Workers and independent contractors that sign up with Branch can receive a zero-fee bank account, free instant access to earned wages, and auto-budgeting tools to help them manage their cash flow between paychecks. Branch partners with some of the nation’s leading payroll and workforce technologies to support employers in retail, restaurant, logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare. To learn more about Branch, visit http://www.branchapp.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Branch has partnered with some of the nation’s largest employers and are adding new employers daily in retail, restaurant, logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare.”