The Minnesota Cup competition allows emerging Minnesota entrepreneurs and start-up companies to compete for the opportunity to meet investors and win prizes, including seed capital.
The Minnesota Cup competition[1] started in 2005 by entrepreneurs Scott Litman and Dan Mallin.
The first competition drew 600 entries who competed for $37,500 in prize money and professional services.
The second annual competition introduced a student division and began on May 26, 2006.
[3] In 2009, the competition expanded with the inclusion of categories for High Tech, Clean Tech and Renewable Energy, Social Entrepreneurship and BioSciences to go along with the existing General and Student Divisions.