Statewide Partners

In collaboration with the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, the University of MN has built an entrepreneurial education platform – the MN Venture Builders in partnership with Launch Minnesota. MN Venture Builders connects their courses, competitions, seminars, mentors and connections to the state's entrepreneurial ecosystem to early-stage technology entrepreneurs now across the entire state.

With the support of the following UMN program partners in the state, we have a rich ecosystem for the growth and development of the startups in our state.

• Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
• Grow North
• Holmes Center of Entrepreneurship
• MIN-Corps
• MN-Cup
• MNSBIR, Inc.
• UMN Technology Commercialization
• UMN Extension
• UMN Natural Resources Research Institute

For more information on the different courses and events, please visit the Venture Builders site.