Entrepreneurship

Max Minakov adjusts his snow robot outdoors in the snow

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Student entrepreneur invents ‘Roomba for snow’

Student Max Minakov found inspiration during a moment nearly everyone in the Upper Midwest can relate to: shoveling the driveway after a winter storm.

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Research Brief

Digital nudges based on weather increase exercise

New research from the Carlson School of Management suggests targeted motivation linked to weather can encourage exercise.

UMN startup Niron Magnetics staff members at their Minneapolis pilot plant: COO John Larson (seated), and U of M alumni employees of the company: Fan Zhang Ren. Back row: Sam Rahmani, Rich Greger, Xiaowei Zhang, Dustin Sprouse, Robert Brown, and Yiming Wu. Credit: Rob Levine

News Release

U of M’s Tech Comm sets new record number of startups in 2023

The University launched a record-breaking 23 startup companies in fiscal 2023, the result of a growing research portfolio, an increasingly entrepreneurial faculty culture, and years of careful program growth and refinement by the teams at U of M Technology Commercialization.

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News Release

U of M, in partnership with DEED, invests $2.5M in venture capital funds

The University of Minnesota today announced investments totaling $2.5 million across multiple Minnesota venture capital funds that will ultimately benefit start-up companies in the state.

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Research Brief

Men’s interest in startups increases if their spouse’s career takes priority

New research suggests gender norms and career prioritization influence the decision to risk a career change to a startup.

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News Release

University of Minnesota, DEED launch $34.5M Minnesota Venture Capital Programs

The new partnership is a key step toward maintaining Minnesota’s position as one of the best states in the nation for growing new businesses.

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News Release

U of M releases FY 2022 technology commercialization data

U of M's technology commercialization celebrates a record number of startups and patents in annual report.

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