Accelerating and connecting Minnesota's food and agriculture entrepreneur innovation ecosystem

Passionate About Championing Others

Minnesotans. We love food. A lot. We love how it's grown, how it's made, and the people who do it. We've been at the center of food and agriculture innovation for over a century, growing small businesses into Fortune 500 companies and nurturing generations of entrepreneurial leaders to tackle new questions and challenges. We have companies and leaders across the entire supply chain and commercialization expertise to create, support and scale.

As interest in local food and rethinking agriculture has grown, our entrepreneur community has exploded. We have supported organizations, government initiatives, University programs, investment groups, and more—all a part of a broader entrepreneurial ecosystem. Reflecting this, the MN Cup, the largest statewide early-stage venture competition in the country, started a food and agriculture division to support our growing food and ag community as well as showcase entrepreneurs and their ideas. In its inaugural year, over 60 new companies entered the competition. In the second year, this number jumped to over 80, and then 100. Everyone involved said, “What More Can We Do?"

A group of leaders from many aspects of the food system came together and asked—What if we could drive connections and collaboration within the community? What if we could help problem-solvers scale their impact faster? What if we could join forces to maximize the efforts and truly support our growth and impact-focused entrepreneurs, innovators, and dreamers? What if we made an incubator virtual and democratized aspects of accelerators? What if we all worked together to put Minnesota on the map?

What if we made—Grow North.

What You Will Find As A Member:

Growth-oriented and passionate entrepreneurs and leaders.
A collaborative and innovative community.
Resources to launch and shape your business.

Our Priorities

Enable entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses faster and more successfully in order to maximize their impact
Make Minnesota a globally recognized leader in entrepreneurship and innovation in food and agriculture
Transform our food system