15 - Loup Ventures is in the house, CoCo goes big, and what VCs outside MN invest here?

Update: 2018-02-06

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E15

Riffing points

Loup Ventures closes their first fund and proves researchers can be VCs

CoCo Coworking launches a 2nd coworking space brand, goes big and goes national

SportsDigita launches their first product, Digideck, + raises investor cash for it

Why Minnesota’s Amazon bid didn’t make us any smarter

A rundown of VC firms outside of Minnesota that have repeatedly invested in MN tech

Kathy’s list of ‘non-VC’ investors that have invested in MN tech

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27 - Patrick Meenan on how to invest with conviction, who Arthur is, top tech stories of 2018, and 2019 predictions

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26 - Bright Health raises another record breaking round of funding, Sezzle lines up a cushion of cash, and MN startups to buy your gifts from

2018-12-1301:05:13

25 - How to get your startup funded by students, current junior developer supply and demand, and we share our real life interesting conversations

2018-11-1301:07:43

24 - Total Expert raises 20 mil, why funding rounds sometimes aren't, and Paul's scoop on TC Startup Week

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23 - Sentera raises more funding for dronetech, where you can put dead people, Paul takes us to Twin Cities Startup Week school, and the current state of MN tech news

2018-10-0657:47

22 - Foodbsy orders a serious round of funding, the toughest hires for startups, and MN IPOs waiting to pop

2018-09-1250:19

21 - Dispatch raises funding, Doug Berg announces his new startup, Minneapolis loses a coworking space, and Paul talks about the future of TC hiring

2018-08-1401:01:25

20 - Kyle Coolbroth on the future of Fueled Collective, the blurry evolution of coworking, and Structural's new funding

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19 - Gravie continues to grow and raise VC, why Redbrick's acquisition was a surprise, and what recruiting activity has to do with recessions

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18 - Ability Network's giant acquisition, Sezzle + Dispatch are cruising, and Amazon is eating the Minneapolis world

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17 - Bind hauls in a massive series A, Minnesota startup mafias, and why measuring recruiter hiring matters to everyone

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16 - Jenna Pederson on Upsie's funding, the changes in the MN tech community, and what being involved with Minnestar is like