Founders Day 2024

Founders Day 2024

A showcase of student entrepreneurship and innovation from across the University of Minnesota.

By Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship

Date and time

Starts on Wednesday, May 8 · 4:30pm CDT

Location

Walter Library & Toaster Innovation Hub

117 Pleasant Street Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455

Agenda

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Innovation Showcase

MVP Challenge Prototypes

UMN Startup Companies

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Short Program & Awards

Deans Prenkert & German

Michael Ramlet, UMN Entrepreneur of Year

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Investor & Student Showcase in Toaster

Atland Ventures

Discovery Capital

Experiential Courses

Avocado Toast

About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

Join fellow alumni and the broader entrepreneurial community as we celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship across the University of Minnesota campus. Learn about innovative projects led by students and faculty to develop new products, test new business concepts and launch new startups.

This year will feature the MVP Challenge, showcasing 18 projects from classes and labs across the UMN sharing their prototypes to solve significant social, medical/health, environmental and manufacturing problems. Recent technology startups spun out of the UMN will also be featured, alongside students' new products and startup companies development in experiential entrepreneurship courses .

Carlson School Dean Jamie Prenkert and Libraries Dean Lisa German will welcome everyone to Walter Library and the Toaster Innovation Hub. Teams from the UMN Venture Center and Atland Ventures will share their progress and plans for investing in early-stage startups.

The event will also announce entrepreneurship student/teacher/faculty awards and recognize Michael Ramlet as the 2024 University of Minnesota Entrepreneur of the Year. Michael will share his story of building Morning Consult into a global decision intelligence company changing how modern leaders make smarter, faster, better decisions.

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Parking

Parking is reserved in the Church Street Parking Garage, where you will be directed to Walter Library. https://maps.app.goo.gl/q6t35agWWYmRNGUR6

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Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship

The Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship is the hub of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Minnesota that inspires, educates and connects the next generation of Minnesota's entrepreneurs. We mobilize the community and provide support for emerging entrepreneurs, both within and outside the University, through experiential courses and programs like MN Cup, Grow North, MIN-Corps and WE*.