2025 MN Cup Grand Finale

We're excited to celebrate the 21st Annual Minnesota Cup Competition with you at McNamara Alumni Center on Monday, October 6th.

• Showcase featuring Top 27 startups
• Pitches from our top 18 founders
• Vote for your favorite pitches
• Meet and support top emerging entrepreneurs
• Live announcement of over $100,000 of awards, plus another $50,000 to our Grand Prize Winner

Agenda

4-5:30 PM Finalist Showcase - meet the founders, connect with entrepreneurs and mentors while enjoying appetizers from D'Amico.

5:30-7 PM Program - featuring pitches from divisional winners and runners-up; vote for your favorites

More than $400,000 in cash prizes will be awarded.

MN Cup has grown into the largest statewide startup competition in the country, awarding more than $5.8 million in cash prizes while supporting more than 26,000 MN entrepreneurs who have gone on to raise more than $1.1 billion in capital.

The annual competition, mentoring, and free educational programming are made possible by the generous financial support of the following sponsors:

Host or Publisher MN Cup