Alex Ryan

Minnestar is a non-profit organization dedicated to building, nurturing and engaging those interested in technology through meaningful connection. We host several community events each year. Our events include Minnebar, the largest and longest running tech (un)conference for developers, designers, and startups, and Minnedemo, a tech show-and-tell for startups and hackers.

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Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Bitmatter is an IT consulting business that specializes in strategy, program, product, technology management. Our experience crosses many technologies, including: ERP, Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, SaaS, custom and mobile solutions. We build great teams and implement successful solutions.

Minnestar is a non-profit organization dedicated to building, nurturing and engaging those interested in technology through meaningful connection. We host several community events each year. Our events include Minnebar, the largest and longest running tech (un)conference for developers, designers, and startups, and Minnedemo, a tech show-and-tell for startups and hackers.