Jenna Pederson (She/Her)

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.

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.

Hack the Gap is an organization that is hacking the diversity gap, one hackathon at a time. Our mission is to amplify the voices and cultivate talents of underserved people in the community by giving the them a safe space to hack and a stage to show what they have built.

We help entrepreneurs make their product ideas a reality — from starting with an idea and seeing the big picture, to aligning the technical strategy with the business strategy and positioning it for growth.