Justin Kaster

Groove brings together Minnesota’s visionaries and investors to accelerate the products and services that make the world a better place.

Groove brings together Minnesota’s visionaries and investors to accelerate the products and services that make the world a better place.

Cherry Tree & Associates is a Minneapolis-based private investment banking firm with more than four decades of transaction experience. Our primary focus is Sell-Side M&A engagements with middle market companies where ownership wants to either realize their liquidity goals or desires to recapitalize their business to better position it for future growth. Additionally, we represent Buy-Side clients in their efforts to add acquisitions to complement their organic growth efforts. We have an exceptional team of dedicated investment banking professionals, many of which have had C-level operating experience in their backgrounds as CEOs or CFOs. They collectively represent hundreds of years of transaction and operating experience. The backgrounds of our Managing Directors and Associates includes extensive M&A transaction and financing experience as well as operating roles as CEOs and CFOs of growth companies. Our leadership team has held positions on over 80 boards of directors and through our previous management of four private equity/venture capital funds, we have developed a unique understanding of how Private Equity firms operate and make decisions. Our firm has advised on over $4 billion of M&A and financing transactions. If you are looking for Cherry Tree Wealth Management, please visit www.cherrytreewealth.com.

The Cleantech Open runs the worlds largest cleantech accelerator. Our mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address todays most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges. We provide the infrastructure, expertise and strategic relationships that turn clever ideas into successful global cleantech companies. Fueled by a global network of more than 1,000 volunteers and sponsors, the Cleantech Open unites the public and private sectors in a shared vision for making the cleantech sectors a thriving economic engine around the world. For more information, visit www.cleantechopen.org, or follow us on @cleantechopen and Facebook.

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. AIG provides insurance solutions that help businesses and individuals in approximately 190 countries and jurisdictions protect their assets and manage risks through AIG operations and network partners. Additional information about AIG can be found at www.aig.com | https://www.youtube.com/aig | https://twitter.com/aiginsurance | https://www.linkedin.com/company/aig/ | https://www.facebook.com/AIGInsurance | http://www.instagram.com/aiginsurance/ AIG is the marketing name for the worldwide property-casualty and general insurance operations of American International Group, Inc. All products and services are written or provided by subsidiaries or affiliates of American International Group, Inc. Products or services may not be available in all countries and jurisdictions, and coverage is subject to underwriting requirements and actual policy language. Non-insurance products and services may be provided by independent third parties. Certain property-casualty coverages may be provided by a surplus lines insurer. Surplus lines insurers do not generally participate in state guaranty funds, and insureds are therefore not protected by such funds. AIG Social Media Community Guidelines: https://www.aig.com/home/about/social-media-guidelines