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We are cheerleaders and champions of the people who are doing great things in our community. Working from the idea of “a rising tide lifts all boats,” we celebrate those who are making progress and positively impacting our community.

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StartupBREW Fargo

StartupBREW Fargo is a weekly Wednesday event held on the Brewhalla patio from 8 AM - 9:30 AM. This morning meetup is for entrepreneurs, innovators, creatives, and community members alike to come together and explore the entrepreneurial journey.

Prairie Capital Summit 2024

Prairie Capital Summit is a dynamic conference designed to fuel the success of entrepreneurs and startups by connecting them with vital resources. This event brings together a vibrant community of entrepreneurs, investors, and community builders to ignite conversations around private capital in the Midwest. Whether you're looking to invest, seeking funding, or simply wanting to learn more about the venture capital landscape, this event is your gateway to new opportunities.

Become a Software Engineer

Apply for Emerging Digital Academy's 20-week coding boot camp to become a fully qualified software engineer. No prior experience needed, and financing options are flexible.

Fall Founders Retreat

Calling all founders! Our annual fall Founders Retreat will allow you to take time to relax in an unplugged environment, build connections to other entrepreneurs, and reset your thinking. Join us October 2nd-4th!

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Emerging Prairie is an organization that focuses on energizing communities through innovative programming and events that move the needle and ignite economic growth for the state of North Dakota. With our values, mission and vision as a guiding force, we strive to support the founders, creators, innovators and community builders across the region to be curious and relentless in their pursuits.

Events

The events and conferences that Emerging Prairie helps organize connect people from around the region and the country to explore and celebrate innovations, bright spots and new ideas.

Stories

We create and publish content about what’s happening in the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We strive to keep people informed
on our startup community.

Our Initiatives

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Energizing AgTech

Grand Farm

Grand Farm aims to capitalize on the region’s potential in the agriculture and technology industries.

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Learn to Code

Emerging Digital Academy

Emerging Digital Academy was created to address the growing demand for skilled software developers in North Dakota.

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