Month: April 2019

UnStuck, an app concept applying rideshare principles to winter Good Samaritanism, took second place at Techstars’ annual Startup Weekend in Fargo in April. Nolan Borchardt, an NDSU junior and member…

The NDSU Innovation Challenge helped NDSU junior Mariah Billadeau meet interested collaborators for EcoTex, an environmentally-friendly textile concept. Billadeau will present at 1 Million Cups Fargo on Wednesday, April 24.…

Andy Jorgensen saw an opening in the fireworks industry for a business that allowed customers to buy online and launched Fire Brothers Fireworks in response. The business allows users to…

South Dakota-based MarketBeat is one of the top venues for stock market news and data thanks to its website and successful newsletters. MarketBeat’s roots lie in Paulson’s personal finance blog,…

An Indiana-based startup is training artificial intelligence to detect parasites in animals, crops, and eventually humans. QMIRA, headed by CEO Steven Gerrish, has been deploying its AI technology to detect…

A new tech lab at NDSU is intended to bring students together from across disciplines for hands-on projects. The digital fabrication lab sports 3D printers, CNC machines and more, and…

By the time she came to Moorhead to attend college, Duluth native Ashleigh Arntson had already launched a successful nonprofit company—If the Dress Fits—to help students who can’t afford the…

  Fargo non-profit Unseen brings education, expertise, and creativity together to help organizations battle human trafficking. Unseen cofounder and CEO Than Baardson presents at 1 Million Cups Fargo on Wednesday,…