Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

About Ben Ben Gleason is the co-founder and CEO of Vanna Adventure Vans. He was born and raised in Devils Lake, ND. From working summers and growing up on construction…

About Joshua Dr. Joshua Riedy is the founder and CEO of Airtonomy. Joshua was born in Hettinger, ND and was raised on a ranch near Thunder Hawk, SD. He graduated…

About Jörg Jörg Schamuhn is the co-founder and CEO of Airial Robotics. Jörg grew up in Hamburg, Germany. He obtained his masters in Air and Space Technology from the University…

About John John O’Mahony is the founder, CTO, and COO of CorVent Medical Inc. John grew up in a small fishing village called Fenit, which is located on the West…

About Holly Holly Anderson is the co-founder and CEO of Elinor Coatings, LLC. Holly grew up on a farm east of Detroit Lakes, MN and graduated from Frazee High School.…

About Aaron Aaron Halik is the founder and CEO of Trimyxs. While Aaron was born in Florida, at a young age, he and his family moved to Nevis, MN. After…

About Jess Jess Azure is the founder of Spadesso. Jess is a North Dakota native who moved to Fargo to attend college at NDSU. “It was during the flood of…

About Nick Nick Waverek is the co-founder of Lykkly. Nick calls himself a ‘Remote Midwesterner.’ While Nick’s extended family was in the midwest, Nick’s immediate family lived on the coasts.…

About Dieumerci Dieumerci Christel is the founder and CEO of Enlightapp Inc. Dieumerci grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Dieumerci and his family decided to immigrate to Colorado.…

About Tyrre Tyrre Burks is the founder and CEO of Players Health. “As a kid growing up in Chicago, you did one of two things: play sports or you were…