Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

About Matt Matt Paulson is the founder and CEO of MarketBeat. Matt was born and raised in South Dakota, which is where he currently resides. He has been connected to…

About Tim Tim Weelborg is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Homegrown Capital. Tim currently lives in South Dakota. In his previous role at Enterprise Institute, he became connected to…

About Jared Jared Winmill is co-founder and head of production and sales at Seed & Spore. Jared grew up in Fargo. From the beginning, Jared knew Fargo was an amazing…

About Verna Verna Kragnes is founder of New Roots Farm Incubator Cooperative. She is also a Farmer at Prairie Rose Farm, and Research & Innovation Director at Prairie Rose Agricultural Institute for…

About Jérôme Jérôme Boissonneault-Laroche is co-founder and Vice President of Business Development at AYOS Diagnostic. Jérôme grew up in a small town in the province of Québec, Canada. The best…

About Ramsey Ramsey Shaffer is co-founder of Babbl.dev. He grew up in Faribault, MN and attended college at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in…

About Adam Adam Zach is co-founder of Home Equity Partner. He grew up in Dickinson, ND and graduated from UND with a civil engineering degree. Five years ago, Adam decided…

About Fred Frederick Edwards Jr. is the founder of Fred’s Dissonance. Fred received his undergraduate degree from North Dakota State University. He recently graduated with his master’s degree in Educational…

About Amy Amy Longtin is the CEO and founder of Tech4Kids. Amy was born and raised in Enderlin, ND. She states, “it is a great small town southwest of Fargo…

About Clever Clever Mukori is the founder and CEO of Learn or Teach. Clever grew up in Zimbabwe and came to the Fargo-Moorhead area to attend college. While going to…