PlayMetrics Acquires Minneapolis Based SportsEngine PlayMetrics, the Raleigh-based youth sports operations platform, has acquired substantially all of the assets of SportsEngine from Versant Media Group Next In the North • Ecosystem
Claros Technologies Demonstrates 99.99% PFAS Destruction on Lake Elmo Groundwater A Minneapolis startup just demonstrated 99.99% PFAS destruction on groundwater from a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency remediation site in Lake Elmo. Next In the North • Ecosystem
Onsetto Raises $9M Seed II Led by Canapi Ventures Onsetto, a Minneapolis-based fintech platform for financial institutions, announced April 28, 2026, that it raised $9 million in Seed II funding led by Canapi Ventures, Next In the North • Funding
Med Device Dominates MN March Funding Activity The month saw $100+ million raised across eight companies, with medical device and health technology firms accounting for the vast majority of capital deployed. Next In the North • Funding
Is Minnesota Capturing Its Slice of the AI Economy? Minnesota may not be building the next OpenAI, but that does not mean it will miss the AI economy. Its advantage may lie deeper in the stack, in semiconductors, storage, advanced materials, power systems, and manufacturing capabilities that make large-scale AI possible. Grant Gibson
NativeX: A Startup’s Lasting Economic Impact to a Region The NativeX story is a real-world example of rural tech momentum. It illustrates how a single company headquartered in the small town of Sartell, just outside of St. Cloud, helped develop a durable “operator base” across Greater Minnesota. Next In the North • Ecosystem
