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
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
Minnesota’s Economic Engine (2026): The Headquarters Advantage and the Next-Wave Challenge This report is built around a simple idea: if we want to understand how Minnesota is performing, we need to measure it against relevant peers using consistent metrics. Next In the North • Ecosystem
