TECHdotMN: News about Minnesota Startups

Plaudit Design, a Minnesota based web design and marketing firm, has recently made a $1k donation to support BRIDGEdotMN.
Founders Michael and David Schlotfeldt said:

“We grew up with access to computers and learned to program at a very young age. We never would have started Plaudit Design without the opportunities our early learning afforded us.

Today, computer knowledge is even more important to an individual’s success — everything from finishing homework, to learning mandatory computer skills, to one day starting a business. These are opportunities that every one should have. Because of this we strongly believe in BRIDGEdotMN’s mission.”

Thank you to Plaudit Design for investing directly into Minnesota technology future!

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CoCo Minneapolis opened their doors to BRIDGEdotMN yesterday, exposing a group of 10-15 program participants to the creative coworking and collaborative experience.

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The Minnesota tech community recently celebrated the holidays Vegas style courtesy of W3i’s 2nd annual Holiday Tech Bash. Local technologists, entrepreneurs, and other enthusiasts came out to mix and mingle, while donating charitable gambling winnings to a local tech organization of choice.

Thank you to W3i for sponsoring the event and for those from the Minnesota tech community who contributed to BRIDGEdotMN!

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BRIDGEdotMN is a collaboration among TECHdotMN, Project for Pride in Living (PPL), CTEP AmeriCorps, and Mobile Citizen formed to equip local youth with resources that directly increase their digital literacy to help them become better students.

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Minneapolis mobile development & design firm Livefront has recently made a $1k donation to BRIDGEdotMN, saying:

“Our team, and our friends who supported BRIDGEdotMN at the Livefront summer open house, want to ensure Minnesota’s youth have the right technology, tools, and teaching to support their development as future business and technology leaders. This is a necessary effort, and it something we want to be a part of.”

Thank you to Livefront and the many others who contributed at the open house!

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Minnesota tech startup StickyAlbums has recently made a $1k donation to BRIDGEdotMN, saying:

“Digital literacy has the potential to be the ultimate equalizer, creating opportunity for low-cost education and ultimately gainful employment. BRIDGEdotMN gives access to this potential to the kids who need it most, and is doing it in a responsible, and scalable way.”

Thank you StickyAlbums for investing directly into Minnesota technology future!

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Minnesota venture capitalist Jeff Hinck has recently made a $1k donation to BRIDGEdotMN, saying:

“If you are on the wrong side of the digital divide — it is like being illiterate — which can be very hard to overcome. With the right help early on, the returns over a lifetime are enormous.”
 
 
 
 
Thank you Jeff Hinck for investing into Minnesota’s technology future!

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Minneapolis web and mobile application developer Software for Good has recently made a $1k donation to BRIDGEdotMN, saying:

“We support Bridge.MN because we know these students are the future of tech in Minnesota. Very soon these students will become coworkers, collaborators and employees. The future success of tech in Minnesota depends upon the success of students like Abdi today.”

Thank you to the Software for Good team for investing into Minnesota’s technology future!

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Minnesota startup LeadPlayer has recently made a $1k donation to support BRIDGEdotMN, saying:

“One of our values is to share generously with others. A second value is to empower others to succeed. Bridge.MN represents the perfect convergence of those values.”

Thank you to the LeadPlayer team for investing into Minnesota’s technology future!

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We recently witnessed Augusoft, Clockwork and Tony Abena show their support for BRIGDEdotMN by sponsoring Mariyah, April and Lateisha, which pushes the total number of youth participants 25, halfway to the initial milestone of 50.

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