The Minnesota Emerging Software Advisory (MESA) must be doing something right, considering the clip at which their stable of mentees continues to expand.
Launched last summer by industry veterans seeking to “spark a movement to help Minnesota’s software economy rank among the most vibrant and respected in the nation,” MESA has recently engaged with Toovio, a Minneapolis startup pioneering ‘insight as a service’ in the enterprise retail environment.
Toovio, a software startup currently headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is actively exploring relocation options — and Minnesota is on the short list — according to co founder and CEO Josh Smith.
Toovio’s technology involves realtime marketing solutions and is the personalization engine behind local venture Talking Fish, amongst 5 other global implementations, Smith explains over coffee in downtown Minneapolis alongside partner Chad Ashcraft.
“We originally started developing Toovio in Florida last fall, where our key resources were located…but we always felt that the company would end up going and growing in a different place once the technology was brought to market,” Smith says, noting the company is on track for $400k in revenue by the end of this year.
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