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Businesses Providing Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic (With Regular Updates)

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt all aspects of our lives, a huge number of local companies are stepping up to help. Here’s a list of Minnesota businesses that are doing their part.

If you know a company that is doing something special because of the pandemic, please let us know by emailing info@tech.mn or reaching out on Twitter @TECHdotMN.

Stay healthy. Stay safe. Stay strong.

AdBase

Automated email and channel marketing software provider AdBase is offering a free text-based service that provides realtime COVID-19 case number updates. To opt in, text your zip code to 218-426-8430.

 

Alchemy 365

The fitness studio is offering free workout classes on Instagram and YouTube. You’ll need a piece of gear to participate — the Torpedo.

 

Ascentis

Ascentis has developed a touch-free time clock with temperature reading capabilities. The device allows employees to clock in with a quick voice command while the clock scans for elevated skin temperatures.

 

Breathe99

Breathe99 launched a Kickstarter for its new B2 Mask and crushed the $$20,000 goal (the company has raised $92,030 as of this writing). The product, which is not yet approved by the FDA or NIOSH, aims to be a comfortable, stylish, and waste-reducing alternative to other masks. Backers should receive their mask by June, the company says.

 

BetterYou

BetterYou is helping students who are stuck at home fight cabin fever by organizing various challenges (with gift card awards) including sleep, socialization (while still distancing), and learning.

 

Bright Health

The Minneapolis-based health insurance company is offering an updated COVID-19 coverage policy that includes, “free diagnostic testing and early prescription refills.”

 

Carrot Health

The consumer healthcare data and reporting company is providing a free “Infection Risk Dashboard” that helps identify who is most likely to have a critical illness after contracting COVID-19.

 

Clinician Nexus & MN COVIDsitters

Clinician Nexus is teaming up with MN COVIDsitters to help frontline healthcare providers manager their home life while assisting in the COVID-19 efforts.

 

Extempore

The language practice app is giving all educators full access to its platform for the rest of the semester for free. After signing up for a trial, use this form to unlock the account.

 

Flywheel, Imbio, Invenshure

Flywheel and Imbio (under parent company Invenshure) are combining efforts to give researchers the tools to, “aggregate and analyze COVID-19 related data.”

 

Hoonuit

The education analytics company has created a meal finder website to help give students who rely on school lunches access to nutritional food solutions.

 

Joshin

Joshin is offering a free 30-day subscription for essential personnel and seniors and 50% off monthly pricing for customers. There’s also a wealth of resources including virtual tool kits and COVID-19 information available on the website.

 

Jump Technologies

Jump Technologies is offering its new Allocated Inventory Solution to all hospitals for free during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Love Your Melon

Love Your Melon is making 50,000 cotton face masks to help protect children battling cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks will be distributed directly to hospitals.

 

Med Lawns

Wade Gerten, CEO of On Time Landcare (previously founder and CEO of 8thBridge), rallied a group of local lawn care companies to provide free mowing for medical professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service will start once lawn care companies are deemed “essential businesses.”

 

Medical Alley Association

Together with the federal and Minnesota state government, the Medical Alley Association has created a form to match individuals who can provide high-need services and products to those who need high-need services and products.

 

Medtronic

The Fridley-based medical manufacturer is increasing production of ventilators, hoping to double the number of employees working on the project and increasing shifts to enable 24-hour work.

 

Nerdery

Nerdery is offering free guidance to small businesses affected by COVID-19 on how to best leverage digital to maintain and thrive. Fill out the form and the company will determine how best it can help.

 

Nology

Nology is offering its video conferencing platform, GoMeet, to any business for free until 2021. Sign up here.

 

Onedesk

Onedesk is providing a social distancing version of its walkthrough through an app as well as a discounted price on cleanings. The Beta.MN Spring 2020 Cohort member is also offering an additional $50 off for anyone who mentions tech.mn while booking.

Pikup

Running through April 20, Pikup will donate 5% of anything ordered through the platform to a local food bank through Feeding America.

 

Pollen

Pollen’s “Are You Ok?” series features stories of community and connection during the COVID-19 pandemic and weekly virtual gatherings.

 

Pops Diabetes Care

Mina, Pops’ virtual diabetes coach, is available to everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Queue-it

Queue-it is making its virtual waiting room free to all small online business, NGOs, and non-profits.

 

SalesReach

SalesReach has announced “SalesReach Hired,” an offer that gives anyone searching for a new job during COVID-19 free access to the service.

 

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

No one is going to the orchestra for a while, but you can still virtually experience the musical beauty through SPCO’s online library of concerts.

 

Stratasys

Stratasys is ramping up 3-D printing for protective shields and supporting the CoVent-19 Challenge, an open effort to create a rapidly deployable mechanical ventilator.

 

SupDoc

SupDoc is offering free virtual preliminary COVID-19 screenings, discounts on health visits for essential workers, and unlimited access to local doctors through discounted monthly business plans (no insurance required).

 

The Coven

The Coven is offering a pay-what-you-can digital membership option that includes access to standard digital programming through April 30. See more details about the plan here.

 

Vidscrip

Vidscrip is providing a free program that allows healthcare providers to record answers to common COVID-19-related questions from patients. Learn more here.

 

Visana Health

Because of cancelled endometriosis surgeries and appointments during COVID-19, Visana Health is offering its endometriosis care app for free to anyone who needs it. Email patients@visanahealth.com for access.

 

Vitals

Vitals™ Aware Services is making its Vitals™ App free for first responders, public health care providers, hospitals, clinics, and  individuals and families in need for the next six months. Read more about the app’s new COVID-19 features.

Woodchuck USA

The high-end wood product manufacturer has shifted production to face shields for the medical sector.

 

Zipnosis

To help the struggling hospitality industry, Zipnosis is giving each of its 36 employees $40 every week to spend on takeout or delivery from their favorite Twin Cities restaurants.

 

 

Personas

While not based in Minnesota, San Francisco’s Personas has developed a tool that gathers deals currently being offered by commonly used services such as Airtable, Dropbox, and Hootsuite. We thought the tool would be useful to our readers.

Alex Skjong
Alex oversees the content produced for BETA, Twin Cities Startup Week, and tech.mn. When he’s not writing or editing, there’s a good chance he’s enjoying a refreshing brew and explaining the merits of heavy metal (of which there are many).