What to know about Minnesota’s placement on the “America’s Best Startup Employers” 2021 list by Forbes:
- Three Minnesota companies were included in the list (which ranked 500 total entries)
- Dispatch, the Bloomington-based on-demand courier service, ranked highest at 6th
- Bright Health, the Minneapolis-based health insurance company (and funding juggernaut) ranked 168th
- Total Expert, the marketing and engagement company based in St. Louis Park, ranked 465th
- Dispatch was also highlighted in an accompanying Forbes article about the list, detailing how the company navigated its culture after the death of George Floyd
Interested in learning more about the companies that made the America’s Best Startup Employers list? Listen to these episodes of The tech.mn Podcast featuring Andrew Leone and Ryan Hanson of Dispatch and Joe Welu of Total Expert.

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