Three good pitches that didn't win $100,000 of Steve Case's money
AOL founder Steve Case came to Minneapolis on his "Rise of the Rest" tour earlier this week and held a pitch competition for 10 Minnesota start-ups. The winning pitch came from Deepinder Singh of Mankato-based 75F, whose reward was a $100,000 investment from Case.
Totally unscientifically, here are three other pitches that stuck out to me. You can watch all 10 pitches over at TechdotMN.
Apruve: The company wants to become PayPal for business. The Minneapolis company bills itself as a paperless platform for all that — integrated, visible to decisionmakers, and eliminating the need for invoices, requisition forms, purchase orders and paper checks.
Zipnosis: The firm makes an online platform that allows patients to diagnose themselves using software-guided questions. Patients can get prescriptions, and the software will tell them whether to see a doctor. The company, based in St. Paul, was started by some of the key folks from MinuteClinic, which was acquired by CVS.
GreenBook Network: A supplier diversity platform that matches buyers with qualified minority and women-owned businesses. GreenBook gives diverse businesses a simple way to get registered, and then communicate with buyers who want to hire minority, women and LGBT-owned contractors. The platform generates revenue from subscriptions, licensing and some premium features.
