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title: ANNOUNCING THE SUMMER 2020 BETA SHOWCASE
description: 21 Minnesota-based startups will be the first to participate at BETA’s first virtual Showcase on July 15th, 2020.
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# [ANNOUNCING THE SUMMER 2020 BETA SHOWCASE](https://blog.beta.mn/announcing-the-2020-beta-showcase)

 Written by [BETA](https://blog.beta.mn/author/beta) | Jun 24, 2020 6:22:59 PM

For the first time ever, BETA Showcase teams will pitch their startups virtually through the [Hopin](https://hopin.to/) event platform. Similar to the Fall 2019 Showcase, BETA Cohort teams will be joined by startups from Greater Minnesota to participate in the [Summer 2020 BETA Showcase](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/107836341400) on **July 15th at 2 p.m. **

Historically, Showcase companies have been early-stage technology founders from the greater Twin Cities Metro Area with a scalable tech-enabled product or service. In 2019, BETA partnered with [Great North Lab](https://greatnorthlabs.com/), to expand Showcase to include ten Startups from Greater Minnesota. We’ve continued that trend and are including nine companies from around Minnesota to Showcase with the Spring 2020 BETA Cohort.

The selection committee for the Summer 2020 Showcase includes BETA Executive Director, Casey Shultz, BETA EIR, Cihan Behlivan, BETA Operations Lead, Kelly Buhl, and Collectively Digital CEO, Eri O’Diah. For non-cohort companies, the team focused on selecting Minnesota product-based startups with rapidly scaling teams that are located in Greater Minnesota or have a founding team that includes BBIPOC and/or women. With the efforts to further broaden our reach to and in support of founders from outside of the Twin Cities and diverse backgrounds, we’re thrilled to introduce you to the Summer 2020 BETA Showcase Startups:

 

**BETA Cohort Companies**

[Tavolo](https://www.tavoloapp.com/)— Taranvir Johal, Co-founder and Abdirahman Hassan, Co-founder

[Artemly](https://www.artemly.com/)— Christopher Page, Co-founder and Neil Nelson, Co-founder

[MYLO](https://www.getmylo.com/)— Jordan Holm, Co-founder and Brian Porter, Co-founder

[AppyHour](https://www.appyhourmobile.com/)— Neil Jirele, Co-founder and Jake Dye, Co-founder

[ParkPoolr](https://www.parkpoolr.com/)— Jackson Lefebvre, Founder

[Visana Health](http://www.visanahealth.com/)— Joe Connolly, Co-founder and Tom Morley, Co-founder

[Click360](https://www.click360.io/)— Mike Lewis, Co-founder and Michael Weber, Co-founder

[Onedesk ](https://www.getonedesk.com/) — Roman Peysakhovich, Co-founder and Daniel Ternyak, Co-founder

[IsoBlack](http://isoblackevents.com/) — Moses Jame, Co-founder and Rod Mpagazihe, Co-founder

[ZeSa](https://www.zesafitness.com/)— Cindy Vavra, Co-founder and Shanti Rainey, Co-founder

[Blue Water Financial Technologies Services](https://bluewater-fintech.com/)— Josh Freivogel, Co-founder and Al Qureshi, Co-founder

 

**Greater Minnesota and BBIPOC or women-led companies**

[7 Generation Games](http://www.7generationgames.com/)— Maria Burns Ortiz, Co-founder and AnnMaria De Mars, Co-founder

[Iron Shoe Farm](http://www.ironshoefarm.com/)— Carla Mertz, Founder

[Safe Resell](http://www.saferesell.com/)— Timi Ogundipe, Founder

[Vegify](https://eatvegify.com/)— Kari Wordelman, Co-founder and Randy Peterson, Co-founder

[JockLab](https://www.jocklab.com/)— Alijah Nelson, Co-founder and Anierobi Eziolise, Co-founder

[Ntangl Education](https://www.ntangl.org/)— Rod Greder, Co-founder and Kelli Greder, Co-founder

[Forever Ware](https://foreverware.app/)— Nolan Singroy, Co-founder and Natasha Gaffer, Co-founder

[Soak iT Up](http://clards.com/)— Carla C Scholz, Founder

[SunnSober](https://sunnsober.com/)— Chris Aburime, Co-founder and Marit Solheim-Witt, Co-founder 

 

**ABOUT BETA SHOWCASE**

Showcase is a science fair for startups, where tech enthusiasts, reporters, investors, and the general public meet with founders from a dozen of the top emerging Minnesota companies.

The 2020 Summer BETA Showcase would not be possible without the sponsorship of our strategic partners at [J.P. Morgan Chance](https://www.jpmorganchase.com/).

 

**ABOUT BETA **

BETA is a 501(c)(3) organization that develops Minnesota’s next generation of business leaders by inspiring and educating first-time founders. The BETA Group nurtures startups and small businesses with great scalability potential, so that they can grow to become our next Fortune 100s. [Learn more](https://www.beta.mn/about).

For more information about BETA Showcase, please contact Kelly Buhl, Operations Lead at [kelly@beta.mn](mailto:kelly@beta.mn).

 

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