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title: Beta.mn Blog | Reed Robinson
description: Reed is an investor, founder, and community builder. He is the Founding Partner of Groove Capital—the area's predominant Pre-Seed investor in Minnesota-based startups—and a Co-founder of the Groove Investment Group—Minnesota's largest and most active angel investor group. He has co-founded and/or worked in a variety of technology startups and community resources, including BETA and Twin Cities Startup Week. His experience provides both an unparalleled platform for local deal flow and a detailed knowledge of the ingredients required to grow an early-stage startup.
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# Reed Robinson

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Reed is an investor, founder, and community builder. He is the Founding Partner of Groove Capital—the area's predominant Pre-Seed investor in Minnesota-based startups—and a Co-founder of the Groove Investment Group—Minnesota's largest and most active angel investor group. He has co-founded and/or worked in a variety of technology startups and community resources, including BETA and Twin Cities Startup Week. His experience provides both an unparalleled platform for local deal flow and a detailed knowledge of the ingredients required to grow an early-stage startup.

<https://www.groovecap.com/> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/reedrobinson/>

## Blog Post by Reed Robinson

## [Reed Robinson Jun 5, 2020, 11:24:38 AM 3 min read We Will Do Better Dear BETA community, Start Reading](https://blog.beta.mn/we-will-do-better)

## [Reed Robinson Apr 10, 2018, 1:09:21 PM 3 min read Cytilife: Transforming how students work, live and play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d0HaSJBH30 Start Reading](https://blog.beta.mn/cytilife)

## [Reed Robinson Apr 10, 2018, 11:32:13 AM 1 min read ByME: Skip the line, save more, buy better. ByME was started in 2012 to conveniently connect customers and businesses. With that core ... Start Reading](https://blog.beta.mn/byme)

## [Reed Robinson Apr 9, 2018, 4:02:21 PM 3 min read deltPRO: Matching candidate work style to hiring needs for a thriving workplace Founded in 2017, deltPRO seeks to help organizations get more people into positions where ... Start Reading](https://blog.beta.mn/deltpro)

## [Reed Robinson Apr 7, 2018, 6:47:41 PM 3 min read Basin Commerce: Online Bulk Freight Logistics In a nutshell, it was “Commodity guy meets eCommerce guy in a bar one night” and Basin ... Start Reading](https://blog.beta.mn/basincommerce)

## [Reed Robinson Apr 6, 2018, 12:17:33 PM 2 min read Hydra FPV: Drone Racing Entertainment Tech Matt Otterstatter, Joel Stewart and Marty Wetherall saw drone racing and envisioned a ... Start Reading](https://blog.beta.mn/hydrafpv)

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