After a long winter, the BETA Cohort roars back to life with a brand new group of amazing Minnesota startups.
Learn more about the 14 startups of this season's Cohort, and be sure to give them a shout out on LinkedIn!
Adapt Design Works develops assistive technology for individuals living with physical mobility impairments. Our main product in development is a pressure mapping system to reduce the risk of pressure injuries for wheelchair users (and eventually beds). It is a digitally connected system to help users, care givers, and clinicians better manage their seating and pressure environment.
Adile Diagnostics is revolutionizing dermatological care by leveraging AI to provide fast, accessible, and affordable skin condition detection. Our mobile application uses deep learning models to analyze skin images and detect over 58 different conditions, including melanoma and other serious skin concerns. We aim to bridge the gap in dermatology access, reducing long wait times and costs associated with specialist visits. By integrating AI-driven diagnostics with telemedicine, we empower users to take proactive control of their skin health.
Lake Wobegon Outfitters is developing a solar powered off-grid trailer designed to charge, transport and store ebikes. We offer trailer sales, ebike rental/retail franchise opportunities to businesses and shared mobility opportunities to bike share advocates in the form of cost sharing or public/private partnerships.
CareSupport.com is building the foundational infrastructure for home care agencies. We integrate compliance, scheduling, billing, and caregiver management into a unified system where regulatory requirements are embedded directly into operational workflows.
Our approach, grounded in a “compliance by design” philosophy, simplifies the complex regulatory landscape, ensuring agencies can focus on delivering quality care. By leveraging advanced AI and minimalistic, user-friendly design, we empower home care providers to operate efficiently and confidently.
createMPLS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to removing barriers to STEM education for underserved K-12 students in the Twin Cities. By providing hands-on technology programs in coding, robotics, and app development, we ensure that cost and transportation are never obstacles to learning. Partnering with schools and community organizations, we bring high-quality STEM experiences directly to students, preparing them for future careers in Minnesota’s growing technology sector. Our mission is to empower young learners with the skills, confidence, and opportunities needed to thrive in a technology-driven world.
geNH3 is pioneering a breakthrough green ammonia production technology that eliminates fossil fuels, rare materials, and high-temperature processes. Our patented electrocatalytic system is the first truly cost-competitive, zero-emission alternative to fossil fuels—without any need for subsidies. This innovation unlocks scalable decarbonization for shipping, heavy industry, energy storage, and agriculture. We are currently scaling from lab to pilot production and seeking strategic partnerships to accelerate commercialization.
Layer 1 Holdings specializes in mapping knowledge across automation, instrumentation, and process design—helping teams manage risk, maintain compliance, and deliver quality from scope to invoice. Their mission is to empower makers, engineers, and manufacturers with the tools, parts, and expertise they need to innovate confidently and operate reliably.
Liminal Network is revolutionizing supply chain communications by enabling real-time, secure data exchange between business partners. Its flagship platform replaces outdated EDI systems, providing seamless integration and live data sharing across the supply chain. With a focus on data privacy, scalability, and ease of use, Liminal empowers businesses to streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.
Navatar Health is a digital health company focused on transforming healthcare by leveraging innovative, AI-powered technologies. Our mission is simple: engage patients, earn their trust, provide the education and motivation they need, and navigate them toward better health decisions and outcomes. We are starting with colorectal cancer screening, but our vision is MUCH bigger— to leverage AI and digital innovation to drive the Quintuple Aims—enhancing patient experience, advancing health equity, improving population health, reducing healthcare costs, and improving provider well-being.
Octin Health, Inc. is a medical device startup based in Minneapolis, focused on developing an innovative surgical device designed to improve the safety of aortic arch operations, simplify the procedure for surgeons and reduce healthcare costs for hospitals. The device is called the Elika Device, with no competing devices on the market.
Probility builds AI-driven predictive models capable of accurately predicting pro athlete injury by count and severity along with key performance metrics. Our models help athletes and teams identify and mitigate injury risk, thus reducing overall injury counts, extending player careers, and saving millions.
We have the only predictive platform capably of predicting athlete injury available on the market. Our flagship product, the NHL ARC 3.0, is market ready. We have in-house AI and code-writing expertise and have designed our platforms to easily scale to other sports and markets.
Reconnect is a unique mental health platform designed to support families navigating the challenges of divorce, with the children at the center. Unlike traditional mental health apps or platforms like Our Family Wizard, Reconnect offers a tailored experience for families in transition, providing a safe space where both parents and children can find emotional healing and lasting resilience. Through personalized resources, peer support, and expert guidance, Reconnect empowers families to rebuild their relationships and mental well-being, fostering strength in the face of life’s toughest changes.
Skail crafts digital clones for individuals who value their time but refuse to compromise their authenticity. Our platform empowers users to scale their unique voice by generating authentic communications that mirror their personalities, mannerisms, and experiences. People can forge new relationships and deepen existing ones with the help of generative AI—bringing the focus back to meaningful, one-on-one connections in business.
We created the world's first dedicated online pickleball marketplace. We make it easy, safe, and efficient for players to buy and sell used paddles by providing automated shipping labels, secure payments, and pricing suggestions through our Paddle Genius™ appraisal tool. With no fees for sellers and a streamlined user experience, we help pickleball enthusiasts upgrade their gear while keeping it affordable and sustainable. Founded by passionate players, The Pickleball Swap is designed to meet the growing needs of the pickleball community.
TITAN Simulation offers a comprehensive solution for realistic medical training and medical device testing through high-fidelity synthetic tissue models. By leveraging our proprietary tissue database which includes detailed data on the mechanical, optical, thermal, electrical, and clinical properties of human and animal tissues—we develop trade-secret tissue formulations that emulate human characteristics with over 97% accuracy. These models serve as a consistent, reproducible, and ethical alternative to traditional cadaver and animal models, enabling more efficient FDA approval for investigational devices. Our simulators are designed to provide detailed, real-time feedback through embedded sensors, supporting robust data collection for regulatory submissions.