Coalition Members

Forge North is a coalition of dozens of individuals and organizations. Learn more about us below.

Coalition Members - Organizations

Organizations in the Forge North Coalition include startups, entrepreneur support organizations, investors, service providers, nonprofits, government entities, and more. Learn more about the partners who make up our Coalition!

NearestYou

Neighborhood Development Center (NDC)

Senior Program Director
Neighborhood Development Center (NDC)

Niniijaanis One of Ones

Panache LLC

Peozzle

CEO
Peozzle

Phillinnova

Phoenix Growth Systems LLC

Pitchwell

Plymouth Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Popup Think Tank

Quill Security

Riverbridge Partners

Room2A

S & S Style

S & S Style

SCORE Twin Cities

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Salo, LLC

Sassy Lassy Interactive Events

Science Museum of Minnesota

Silicon Prairie

Social Enterprise Minneapolis-St. Paul

Social Enterprise Minneapolis-St. Paul

Sofia Fund

Sofia Fund

Somali American National Institute-SANI

Sown Emancipation

Sown Emancipation

Spangler and De Stefano, PLLP

Starting 11 Inc.

The Gap Year MSP

The Musicant Group

The Network Connect

The PLUM Catalyst

The PLUM Catalyst

Coalition Members - Individuals

Individuals in the Forge North Coalition have followed many paths. We have founded startups, served and funded founders, and created spaces for founders to gather and tools they need to succeed. Look for a familiar face or company below or reach out to add yourself to our community!

Corey Nicholas Collins

Founder, Designer & Consultant
Cordavii Brand Consulting

Craig Britton

SwitchTrack

Dale F Weeks

President and CEO
Global Leadership and Benchmarking Associates

Dalton Scott

Founder
Conscious Connections

Damola Ogundipe

Founder + CEO
Civic Eagle

Dan Atkins

Founder/Owner/CEO
MinneAnalytics

Daniel Gilbert

Attorney, Managing Director
Gilbert Law PLLC; Mosaic LLC

Daniel Heck

Partner
Stage 2 Capital

Danielle Steer

Managing Director
Lunar Startups

Dave Elliston

Sr. Tech Recruiter
SPS Commerce

David Garcia

Founder / CEO
AMMI Risk Solutions

Diane Rucker

Executive team member (decision-maker)
University Enterprise Labs (UEL)

Dominic Iannazzo

Partner
EY

Dr. Paul Campbell

Co-Founder/ Partner
Brown Venture Group

Elaine Ogilvie

President
Supplier Diversity Solutions

Emily Soltvedt

Portfolio Manager
Riverbridge Partners

Erik R Moe

Founder
Uptowns Refined and Upcycled LLC

Evon M. Spangler

Managing Partner
Spangler and de Stefano, PLLP

George Hadjiyanis

Founder and Principal Consultant
Launch Avenue

Golnaz Yamoutpour

Founder
Eat Drink Dish Mpls

Heather M Polivka

HeatherP Solutions

Igor Koshutin

CEO
HipStar LLC

Isaak Rooble

Director
Somali American National Institute-SANI

J. DeVon Nolen

Primary
Bete Noire Consulting LLC

Jack Dempsey

Senior Vice President
Norwest Equity Partners

Jacob Woodard

Counsel
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Jason Breen

Senior Director of Insights, Strategy & Innovation
Target

Jeff Bennett

Founder and CEO
Morari Medical

Jeffrey C. Robbins

AngelPolleNation, LLC and Avisen Legal, P.A.

Jeffrey Riley

Research Professional
University of Minnesota

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