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Minneapolis — June 16, 2015 — IrriGreen, Inc. is one of the Minnesota-based emerging companies chosen as a semifinalist for the 2015 MN Cup Competition. The MN Cup is the largest statewide new venture program in the United States.
IrriGreen, Inc. designed, developed, and commercialized the IrriGreen Genius Irrigation System. Using next-generation digital technology adapted from high-tech commercial printers, IrriGreen reduces water use for lawn irrigation by up to 50 percent and cuts contractor installation time by up to 70 percent.
“This year’s entrants, competing for a total of $327,000 in capital funding, are among the strongest and most diverse we have seen in the 11 years of the competition,” said Scott Litman, MN Cup co-founder. “The 70 semifinalists, including IrriGreen and nine others in the Energy/Clean Technology/Water Division, were selected from a field of 1,300 entrants.”
“Applying software technology and nozzle design from the high-tech, commercial printer industry, IrriGreen Genius Sprinklers ‘print’ water in controlled patterns matching the shape of the lawn — no inefficient overlapping sprays, no overspraying onto sidewalks and streets,” said Gary Klinefelter, founder and chief executive officer, IrriGreen, Inc. “IrriGreen requires just one sprinkler head in the center of each irrigation zone, not a row of four to eight heads around the edges. Contractors save labor installing IrriGreen.”
For more information, visit www.irrigreen.com.
