2021
First Place
Hydrolyst, LLC, Kirstie Gildemeister and Kelsey Fitzgerald, Rapid City
Second Place
Halogi Hot Sauce, Luke Davidson and Nick Curry, Brookings
Third Place
Two businesses tied for third place
Artic Sombrero, Ron Heiman, Sioux Falls
Sternum Protect, Angel Rollag, Amanda Rollag, Matt Bonacker and Brad Carley, Sioux Falls
Fourth Place
Shield Swift, LLC, Denise Robertson and Duane Langenfeld, Rapid City
2020:
Novum Nano, LLC, Craig Bailey, Haiping Hong and Greg Christensen, Rapid City
HomeMetrics, LLC, William Trevillyan and Timothy Ford, Rapid City
Two businesses tied for third place
– Innoraymond Power Products, Will Hansen, Rapid City
– Scobi Kombucha, Carissa Hauck and Bianca Hutzler, Spearfish
A to Z Technologies, Cole Briggs and Zay Norman, Midland
2019:
Advanced Remote Sensing, Inc., David Groenveld, Hartford
Query.AI Inc., Dhiraj Sharan, Brookings
Neb Tray by Casanier, LLC, Susan Evans, Aberdeen
AmmoNyteTM Systems, LLC, Joey Brown and Jamie Hale, Rapid City
Life Excel, LLC, Marit Johnson, Rapid City
2018:
SMRTGrid, Todd Christensen and Jamie Hale, Baltic
Two businesses tied for second place
– Hutchinson Car Audio, Nick Hutchinson and Thomas Voboril, Box Elder
– Rushmore Drones, Trevor Plett and John Herrera, Rapid City
Ovo Birth Center, Lisa Groon, Harrisburg
Ebb, Alan Maas, Rapid City
2017:
NP Systems Integration, LLC, Daniel Stanton, Rapid City
Primary Manufacturing, Inc., Ladd McCluskey, Humboldt
Two businesses tied for third place
– Ease, Travis Kiefer, Aberdeen
– XpressRules, LLC, Lanny Turner and Ron Turner, Yankton
Health Workforce USA/Connectushealth.org, Krista Marx and Sandy Williams, Sioux Falls
2016:
BlueDop Medical, Patrick Kelly and Tyler Remund, Sioux Falls
Endlas, LLC, Josh Hammel, James Tomich, Brett Trotter and Tom Hammel, Rapid City
QVIDITY Telehealth, LLC, Jeremy Storm and Brian Brua, Rapid City
Ease, Travis Keifer, Aberdeen
Camp Native, David Woodbury, Spearfish
2015:
Two businesses tied for first place
– Equinox, John Berdahl and Jamie Beckman, Sioux Falls and
– VRC Metal Systems, Robert Hrabe and Christian Widener, Rapid City
Module Innovations, Vivek Agarwal and Sachin Dubey, Rapid City
ODIN Holdings Company, Timothy Wakefield, Jr. and Blake Hoffman, Sioux Falls
Kingfisher Enterprises, Dan Ackerwold, Volga
2014:
Nanofiber Separations, Craig Arnold and Dr. Todd Menkhaus, Rapid City
AgriVax, Sue Lancaster, Brookings
Global Thinking Laboratories, Rick Grann and Chris Chiller, Whitewood
Antimicrobial Materials Inc., Greg Bertsch, Sioux Falls
Baggster LLC, Chris Malo, Spearfish
2013:
CalxAqua, LLC, Mat Peabody, Rapid City
Prairie Aqua Tech, Mary Beth Fishback, Brookings
Tranzderm Solutions, Sue Lancaster, Brookings
Prairie Wind Garden Fixtures, Randy Schall, Sioux Falls
Dakota Earth, Daniel Avery, Alcester
2012:
Pro Mags LLC, Eric and Ron Hesla, Wakonda
J1 Insoles, Dr. Lorri Riley, Spearfish
MVA Software, Michael Moser & Mike Vetter, Sioux Falls
Syrical, Debra McCoy, Bridgewater
Bar-Tek, Gary & Rob Horrocks, Dave Mettler & Chris Bartek, Harrisburg
2011:
pharmaCline, Steven Keough, Sioux Falls
Braasch Biotech, Keith and Jeralyn Haffer, Garretson
Ruff Tuff Dog Kennels, Doug Sangl and Lyle Van Kalsbeek, Sioux Falls
SD Sports Buzz, Jon Kellar, Rapid City
1st Person History, Megan Dahle, Sioux Falls
2010:
OmegaQuant Analytics, Bill Harris, Sioux Falls
9 Clouds, Inc., John Meyer and Scott Meyer, Sioux Falls
C3 Enterprise, Bryan and Keri Couet, Sioux Falls
Copperhead Agriculture Products, Kevin & Emily Berg and Doug Terveen, Sioux Falls
Institute of Design & Technology of South Dakota, Anita Kealey, Sioux Falls
2009:
Black Events & Advertising, Kari Black, Sioux Falls
PLE Inc., Marc Bogue, Beresford
Quarq Technology, James & Mieke Meyer, Spearfish
Skyview Construction Co., Gerry Adolph, Waubay
Mid-State Growers & Produce, LaVay McKinley, Midland
2008:
Bale Caddie
Dakota Fire Systems
Prairie Scientific Innovations, Daniel Engebretson, Sioux Falls
DSS Manufacturing Connections, Matt Douglas, Volga
Krell Safety Products, Jordan Krell, Plankinton
2007:
Natural Farrowing Systems
Dakota Ties, Dennis Kisch and Tim Frohreich, Yankton
Art of the Hills, Deborah Casey and Kristin Donnan Standard, Hill City
Octaflex, Richard Gross, Timber Lake
Glamme^Systems, Lance Glammeier, Colton
2006:
Talario, Tim Aughenbaugh, Brookings
Bio-High Tech, Dr. Susan Liu, Sioux Falls
Tamcenan, Dr. Thomas White, Sioux Falls
High-Tech Building LLC, Ron Jupiter, Sioux Falls
Kustom Cycles, Brian Klock, Mitchell
2005:
PhotoBioMed, Dr. Kaia Kloster, Sioux Falls
Busy Bees Child Care Center, Sioux Falls (this business has closed)
WallVision-Realtronics, Scott Thompson, Rapid City
AgSense, Mel Wieting, Huron
Golden Pond Software, Sheila Hoffman, Milbank
