Naware Receives Award from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Naware Receives Award from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

Minneapolis, MN – October 7, 2025 Yesterday at the 2025 MN Cup Grand Finales, Naware received the annual MN Cup Sustainable Chemistry Award. The prize is sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and recognizes a MN Cup team pursuing innovation in safer and more sustainable chemistry. According to MN Cup, “Naware stood out to our judges as a fantastic example of how impactful sustainable chemistry can be.”

Mark Boysen, Founder & CEO of Naware said, “It’s an honor to be recognized by MN Cup and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as it validates the product and technology we’ve built to eradicate weeds from lawns using only water and no toxic chemicals.”

MN Cup is an annual program and competition for entrepreneurs of the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business. Since its founding in 2005, over 20,000 Minnesotans have participated, they’ve given away $5 million in seed funds, and alumni have gone on to raise nearly $1 billion in capital. The 2025 MN Cup competition had over 3,600 entrepreneurs who competed.

About Naware

At Naware we are boldly redefining lawn care through the creation of our product, AI Precise. Using only water, no toxic chemicals, weeds are eliminated in roughly 20 minutes through our innovative AI Powered Detection technology that mounts on existing equipment – lawn mowers, ATVs, tractors - eliminating weeds as you mow and preventing future regrowth. Our technology platform delivers ease of use, exceptional efficiency, and cost savings.

About MN Cup

MN Cup is a community-led, public-private partnership that brings together corporations, VCs, foundations, government and skilled volunteers to support Minnesota’s entrepreneurs. The core of our programming is an annual competition that reaches emerging entrepreneurs from across the state and connects them with tools, resources and support to launch and accelerate the development of their new ventures. The competition inspires entrepreneurs to begin their startup journey, supports them as they develop a solid business plan, provides exposure for their ideas and offers numerous opportunities to expand their networks.