Startup Highlight — ClutchSOS

1. What’s the meaning behind your company’s name/brand?

Clutch — is all about being there for each other, even in the toughest moments, especially in the toughest moments.

2. What’s great about starting something in the Minnesota region?

Minnesota is filled with talented people, top-notch organizations, and it’s centrally located, making trips to the rest of the country fairly straightforward.

3. What’s challenging about starting something in the Minnesota region?

Many trends in technology, fashion, etc. take a while to reach Minnesota. As in non-coastal states, there is a strong interest in comparisons with coastal hubs.

4. What fuels you and your company?

Food and Money are pretty decent as fuel, but without a vision nothing gets done. Clutch is fueled by a sincere desire to radically improve our user’s sense of safety and connectedness.

5. What stage are you at with your business?

We’re early in our development, seed stage. We only just released it on iOS as a free app on September 30th.

6. How can the community support your work?

Download the ClutchSOS, and practice using it with someone you care about. If you’re on Android, sign up for the waitlist to be notified as soon as it’s available on Android.

Visit www.ClutchSOS.com for more information.