The Wisconsin Technology Council announced today that BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation creator Tom Shannon will be inducted into the Wisconsin Investor Hall of Fame Nov. 15, as part of the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium at the Monona Terrace.

“BrightStar takes a unique approach to investing in early-stage companies,” Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still said in a statement. “The fund accepts charitable donations as a 501c3 organization and uses them to take equity positions in for-profit, early-stage companies.”

According to a release, Shannon was elected by a panel of 10 judges, which included five past inductees, and will be honored during a dinner of 80 angel and venture capitalists.

BrightStar has invested in Madison companies such as Moxe Health, Akita Box and SHINE Medical Technologies.