Category Archives: General & Events

MadREP to Take Part in ACE

Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) announced recently it has been selected to take part in the Fourth Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (ACE) Oct. 26-30 in the Providence of…

ESS Picks 45 Startups to Pitch

Forty-five startups, ranging in industries from healthcare to energy, will get the chance to pitch to potential investors at the 2015 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, held Nov. 4-5 at the…

Two Win WARF Innovation Awards

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced the winners of its annual Innovation Awards. One winning team is developing a diagnostic test to detect colon cancer at an earlier stage,…

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Madworks’ Fall Accelerator Begins

Madworks Coworking’s accelerator program has selected the seven startups for its fall session that began on Sept. 30, the organization announced recently. The companies–Clutch Connect, Fortel, Freelance FindHER, PARTS to MOVE,…

WARF Plans Innovation Series

As part of its 90th anniversary celebration, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced this week that it will host four free lectures on innovation in October and November at the Wisconsin…

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StartingBlock Turns to Crowdfunding

In gearing up to break ground this winter, StartingBlock Madison launched a crowdfunding campaign called BuildingBlocks to help with the final funding gap, organizers announced today. “With the BuildingBlocks campaign,…

Launch Wisconsin Gets OnRamp Event

OnRamp is heading to Lambeau Field. After previous stops in Milwaukee and at Camp Randall Stadium, the collaborative effort of gener8tor and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will be pairing with Launch Wisconsin for…

WEDC Releases 2015 Report

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation provided financial and operational assistance to more than 5,000 businesses and 100 communities, according to a draft of its annual report released today. “WEDC continues to…

gBETA Enrolling 2nd Class

The new accelerator program from gener8tor, gBETA, is taking applications for its fall session, the organization announced recently. gBETA is a program designed to support startups and entrepreneurs affiliated with…

2015 WI Science Festival Preview

The fifth annual Wisconsin Science Festival is taking place Oct. 22-25 at various locations around Madison and the state, organizers announced this week. “This year’s ‘Made in Wisconsin’ theme offers a special opportunity to…