Category Archives: General & Events

Investor to Receive Entrepreneurial Award

Investor and educator Tim Keane will be the first to receive the “Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education” award, the Wisconsin Technology Council announced Tuesday. According to a release, Keane was chosen…

Venture Investors

VC: More Capital for More Jobs

Both angel and venture capital funding are required to have a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem. That’s according to John Neis, managing director of Venture Investors, who spoke Tuesday at the monthly…

WARF Grants $700K for Entrepreneurship at UW

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is granting the University of Wisconsin more than $70 million for 2014-15, with $700,000 directed to law and business entrepreneurial clinics and D2P, the organization announced today….

SOLOMO Wins Madison’s Rise of the Rest

In a pitch battle between nine different area startups, SOLOMO Technology was victorious in the Rise of the Rest competition held Monday evening at the Majestic Theatre. Included in the…

Madison’s Rise of the Rest Finalists Named

Venture capital firm Revolution, along with UP Global and Google for Entrepreneurs, announced Tuesday the nine Madison-area companies selected as finalists for the Rise of the Rest Road Tour pitch competition,…

Five Area Startups Earn SBIR Grants

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Center for Technology Commercialization took the next step toward helping companies commercialize high-tech innovation by awarding five area startups grants of $75,000 each, the…

Panel: Women Need More Role Models

To encourage more women to start businesses, women need more mentors and roles models, according to a panel at the monthly WIN luncheon held Tuesday at the Sheraton Hotel. Laura…

madworks accelerator

Madworks Accepting Applications for Fall

  Madworks Coworking at UW Campus is taking applications for its fall accelerator program, the organization recently announced. Applications are due by Sept. 19 for its second round of classes…

Call for Startups at ESS

The Wisconsin Technology Council announced today it is seeking startups to participate in one of two pitch events at the annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, held Nov. 12-13 at the…

CTC to Offer NIH Funding Workshop

The Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) is offering a free NIH funding workshop from 9 a.m. – noon Sept. 18 at University Research Park, the organized announced recently. According to the CTC,…