Category Archives: General & Events

BrightStar Wisconsin

Gener8tor, BrightStar Announce Partnership

Startup accelerator gener8tor has gained another financial partner. BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation announced Wednesday that it will invest $50,000 in each startup that goes through the gener8tor program and meets the…

Various Orgs to Host Event for Startups

Area entrepreneurs, as well as UW students, faculty and staff, are invited to a free networking event for startups, held 2-4 p.m. Sept. 5 at 1403 University Ave., organizers announced…

ideaadvance

11 More Recipients of Ideadvance Fund

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) announced recently that 11 additional grantees from UW faculty, staff and student teams have been selected to…

Rise of the Rest Road Tour to Visit Madison

A group of five organizations, including venture capital firm Revolution, announced Wednesday a second Rise of the Rest Road Tour, including a stop in Madison on Oct. 6 as part…

VC Panel: More Angel Funding Available

Angel investments are more prevalent than ever before, according to a panel of investors at the Forward Technology Conference held Wednesday at the Monona Terrace. Jeff Maters of the Pritzker…

Female Entrepreneurship a Focus of Summit

Encouraging women to become entrepreneurs was a central theme of the second annual Badger Startup Summit, held Tuesday at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. The first three sessions saw keynote…

100state Outgrows Space, Plans Move

100state announced this week it will be moving to the 6th floor of 30 W. Mifflin Street on Sept. 1. “The new space will be great for 100state’s evolution,” Co-Director…

Techstars Patriot Boot Camp Comes to WI

Techstars announced this week the next Patriot Boot Camp event will take place Sept. 26-28 in Madison, expanding from annual events in Washington, D.C., and New York City to regional…

2014 Forward Festival Preview

Entrepreneurs from all backgrounds, including tech and food, will descend upon the city Aug. 21-28 for the fifth annual Forward Festival, organizers announced today. “With the growth of the event…

CTC Offers DoD SBIR Webinar

The Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) is offering a free webinar titled Introduction to DoD SBIR/STTR Programs at 2 p.m. Aug. 27, the organization announced recently. According to the CTC, Department…