Category Archives: General & Events

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StartingBlock Launches Her Network

StartingBlock is launching Her Network, a new monthly event series focused on building connections among Madison women in business, the organization announced today. The series will be hosted by Mel…

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The Week Ahead Jan. 8, 2024

Presentations, Pitches 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 at StartingBlock — 1 Million Cups: Weekly Meeting Professional Development, Workshops Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 Online — SCORE: How to Start an…

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HealthX Ventures Adds Principal

Darcey Nett announced recently that she has joined HealthX Ventures as a principal. Nett comes to HealthX Ventures from Wellbe, where she served as the Chief Growth Officer. She also was…

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The Week Ahead Jan. 1, 2024

Presentations, Pitches 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3 at StartingBlock — 1 Million Cups: Weekly Meeting Professional Development, Workshops 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3 Online — SCORE: Learn To Use Financial…

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The Week Ahead Dec. 25, 2023

Presentations, Pitches 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 at StartingBlock — 1 Million Cups: Weekly Meeting

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Winter Madworks Applications Open

Applications for the Madworks Accelerator winter 2024 cohort are open now until Friday, Jan. 19, the organization announced recently. The free, 10-week program will run Wednesday, Feb. 14 through Wednesday,…

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Four Local Businesses Receive SBIR Advance Funds

Four Madison-area businesses will receive an SBIR Advance grant, the Center for Technology Commercialization and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced recently. Calimetrix (Madison), Proteovista (Madison), Terra Bioforge (Middleton) and…

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The Week Ahead Dec. 18, 2023

Presentations, Pitches 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 at StartingBlock — 1 Million Cups: Weekly Meeting Professional Development, Workshops 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19 Online — SCORE: Shark Tank Entrepreneurs Share…

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Two Teams Honored With WARF Innovation Awards

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) announced recently the winners of its annual Innovation Awards. One winner, a cross-disciplinary team comprised of Ahmed Mahmoud, Timothy Camp and Youngsook Lee, is…

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The Week Ahead Dec. 11, 2023

Presentations, Pitches 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 at StartingBlock — 1 Million Cups: Weekly Meeting Professional Development, Workshops Noon – 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 Online — DreamBank: 4 Routines…