StartingBlock Madison to Anchor Startup Community
While many of Madison’s startup companies are located downtown or on the near-east side, there hasn’t been a centralized building to anchor them, but that may change in the near…
Category Archives: General & Events
WEDC Pledges $300K for BrightStar
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced today it is pledging $300,000 in operating funding for the newly formed BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, a proposed non-profit equity investment fund. “The non-profit nature of…
Walker Signs Venture Capital Bill
As expected, Gov. Scott Walker signed the venture capital bill into law today in a ceremony held at MCT, Inc. in Milwaukee. Also known as Assembly Bill 181, this new…
Three Area Companies Are Now QNBV
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation today announced Qualified News Business Venture (QNBV) status for area companies HealthMyne (Madison), Xolve (Middleton) and Pegasus Sustainability Solutions (Fitchburg). In addition, the WEDC announced…
Cresa Madison Opens Coworking Space
Corporate real estate advisory firm Cresa Madison announced today it will open a coworking space July 1 at Machinery Row, 613 Williamson St. “We created this coworking office in response to what…
Illinois Investors Share Thoughts on Wisconsin
Jeff Carter, a co-founder of Hyde Park Angels in Chicago, and Vanessa Rollings, managing director of Sandbox Industries, discussed the startup and investment scene in Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Innovation…
Materials Genome Initiative Partners with UW
The Obama Administration’s Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), launched to cut the time needed to develop materials for advanced manufacturing in half, today announced several commitments, including a partnership with the…
QNBV Startups Raised $48M in 2012
Sixty-three startups that earned Qualified New Business Venture (QNBV) status through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) raised $48.4 million in private investment in 2012, the organized announced this week through…
Senate Passes Venture Capital Bill
As expected, the State Senate today passed the proposed $25 million venture capital bill by a 29-3 vote. “This is a brilliant bipartisan plan that makes an investment in Wisconsin’s…
Wisconsin Startups Raised in $163M in 2012
Seventy-four Wisconsin companies raised more than $163 million in 2012, according to a Wisconsin Angel Network report. The amount is a seven percent increase over the $153 million raised in…
