Category Archives: General & Events

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead Nov. 11, 2019

Presentations, Pitches 6-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11 at 100state – 100state: Sales Panel Professional Development, Workshops 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 at Fluno Center – Madison International Trade Association: Managing Your Most Valuable Global…

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Winnow Fund Raises $3.5M

The Winnow Fund, formed by the Badger Fund of Funds to focus on college entrepreneurs, announced recently that is has raised $3.5 million. With Richelle Martin as its managing director, the…

LetsTHRIVE360 Wins ESS Pitch Olympics

LetsTHRIVE360, which tracks volunteer hours, won the 15th annual Elevator Pitch Olympics Thursday at the Monona Terrace during the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. Colorful Connections (inclusive staffing for the PR and…

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2019 WARF Innovation Winners Named

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation honored Mark Saffman and the team of Ophelia Venturelli, Philip Romero and Ryan Hsu with its 2019 Innovation Awards during the WARF Innovation Day held Tuesday…

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The Week Ahead Nov. 4, 2019

Presentations, Pitches 1-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Monona Terrace – WARF: WARF Innovation Day 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 at StartingBlock Madison – StartingBlock Madison: Intro to the Madison Startup Scene  5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 5 at Monona…

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Jan Eddy Named to Investor Hall of Fame

The Wisconsin Technology Council announced recently that it will induct Jan Eddy into its George Mosher Memorial Investor Hall of Fame during the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium held Nov. 6-7…

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The Week Ahead Oct. 28, 2019

Presentations, Pitches  8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Pyle Center – UW Office of Business Engagement: Honoring Our Common Differences: Reflective Actions for Inclusivity Professional Development, Workshops 8:15 a.m. – 4:15…

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UpStart Winter 2020 Applications Open

Applications for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s UpStart winter entrepreneurship program for women and people of color are now being accepted through Nov. 15, organizers recently announced. The free nine-week program will…

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Madison Named Top Untapped City for Startups

The City of Madison tops the list for Best Untapped Cities for Startups in 2020, released today by Fundera. The financial resource company examined the number of venture deals, education level, office space…

Two Madison Startups in WERCBench Cohort

The Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) recently revealed the cohort for its WERCBench Labs Accelerator program in Milwaukee includes two Madison companies. CLOCworks, which is developing machine learning software to manage…