Category Archives: General & Events

Report Ranks 2016 Venture Funding

Eight of Wisconsin’s top 10 startups for raising the most venture investments in 2016 came from Madison, according to a report by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Midwestern BioAg ($26 million), Propeller…

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The Week Ahead April 3, 2017

For the week of April 3, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene: Presentations/Pitches 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 5 at Madison Central Library – 1 Million Cups Madison: OneEvent Technologies 7-9:30 a.m. Thursday,…

12th Stem Cell Symposium Set for April

Two University of Wisconsin professors will present at the 12th Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, Monday, April 10 at Promega Corporation’s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, organizers announced recently. According to a release,…

Bascom Ventures Targets UW Alumni

Bascom Ventures announced recently its first fund, which will enable University of Wisconsin alumni to invest in companies with a connection to Wisconsin. “We are directly helping support Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial ecosystem…

Bunker Labs Announces New Program

Bunker Labs Wisconsin unveiled Monday the Muster Across Wisconsin program, which will bring military veteran entrepreneurs and small business owners together with local resources to help them build their businesses. “We are…

Funds Launch to Better Serve Customers

Seeing their respective industries evolve, CUNA Mutual Group and Northwestern Mutual each launched venture funds to better meet the needs of their customers, representatives of the companies said during the monthly Tech…

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UpStart Hosts Small Biz Event

Registration is now open for the WARF UpStart-Heymiss Progress event, “Performance-Image-Exposure: Keys to Small Business Success,” taking place 6-8 p.m. April 19 at the Discovery Building, organizers announced recently. Attendees…

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The Week Ahead March 27, 2017

For the week of March 27, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene: Presentations/Pitches 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 at Sheraton Hotel – WIN: Investors inside the house…

Bunker Labs Receives $238K Grant

Bunker Labs Wisconsin received $238,000 from Governor Walker and the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs, the organization announced recently. “We are ecstatic to have this opportunity to expand and accelerate our…

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The Week Ahead March 20, 2017

For the week of March 20, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene: Presentations/Pitches 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 22 at Madison Central Library – 1 Million Cups Madison: KaleidoCare 5-7 p.m….