Category Archives: Goods & Services

HealthX Ventures

HealthX Closes $55M Fund II

HealthX Ventures raised more than $55 million in its second fund, HealthX Ventures Fund II, L.P., which closed Feb. 15. According to Joel Martin, partner and head of operations, the…

UW Launches Entrepreneurship Science Lab

To improve student entrepreneurship, the University of Wisconsin has launched an entrepreneurship science lab. Open since January, the lab is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of scholars focusing on measurable outcomes relating to…

Urban League Announces Minority Startup Loan Program

The Urban League of Greater Madison, through a $400,000 grant from the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, announced this week the creation of a loan program for new…

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Pyran Receives NSF Grant

Pyran, a company that makes paints and coatings from renewable sources, has received a $1 million Phase II Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Science Foundation, the company…

RedFox AI Launches BlueFox Box

RedFox AI, a technology consulting company specializing in AI and voice assistant technologies, has launched BlueFox Box, a grocery delivery service to help fight hunger, the company announced today. According…

Doyenne Group

Doyenne Evergreen Fund Taking Apps

The Doyenne Group’s Evergreen Fund is now taking applications through Monday, Nov. 30, the organization announced recently. According to the Doyenne Group, the fund will offer financial support to businesses…

ReVise Consulting Launches

A startup that focuses on helping organizations navigate digital transformations has launched in Madison. ReVise Consulting, which was founded in July by Britt Gottschalk, looks to help businesses in the…

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Winnow Fund Closes $6M

Winnow Fund, part of the Badger Fund of Funds, has raised $6 million to begin investing in startups and collaborating with entrepreneurs at colleges and universities across the state, the…

WWBIC Receives Funds to Help Small Businesses

The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. (WWBIC) received a $1 million investment from Charter Communications’ Spectrum Community Investment Loan Fund to help startups and small businesses, the company announced recently….

American Family Ventures

American Family Ventures Launches AFV Fund III

American Family Ventures (AFV) announced recently that it has launched AFV Fund III, a $213 million venture capital fund that focuses on early-stage insurance-related companies. “The insurance industry is embarking…