SPONSORS

AT&T Inc. is the largest communications holding company in the United States and worldwide, by revenue. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T is recognized as the leading worldwide provider of IP-based communications services to businesses and the leading U.S. provider of wireless, high speed Internet access, local and long distance voice and directory publishing and advertising services. As part of its “three screen” integration strategy, AT&T is expanding video entertainment offerings to include such next-generation television services as AT&T “U-verseSM” TV.

http://www.att.com/

Baird Capital has raised and managed more than $3 billion in capital and invested in more than 275 companies since 1989.

For more than 25 years, we have leveraged our team’s in-depth sector knowledge, investment experience and global operating resources to build market-leading companies and strive to create value for our investors.

 

Milwaukee, WI
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
800-792-2473
www.bairdcapital.com

BDO is the brand name for BDO USA, LLP, a U.S. professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. For more than 100 years, BDO has provided quality service through the active involvement of experienced and committed professionals. The firm serves clients through more than 60 offices and over 550 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As an independent Member Firm of BDO International Limited, BDO serves multi-national clients through a global network of more than 73,000 people working out of 1,500 offices across 162 countries.

BDO

Madison Location:
One Erdman Place, Suite 404
Madison, WI  53717
608-831-8500

Milwaukee Location:
330 East Kilbourn Ave, Suite 750
Two Plaza East
Milwaukee, WI  53202
414-272-5900

For more than 60 years, Husch Blackwell attorneys have played a role in shaping the political, economic and legal landscapes in Wisconsin — leading their business clients ranging from large and medium-sized businesses to entrepreneurial start-ups to successful outcomes.

555 East Wells Street
Suite 1900
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3819
Tel: (414) 273-2100
Fax: (414) 223-5000

One East Main Street
Suite 300
Madison, WI 53703-3300
Tel: (608) 255-4440
Fax: (608) 258-7138

http://www.huschblackwell.com

Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE) is an investor-owned public utility headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin — the state capital and home to the University of Wisconsin. MGE is the main subsidiary of MGE Energy, Inc.

http://www.mge.com/

The mission of the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation (MCRF) is to discover and communicate scientific knowledge that substantially improves human health and well being. The MCRF mission supports the Marshfield Clinic mission to serve patients through accessible, high quality health care, research and education.

www.marshfieldclinic.org

Michael Best is one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms. From our Midwestern base we serve clients on a regional, national and international basis. Our clients range in size from one-person start-up ventures to Fortune 500 companies.

Milwaukee Office
100 East Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 3300
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4108
United States
414.271.6560
414.277.0656 (fax)

www.michaelbest.com

University Research Park is a unique research and technology park, whose primary mission is to encourage partnerships between businesses and university researchers. Located 3 miles west of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the University Research Park is the home of 107 companies employing nearly 4,000 people.

University Research Park
510 Charmany Drive, Suite 250
Madison WI 53719
608.441.8000

www.universityresearchpark.org

The UWM Research Foundation, Inc. is a private non-stock, non-profit corporation under Chapter 181 of the Wisconsin Statutes organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is controlled by the UWM Foundation, Inc.

The primary purpose of the UWM Research Foundation, Inc. is to support research and innovation at UWM by providing funding for scholarships and grants and by engaging in corporate partnering activities to that end.

 

UWM Research Foundation
1440 East North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-906-4653
http://uwmresearchfoundation.org/

Venture Investors is one of the premier providers of seed and early stage venture capital in the Midwest. Formed in 1982, Venture Investors has a proven track record of identifying and financing world-class technology companies throughout the Midwest, delivering top quartile returns to its investors.

Venture Investors LLC
University Research Park
505 S Rosa Road, Suite 201
Madison, WI 53719

Phone: (608) 441-2700
Fax: (608) 441-2727

www.ventureinvestors.com

To submit a business plan: viweb@ventureinvestors.com

Since its founding in 1925, WARF has served the University of Wisconsin-Madison scientific community by patenting the discoveries of UW-Madison researchers and licensing these technologies to leading companies in Wisconsin, the United States and worldwide. In this way, WARF also facilitates the use of UW-Madison research for the maximum benefit of society.

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
614 Walnut Street, 13th floor
Madison, WI 53726
Telephone: 608-263-2500
Fax: 608-263-1064

www.warf.org

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is the public-private successor agency to the former Wisconsin Department of Commerce. It was established in 2011 to focus on areas such as marketing, business and community finance, exporting, technology development, small business advocacy and major business sectors.

201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Phone 608-267-4417

http://www.wedc.org/