Journal Sentinel: Angel fund geared to young firms starts with $5 million

A new angel fund – the first to focus on very young companies in southeastern Wisconsin – has launched with more than $5 million to invest. Organizers of the Wisconsin Super Angel Fund raised money from more than 40 investors, including three foundations and an insurance company, said John Torinus Jr., a general partner and chairman of Serigraph Inc. in West Bend. The fund is the first early-stage fund to form in southeastern Wisconsin, said Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. The other early-stage investors in the region are angel networks, where members receive information about companies and individually make decisions about whether to invest in them. Read the full Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here.