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News featuring the Wisconsin Technology Council or its trusted partnersOver two dozen investor groups set to attend Early Stage Symposium; application deadline extended
A growing list of investors from Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest and beyond will attend the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, to be held in person Nov. 8-9 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. Companies that apply for, and are asked to present, at the...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Investment down in Wisconsin startups this year; state struggles to keep momentum of record-breaking 2021
After a record-breaking year for startup investment in 2021, Wisconsin has struggled to keep that momentum going in 2022 and 2023. Investment in early-stage companies was down last year, but still higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to an annual report from the...
WisBusiness: While 2023 investment falters, one expert optimistic about Q4 activity
While investment activity in Wisconsin so far this year is faltering, one expert says there’s still time for “a nice uptick” in the coming months. The Tech Council has identified about $191 million in investment deals in 2023 — well below the year-end totals of $870...
InsideWis: Even in tough climate, young companies can raise money they need
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – There’s rarely a time when it’s easy for early stage companies to raise money from investors, and today’s conditions fall on the opposite end of the scale. And yet, for those companies with technologies or business ideas favored by the...
WisBusiness: Emerging tech, industries driving investment landscape, WEDC expert says
Emerging technologies and industries are driving the national investment landscape, according to WEDC Senior Venture Investment Director Greg Williamson. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. earlier this year announced Williamson would be leading the Wisconsin...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Adhira Sunkara of WiSys
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show, Adhira Sunkara of WiSys discusess the group’s lead role in a National Science Foundation planning grant tied to...
‘Capital for the Coulee Region’: Status of Prairie Springs Center topic of Oct. 18 lunch in La Crosse
The need to complete phase two of the Prairie Springs Science Center on the UW-La Crosse campus, which a mix of business leaders believe can spark Coulee Region growth, will be discussed at the Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in La...
WisBusiness: Early figures suggest state seeing lower levels of investment in 2023
Early investment figures for 2023 suggest the number and size of deals in Wisconsin may be lower this year, according to Tech Council Investor Networks Director Joe Kremer. Speaking yesterday during a luncheon hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council in Madison,...
Economist, ex-White House advisor Knetter to speak Nov. 8 at Early Stage Symposium
Michael Knetter, president and chief executive officer of the UW Foundation and a former economic advisor to Republican and Democratic presidents, will speak on current economic trends during lunch at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium on Wednesday, Nov. 8, in...
InsideWis: Time to find a solution to Legislature’s stalemate with the UW System
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- The standoff between the Wisconsin Legislature and Wisconsin’s public universities threatens to harm the state’s economy the longer it persists. There needs to be a negotiated end. The latest salvo came Sept. 19 when Assembly Speaker...
First woman Public Defender Thompson to reflect on job, health, more at Sept. 28 W·O·M·E·N reception
Kelli Thompson, the first woman to serve as head of Wisconsin’s public defender network and a cancer survivor of seven years, will speak Thursday, Sept. 28 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison. Thompson oversees an $133-million-per-year agency that provides...
WisBusiness: UW System, tech colleges developing STEM pathway transfer program
Leaders of the UW System and Wisconsin Technical College System are developing a new pathway transfer program for students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. Speaking yesterday during a Wisconsin Technology Council event in Wauwatosa, WTCS...
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