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Hometap Equity Partners LLC, a fintech startup in Boston, plans to grow to "well over" 200 employees at the end of next year following the closing of a $60 million funding round, according to CEO Jeffrey Glass. The company, which now has about 140 full-time employees,...
Wisconsin State Journal: Exact Sciences blood-based cancer screening to be simulated in hospital setting
In the not-so-distant future, when you’re getting your yearly head-to-toe physical from your doctor, a blood test that detects several types of cancer might be part of your checkup. Besides saying “ah” and having your vital signs and reflexes examined, your primary...
Wisconsin Bankers Association: Wisconsin Bank CEOs Report Positive Economic Conditions
In the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s biannual Economic Conditions Survey of Wisconsin bank CEOs, 79% of respondents rated Wisconsin’s current economic health as “excellent” or “good.” This marks a significant increase since December 2020, when only 42% of survey...
Learn more about cryptocurrency craze at Jan. 25 Tech Council luncheon in Madison
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers asked for part of his salary to be paid with it. Actor Matt Damon pitches it in a recurring television commercial. More varieties are seemingly being “mined” every day. What is it? Cryptocurrency, which enjoyed a bullish-beyond-belief year in...
Wisconsin State Journal: A new ‘model’: Dane County manufacturers entertain solutions for recruiting, retaining talent
For employees who work early-morning shifts at 3D printing manufacturer Midwest Prototyping, based in Blue Mounds, nearby housing need not be a concern. The company, founded in 2001, recently implemented a housing assistance program through the State Bank of Cross...
WisBusiness: Wells Fargo: Expands resources for diverse and women-owned small businesses in Wisconsin
As small businesses in Wisconsin face ongoing challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Wells Fargo announced a new wave of support for entrepreneurs from its Open for Business Fund. The company awarded a total of $2.35 million in grants to three Wisconsin nonprofits and...
Wisconsin Inno: Why fast-treated sewage matters to this Milwaukee water tech founder: The Pitch
Every year in the U.S., the equivalent of 170,000 Mississippi Rivers' worth of untreated sewage gets dumped into lakes and rivers due to aging infrastructure and unpredictable storms. That's according to Rapid Radicals Technology (RRT), a Milwaukee water startup...
Wisconsin Inno: Nominations open for Wisconsin Inno Tech Madness 2022
Wisconsin Inno is bringing the tech and startup community together again for some healthy competition, bracket-style. Tech Madness is our annual bracket challenge designed to generate awareness and excitement for Wisconsin's startup ecosystem. Here's how it works....
Wisconsin Inno: Here are Wisconsin’s biggest venture capital deals of 2021
2021 is shaping up to be a big year in venture capital for Wisconsin companies. Although the state still lags behind its Midwest neighbors in the amount of venture capital dollars that local companies raise, 2021 could be a record year. As of the third quarter of this...
WisBusiness: Talking Trade with Rocío Rivera Barradas, of the General Consulate of Mexico in Chicago
The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features Rocío Rivera Barradas, consul of economic affairs at the General Consulate of Mexico in Chicago. Barradas highlights difficulties with trading with China and other Asian nations due in part to COVID-19 factors. She notes...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Electric vehicles are gaining traction among Wisconsin drivers and businesses that provide support
From cars to motorcycles, and fire trucks to charging stations, Wisconsin has a key role in the development of electric vehicles. Moreover, the number of EVs on the state's roadways, although still barely a blip on the radar screen, has risen steadily in recent years...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Most Wisconsin bank CEOs expect economy to stay the same over next six months
In the middle of the year, the chief executive officers of Wisconsin banks were split on the outlook for the state’s economy. Almost half, 48%, expected growth in the second half of the year while 39% expected the economy to weaken. Fast forward six months and there...
PR Newswire: MilliporeSigma Announces $136.7 Million U.S. Government Contract Award for New Lateral Flow Membrane Production Facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced that it has been awarded a $136.7M USD contract award for the construction of a lateral flow membrane production...
InsideWis: Looking back on the year: Hits, walks and a few whiffs
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Part of the fun of writing a regular column is looking back to see what ideas and even predictions stuck. That same hindsight can also be a curse, especially when you’re wrong. With the calendar marching on, it’s time to review selected...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Silicon Valley-based OpenGov hopes to add 100 jobs at Milwaukee offices during the next 3 years
California-based OpenGov plans on adding 65 full-time employees to their operations in Milwaukee with a goal of having a total of 100 employees in the city in the next three years. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. authorized $350,000 in tax credits for OpenGov...
Wisconsin Inno: With new partnership, Brookfield IT firm will distribute surveillance systems, enable automation
Milwaukee-area software entrepreneur Deepak Babu believes distributing surveillance systems and integrating them to enable automation is the next phase of growth for his company, Sabhya Technologies. The Brookfield-based firm recently signed an agreement to be the...
Wisconsin State Journal: Madison-based music streaming company eyes blockchain future
A Madison-based music streaming startup recently announced on Twitter that it would be shutting down operations — but not completely. Founded in 2018, LÜM (Live Undiscovered Music) is relaunching to embrace what could well be the next age of the internet — one...
Wisconsin State Journal: A Madison co-working space that helped launch national startups rebuilds after pandemic
A Madison co-working space that’s bolstered local and national startups, and has been a pioneer in shaping the city’s reputation as a hub for technology, is rebuilding after the pandemic threw a wrench into its growth trajectory. 100state, which has had various...
Wisconsin Inno: Kenosha’s gBETA accelerator program could start as early as summer 2022
A new gBETA startup accelerator program planned for entrepreneurs of color and female founders in Kenosha could start as early as summer 2022. gener8tor Management LLC, a Wisconsin company that runs more than 30 gBETA programs across North America, will be looking to...
Wisconsin Inno: Drug company buys land for up to $250 million, 250-job Verona campus
A Los Angeles-area pharmaceutical company is planning to build a major pharmaceutical manufacturing and research facility outside of Madison where it will invest up to $250 million and create 250 jobs. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ARWR) of Pasadena,...