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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"Milwaukee Business Journal: Wauwatosa insurance tech company Zywave acquired by private investment firm
Zywave Inc., the Wauwatosa-based insurance software-as-a-service company, has been sold to another private investment firm in California. Aurora Capital Partners in Los Angeles has sold the company to Santa Monica, California-based Clearlake Capital Group. Terms of...
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Kathy Henrich, Milwaukee Tech Hub
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features Kathy Henrich, CEO of the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition, created to boost technology growth in southeastern Wisconsin. The Tech Hub launched on Monday its second cohort of FOR-M — a free, three-month virtual...
WisBusiness: Endless Frontier Act to revitalize, transform Midwest industries
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said a new bill he is pushing will not only revitalize industries, but transform them. The bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by the Green Bay Republican, calls for $100 billion to build resources in advancing science and technology research and...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin enjoys high health care value when key indicators of cost and quality are measured, according to a new study released yesterday by HC Trends.
"As Wisconsin residents face the upcoming election amid the continued uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, health care and its associated costs are top of mind for residents of the Badger State," said Eric Borgerding, president and CEO of the Wisconsin...
WisconsinINNO: Teletherapy practice offers free ‘self-care’ sessions to educators, first responders
A “hybrid” therapy practice specializing in online services is offering free self-care sessions to educators and health care professionals experiencing heightened levels of stress during the pandemic. United Counseling and Wellness is a therapy practice that provides...
WisconsinINNO: Milwaukee startup Steady Shot aims to ease the pain of insulin shots
A Milwaukee-based startup focused on easing the pain of daily insulin shots recently celebrated its best sales month after working for two years to take its needle-stabilizing product to the pharmaceutical market. Steady Shot is an add-on for diabetes insulin pen...
Lucid News: Usona puts new psilocybin synthesis method in the public domain
The nonprofit Usona Institute has developed a new technique to synthesize kilograms of pharmaceutical grade psilocybin and placed this information in the public domain where it cannot be patented. In a paper published in the journal ACS Omega, Usona scientists...
TitletownTech: Boost scores investment from TitletownTech for the start of college basketball season
TitletownTech today announced their investment in Boost Technology Inc., an early-stage tech company that brings machine learning and data analytics to college sports. Boost uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to capture, analyze, and explain complex...
Winnow Fund to Invest in Key Growing Sector in Wisconsin
Venture Capital Fund to Seek out State’s University and College Entrepreneurs MADISON – Winnow Fund, a woman-led, seed-stage venture capital fund has closed on $6 million of capital, a crucial benchmark to begin investing in Wisconsin startups. Lead investor Badger...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Polco’s Nick Mastronardi, Tech Metrics and upcoming events
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. MADISON – The latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show” spotlights U.S. Air Force veteran and former White House staffer Nick Mastronardi of Polco, a platform for...
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Nick Novak, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
From beer to boats, from Harleys to Havarti, it’s anybody’s guess who could win the latest “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. The fifth annual competition hosted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group aims to highlight the...
WisBusiness: The Winnow Fund, a woman-led, seed-stage venture capital fund, has closed on $6 million of capital to invest in a key growing sector in Wisconsin: university and college entrepreneurs.
The capital is a crucial benchmark to continue investing in existing startup companies, and bolsters the Winnow Fund's plans to emphasize collaboration with entrepreneurs at colleges and universities across Wisconsin who dream of starting their own companies. It is...