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Members of the Wisconsin Legislature’s Tech Caucus, a bipartisan informal working group, met Nov. 13 at Lakeside Vision Center, a 19,000-square-foot technology center near Chilton that operates entirely on renewable energy. Established in mid-2022 by Faith...
Wisconsin Inno: Froedtert & MCW piloting generative AI technology as it invests in startup
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin has invested in a health care artificial intelligence startup and is piloting the startup's product, marking the Milwaukee-area health system's first foray into generative AI. The startup is Layer Health, which...
WisBusiness: Survey finds optimism about 2024 manufacturing revenues despite recession concerns
Despite some concerns about a possible recession, the vast majority of manufacturers in a recent Wipfli survey expect their revenues to increase next year. The Milwaukee-based accounting and advisory firm yesterday released results of its latest online survey...
InsideWis: From macro to micro: Advice for young companies in challenging times
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- Even in the best of times, launching and growing an early stage company isn’t easy. It’s difficult to get the attention of investors, even harder to land angel or venture capital dollars once inside the front door, and harder still to...
WisBusiness: A startup called Spectacle Health was chosen as the audience favorite in this year’s Elevator Pitch Olympics, a rapid-fire pitch competition hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council
Company founder Erika Poole competed against 14 other entrepreneurs during yesterday’s contest, held during the Tech Council’s Early Stage Symposium in Madison. Each was given 90 seconds to make their case before being rated by a panel of investor judges on their...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee tech executive Andy Nunemaker to be honored for investing track record
Milwaukee investor and technology executive Andy Nunemaker is being honored for his decades-long history of technology investing. The Wisconsin Technology Council is inducting Nunemaker into its George Mosher Memorial Investor Hall of Fame, the council recently...
WisBusiness: Investor panel discusses funding landscape, offers advice to startup leaders
Investment activity this year is being restrained by low levels of available capital, but plenty of funding opportunities exist for determined entrepreneurs. That’s according to a panel of investors who spoke yesterday during the Early Stage Symposium in Madison, an...
MKE Startup News: 2023 Elevator Pitch Olympics
One of the most anticipated events during the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium is the Elevator Pitch Olympics. Fifteen companies from the region presented 90 second pitches to the audience and a panel of five investor judges. The judges for the event were: Greg...
MKE Startup News: Milwaukee Pitches in Madison
Three Milwaukee startups were among the 24 companies that pitched for the Tech Council Investors Network at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council on Nov. 8. The Network is a public-private effort to “develop a broad state...
WisBusiness: The winner of this year’s Elevator Pitch Olympics is Dirac Labs, a Madison-based startup using specialized sensors to identify underground mineral deposits
Co-founder Aishwarya Das yesterday pitched the business to a panel of investor judges and a crowd of attendees at the Early Stage Symposium in Madison, an annual event held by the Wisconsin Technology Council. He and other competitors were given 90 seconds to make...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Microsoft massively increases size of data center development plans in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft has drastically increased its plans for the data center campus it is developing in Mount Pleasant, Racine County Economic Development Corp., the Milwaukee 7 and Mount Pleasant officials announced Friday. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to...
Wisconsin Inno: Firm led by investor, serial entrepreneur Andy Nunemaker prepares for Saas product rollout
Milwaukee investor and serial technology executive Andy Nunemaker said his latest company expects to release its cloud-based product within the next six months. Nunemaker is the CEO of Groupware Technologies Inc., a health care software company in the care management...
The Daily Reporter: Wisconsin business titans rally for UW-Madison College of Engineering expansion
A group of Wisconsin business leaders, hailing from companies such as Mortenson, GRAEF and Milwaukee Tool, put out a call for renewed support of a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. In June, the Republican-led Joint Finance Committee...
Wisconsin Inno: Sale of Madison-founded startup delivers returns to Wisconsin investors
With the recent all-cash sale of one of its portfolio companies, a venture capital firm in Madison says it's returning money to Wisconsin investors. Brazen Technologies Inc., a recruiting event management software firm founded in Wisconsin, was recently acquired by...
Our votes are in! Ten reasons to attend this week’s Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium
Artificial intelligence is doing some amazing things, but we would prefer to see the “real,” in-person intelligence and wit of people like you at the 19th annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison. Here’s are 10 motivations to drop by Wednesday and Thursday...
WEDC: Now available: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Wisconsin 2022 Report on Program Activity
A new report summarizes the 2022 activities of WEDC’s entrepreneurship and innovation programs, which support a vibrant entrepreneurial culture in Wisconsin by offering targeted resources to various types of startups at crucial stages of development. During the period...
InsideWis: From pets to AI to medical breakthroughs, entrepreneurs have ideas
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – I don’t live in one of the 87 million U.S. households with at least one pet, but I know pet owners will spend generously to help their little companions live better lives. Entrepreneurs understand that $137 billion per year consumer...
Veterans, students, others get discounted entry to 2023 Nov. 8-9 Early Stage Symposium
Armed services veterans who want to learn about trends that could affect how they finance and grow their businesses may register at a major discount to attend in-person Nov. 8-9 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. Registration is open by clicking here. Veterans from the...
WisBusiness: Evers task force on workforce, AI holds first meeting
The head of the state Department of Workforce Development says the rise of AI technology “couldn’t come at a greater time” given the state’s labor challenges. Speaking this week during the first meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial...
Emerging firms will pitch over two days at 2023 Early Stage Symposium in Madison
Thirty-nine young companies will pitch to potential investors and others throughout the course of the in-person Nov. 8-9 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. Registration is open by clicking here. That includes 24 companies selected by conference organizers to present...