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The Madison-based company behind the shopping rewards app Fetch has raised $50 million in debt financing after reaching profitability. Fetch intends to use the cash infusion to accelerate a year of aggressive growth through product innovation, the development of its...
Wisconsin Inno: Insurance tech startup with its second-largest office in Wisconsin closes $27M round
A Cincinnati startup has added millions in new funding to its coffers, news that caps a year of triple-digit revenue growth for the firm and a newly opened second office in the Midwest. Blue Ash, Ohio-based insurtech Coterie announced March 19 it had raised $27...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Germantown-based Chocolate Rescue for Dogs wins top Project Pitch It prize
A new group of Wisconsin entrepreneurs took to the ‘Project Pitch It’ stage this week to win their share of cash prizes and mentorship opportunities. Taking homes this week’s Peg Ann & David Gruber Project Pitch It Award, worth $10,000, were entrepreneurs Arek...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Las Vegas-based Avant Technologies to build micro data center in Milwaukee
Las Vegas-based Avant Technologies, a company that specializes in acquiring, creating, and developing advanced technologies utilizing artificial intelligence, along with providing information technology consulting services, plans to build a micro data center in...
Madison Startups: Realta Fusion Selected for Global Program
Realta Fusion was selected to join the Compute for Climate Fellowship cohort, a global program supporting entrepreneurs applying advanced cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) to create new solutions that address the climate crisis, the company announced...
Madison Startups: Usona Institute Launches Phase 3 Clinical Trial
Usona Institute will begin its Phase 3 Clinical Trial investigating psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), the company announced today. According to a release, the uAspire trial will start with an initial six-week randomized double-blind treatment period....
In Business: UW–Madison scientists first to 3D-print working human brain tissue
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have pioneered the creation of the first-ever 3D-printed brain tissue that not only grows but also functions similarly to natural brain tissue, according to the university. This breakthrough holds significant promise...
MKE Startup News: 11th Annual Wisconsin Tech Summit
Attendees from across the Midwest gathered at Lambeau Field on Monday for the 2024 Wisconsin Tech Summit. During the event, emerging companies had the opportunity to meet with VCs and major firms interested in partnering with technology innovators. Did we stop you...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Greg Piefer, SHINE Technologies
SHINE Technologies is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with returning guest Greg Piefer, founder and CEO of SHINE Technologies. Piefer discusses the latest developments and path ahead for the...
InsideWis: Amid the seeming chaos, legislative work gets done
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – It’s more than tempting for the average Wisconsin citizen to believe the state Capitol is a place where the daily agenda is limited to threats of recall elections, fights over gerrymandered political maps and other partisan divisiveness....
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Lauren Usher of gener8tor
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,” Lauren Usher of gener8tor talks about the accelerator’s state, national and even international footprint as it...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Signs historic legislation to support and expand Wisconsin’s electric vehicle infrastructure
Gov. Tony Evers today signed historic legislation, Senate Bill 791 and Senate Bill 792, now 2023 Wisconsin Acts 121 and 122, respectively, enabling the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to receive and administer more than $78 million in federal funds...
Insight on Business: $2.3M awarded to expand broadband access in Door County
AT&T is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Broadband access grants will help leverage more than $18.7 million of investment from AT&T Wisconsin to improve service in Door County. Gov. Tony Evers, with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin,...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: Dairy conference drives innovation in sustainability
The Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) annual Business Conference in March 2024 attracted nearly 1,200 dairy producers and industry professionals for two days of learning and networking. "Driving Innovation" was the central theme, with presentations covering the...
In Business: Madison-founded Fetch secures $50M in debt financing for big growth in 2024
Madison-founded Fetch — a consumer-engagement platform for brands and rewards app for consumers — has secured $50 million in debt financing from Morgan Stanley Private Credit, according to a recent press release. Fetch achieved profitability in Q4 of 2023. The company...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Kwik Trip buys large property in Dane County for its planned distribution center
Kwik Trip Inc. paid $14.1 million for 151 acres in Dane County where it could build a new distribution center to serve about 350 stores. Kwik Trip spokesman Ben Leibl on Tuesday declined comment on future plans for the land the La Crosse-based retailer bought near...
WisBusiness: Polco announces AI tool for public sector decision-making
A Madison-based software company called Polco is conducting field testing for a new conversational AI application designed to support public sector decision-making. The business yesterday announced the new AI tool known as “Polly,” described as a conversational data...
WisBusiness: The head of the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity says many manufacturers in the state are feeling uncertain about using AI in their own operations
During yesterday’s Tech Council event, CEO and Executive Director Buckley Brinkman referenced a recent WCMP survey. It found more than half of respondents think AI “has nothing to do with their business,” while nearly three-fourths said they will never use the...
WisBusiness: Manufacturers using AI to enable other tech, supporting technicians in the field
Wisconsin manufacturers are using AI to back up engineers and technicians in the field, supporting other technologies such as augmented reality and interactive databases. And even more advanced applications are planned for the near future, panelists said yesterday at...
Wisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development: DWD Announces Almost $4 Million in Wisconsin Fast Forward Worker Training Grants
The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced almost $4 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward worker training grants. The awards will assist 22 employers in training more than 2,133 workers to meet the needs of the workplace of the future. These grants...