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With backing from large banks and other deep-pocketed sponsors, the Arlington, Virginia-based community lending organization Momentus Capital has launched a new fund that will invest primarily in companies led by diverse entrepreneurs or doing work in communities of...

A startup accelerator program started in Silicon Valley that has chapters around the world is launching in Wisconsin next year. Founder Institute Wisconsin will run a 15-week accelerator program for pre-seed startups, with the first cohort scheduled to start in March...

Earlier this month, Shorewood native and Madison entrepreneur Max Lynch sold his mobile application development startup Ionic to Boston software firm OutSystems. The companies didn't disclose the terms of the deal but "everyone is very happy, both with the financial...

Three startups based in the Milwaukee area: Milwaukee-based Advanced Ionics, Milwaukee-based Rapid Radicals and Hartland-based Wearable Technologies Inc., will be recognized for excellence in innovation at the Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum, to be held at the...

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has completed construction and all equipment installation at its new facility in Beloit, Wisconsin, to produce the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99 without the use of highly enriched uranium. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National...

Cancerous tumors that aren’t candidates for surgery or chemotherapy sometimes respond well to alternatives like immunotherapy, but even cutting-edge cancer treatments that harness the immune system have their limits. A recent study by researchers at the University of...

Ask any startup founder and that person will tell you funding an early-stage business is a key obstacle on the pathway to success. Typically, the initial capital for a new business comes from the founder. After that, it is common for the founder to seek capital from...

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has finished construction and equipment installation at its Beloit production facility, federal officials announced. In a release yesterday, the National Nuclear Security Administration said this facility will “significantly increase...

Kenosha-based tech startup VocaTone Studio was among the most talked about startups at this year’s Early Stage Symposium. The company won over the audience while competing in the Elevator Pitch Olympics at the event, capturing the coveted People’s Choice Award for its...

When Alaina Dedo joined Tony Trapp Remodeling in January 2021, she was the only woman on the carpentry team. Then, “it slowly morphed,” said Dedo, a lead carpenter who works on projects ranging from framing to finish work. Today, her four-person team has only one man....

Nurses at UW Health say they will be appealing the decision by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission that their employer isn’t required to recognize their union. In a statement Friday, registered nurses Mary Jorgensen, Colin Gillis and Sarah Langland say the...

A Wisconsin labor relations commission has ruled that the UW Health hospital system will not be required to recognize a nurses union or engage in collective bargaining negotiations. The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission in its Friday ruling found that UW...

QualSights, the fastest growing insights company in America, announced today it has raised a $7.7 million Series A funding round, led by 4490 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, to support QualSights' strategic growth and hiring....

Skyscrapers dominate city skylines, but these massive glass-walled structures can be made more energy efficient through the addition of thermally efficient photovoltaic — PV — windows, according to an analysis by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National...

Madison venture capital firm 4490 Ventures led a $7.7 million Series A investment round for Chicago startup QualSights, according to a Monday announcement. QualSights' insights technology platform helps brands, including a number of Fortune 500 companies, grow a...

In the turbulent national economy that marked 2022, Wisconsin's innovation ecosystem celebrated numerous successes this year — from fast-growing tech companies to organizations that are effectively helping startups raise capital. In its fifth year, the Wisconsin Inno...

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation supports entrepreneurs and new businesses through numerous programs, including the Qualified New Business Venture Program and the SBIR Advance Program. New data released in the WEDC’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation...

Eight entrepreneurial pitch winners who advanced from local pitch competitions hosted by collaborative local partners will vie for additional prize money at a regional pitch competition hosted by New North Inc. The NEW Launch Alliance Pitch Event will take place on...