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Technology based news from around the state - and the world!WisconsinINNO: Matchstick Ventures closes on $55 million third fund
Matchstick Ventures, one of Minnesota's most active early stage investors, has closed on a $55 million fund, the company's third. Its previous fund, which closed in 2019, was worth $30 million. The fundraising was led by the Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado, venture...
Healthcare challenges topic at Sept. 30 W·O·M·E·N reception with Dr. Susan Turney
Dr. Susan Turney, who is often ranked as one of the nation’s top healthcare executives, will speak Sept. 30 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison. Dr. Turney is the first chief executive officer of the Marshfield Clinic Health System, which serves major parts...
InsideWis: Calling all early stage companies: Conference can help firms connect with investors
By Tom Still MADISON — The longest-running investor pitch event in Wisconsin is the annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. By one name or another since the 1980s, this conference has been giving entrepreneurs and young companies a chance to tell their stories to...
WisBusiness: Dane County Regional Airport’s solar project powered 1,200 homes
In its first nine months of operation, the Dane County Regional Airport's latest solar project has produced enough electricity to power 1,200 Wisconsin homes for a year. County officials and Madison Gas and Electric Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Keebler highlighted...
WisBusiness: USDA expert says infrastructure investments to boost rural Wisconsin
"Folks want access to the sorts of things in their communities -- particularly rural communities -- that they can get in higher population communities," said Justin Maxson, deputy under secretary for rural development with the United States Department of Agriculture....
Where we are headed, together by Chancellor Rebecca Black
We welcomed the largest freshman class in our history last week, and as I stood before these new students at Convocation, I was struck by the level of sheer joy and excitement I felt in that room. When the (fully masked) students stood to sing “Varsity” together for...