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Technology based news from around the state - and the world!Calendar 2023 was Wisconsin’s third highest year for early stage investment dollars at $490 million
Investments in young, Wisconsin-based companies by angel and venture capitalists and other equity investors totaled $490.2 million in 2023, down from the previous year’s total of $640.2 million but still the third-highest investment total on the books and also...
WisBusiness: Investors say last year’s lower VC total was no surprise, follows national trend
Last year’s lower total for early-stage investment isn’t a surprise as the state returns to a more typical level of venture capital activity, Wisconsin investors say. The Wisconsin Technology Council reports early-stage businesses in the state last year raised about...
Top 10 reasons to tee off July 31 at Tech Council golf outing at The Oaks; register by Wednesday
You haven’t missed your registration “tee time” for the 2024 Tech Council golf outing, which starts 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, at The Oaks in Cottage Grove. Here are reasons to lace up your golf cleats for our outing: You can help entrepreneurs find the “green.” All...
In Business: Tech Council luncheon highlights state’s angel, venture activity
The next Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Madison on Tuesday, July 23, will feature an update on Wisconsin’s angel and venture activity. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on John Nolen Drive, with registration and networking beginning at 11:30...
WisBusiness: The co-director of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute says the institute can help member organizations establish a framework for how to most effectively deploy AI
Scott Rex spoke yesterday during a Wisconsin Technology Council meeting in Wauwatosa, where he and other panelists discussed the work of the institute and where it’s headed. Since launching in 2018 as a partnership between the Milwaukee-based insurer, UW-Milwaukee and...
MKE Startup News: Spotted at July 11 Tech Council luncheon in Wauwatosa
Wisconsin Technology Council hosted a luncheon today focused on the impact of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute. Panelists Scott Rex, Brian Thompson and Jonathan Stark, Ed.D. discussed the partnerships with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette...