TECH COUNCIL NEWS SERVICE
Technology based news from around the state - and the world!Office of Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers Takes Action on Three Bills
Gov. Tony Evers today took action on three bills, including Assembly Bill (AB) 890, Senate Bill (SB) 971, and SB 780. Badger Fund of Funds Gov. Evers today signed AB 890, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 98, which makes several modifications to the current Badger Fund of Funds...
WisPolitics: HealthX Ventures, a Madison investment firm focused on health care technology, is hiring more former business operators to help evaluate potential portfolio companies
HealthX Ventures is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. The move comes as many venture capital firms are applying more scrutiny to the “depth of content” that forms the basis of startup companies, HealthX Ventures Principal Laura Hilty said yesterday during...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Semifinalists named for 2024 Governor’s Business Plan Contest
A group of 52 semi-finalists from across the state is moving forward in this year’s Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Out of those 52 semi-finalists, who were selected by an independent panel of 70 judges, 18 are companies representing southeastern Wisconsin....
WisBusiness: Venture Investors Managing Director John Neis says high-quality startups are still raising money even in the more challenging environment — they just need to be tenacious
“When everybody is flush with cash, you may be able to call on a handful of VCs and before you know it, you have a term sheet,” he said during yesterday’s Tech Council luncheon. “At a time like this, you don’t get calls back … you need to find that perfect balance...
WisBusiness: Early-stage 2023 investment activity expected to exceed $482M
Early-stage investment activity in Wisconsin last year is expected to exceed $482 million once the final count is complete, according to an expert with the Wisconsin Technology Council. Speaking yesterday during a Tech Council event in Madison, Investor Networks...
Insight on Business: New North entrants in Governor’s Business Plan Contest advance
Fifty-two entries from 30 communities advanced to the semi-final round of the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Contestants emerged in first-round competition involving an independent panel of about 70 judges organized through the Wisconsin Technology...