Today the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the five finalists that will take the stage at the 12th annual Pressure Chamber on Aug. 19 at The Sylvee. This initiative, presented by Michael Best and in partnership …
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UW-Madison’s ClaimReady takes home Audience Favorite award and Third Place at DePaul University’s Pitch Madness competition
Three UW-Madison startup teams traveled to Chicago to participate in DePaul University’s 8th Annual Pitch Madness Competition. While all of the teams exhibited multiple strengths and delivered excellent pitches to audience members, ClaimReady was voted …
CS Nest Pitch Competition
CS Nest is a venture creation program designed to help entrepreneurially-minded students, postdocs, recent alumni create high growth startups. CS NEST is a partnership between UW Computer Sciences, WARF, and gener8tor. This program is held every fall …
UW-Madison startup Ubicept secures $1 million investment in TitletownTech Startup Draft
Ubicept, a company with its foundational technology developed at University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been selected as one of two winners in the inaugural TitletownTech Startup Draft, securing a $1 …
2025 Governor’s Biz Plan Finalists Named
The Wisconsin Technology Council announced recently the 25 finalists of the 2025 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Contest. Fourteen Madison-area companies, including Equability, Okkanti and Reliable Residence, advanced. As in past years, the Tech Council will pick …
Seven Startups Selected to Participate in TitletownTech Startup Draft Combine
TitletownTech, in partnership with the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, is welcoming seven startups to Green Bay for the TitletownTech Startup Draft Combine, the next phase of its TitletownTech Startup Draft. The Combine, taking place April …
UW hosts annual shark tank-style Arts Business Competition
The University of Wisconsin-Madison held its annual shark tank-style Arts Business Competition on March 12 at Grainger Hall. The competition, now in its 16th year, brings students from the university to pitch their arts-centered businesses. …
TitletownTech to host ‘Startup Draft’ in Green Bay this spring with $1M prize
There are two drafts coming to Green Bay this April. In addition to the 2025 NFL Draft being held at Lambeau Field from April 24-26, TitletownTech, the venture capital firm jointly backed by the Packers …
Sharks in the Snow: Fin-tastic Finish Reeling in $150,000
Jake Piekarski’s entrepreneurial journey began when he sold curb address numbers door-to-door in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California. During the pandemic, he came upon the idea of Chore Hub, an online platform that connects …
Innovation can come from anywhere, Tech Council panelists say
As major companies in the state seek to advance and leverage new technologies, panelists at a Wisconsin Technology Council event stressed that innovation can come from anywhere. Speaking yesterday at the Tech Council luncheon in …