Fetch Rewards, the Madison-based consumer loyalty and retail awards app, announced it has raised $210 million in Series D financing at a valuation greater than $1 billion, placing the company “squarely in unicorn territory,” according …
Funding
Stem Pharm Wins $1.7M NIH SBIR Grant Award for Better Models of the Brain
Stem Pharm, Inc. has been awarded a $1.7 million SBIR grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to optimize its induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived model …
Four projects selected for WARF Accelerator Microbiome Challenge Grant
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced that four projects have been selected to receive development funding through the WARF Accelerator Microbiome Challenge Grant. From infection-fighting probiotics to methods for managing mosquito populations, these technologies have …
More to SBIR than Feasibility Funding
It is difficult to keep track of the new programs and support each agency has to further commercialization and networking for innovative solutions. The value of an SBIR/STTR award today can be much more than …
Eleven small businesses tap into $1,000,000 in state matching grants to bolster Wisconsin innovation
SBIR Advance’s latest round of funding is allowing 11 innovative small businesses to further their commercialization through SBIR match grants up to $75,000 for Phase I and $100,000 for Phase II. The state matching grant …
Dairy Innovation Hub awards grants to researchers on UW campuses
After committing $1 million in 2020 towards funding better dairy research equipment, the Dairy Innovation Hub announced they have awarded nearly 20 grants to researchers on University of Wisconsin campuses. Receiving campuses include Platteville, Madison …
UW–Madison initiative to promote university-industry research and education partnerships
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education has launched a new funding effort to facilitate university research partnerships and graduate student internships in collaboration with the private sector. The strategic initiative, …
Submissions invited for WARF Accelerator Microbiome Challenge Grant
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has launched a spring challenge to inspire and advance technologies that unlock the dynamic potential of microbiomes. Principal Investigators (PIs) and their teams are invited to submit a brief disclosure …
DBIA to Award $1M in Next Round of Grants
The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), will be distributing $1 million this spring in its next grant cycle. Dairy enterprises …
WEDC launches $3M competition to fund new business models created due to pandemic
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has launched a statewide competition that would fund new business models and innovations that solve financial and operational problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The WEDC’s “We’re All Innovating Contest” …