Madison-based startup DataChat raised $4 million in an early-stage investment round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firms. DataChat, which was founded by researchers and engineers at UW-Madison, aims to help businesses analyze data in …
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UW spinout OnLume honored with Wisconsin Innovation Award
On October 15, four winners were honored from ten finalists and almost 400 nominees during the 2020 Wisconsin Innovation Awards which was broadcast live from Milwaukee. The ceremony, emceed by Wisconsin local Denise Thomas, President …
Boosted Chews chosen to participate in gBETA early-stage accelerator program this fall
Boosted Chews, a student startup creating bite-sized caffeinated snacks, has been chosen to participate in an early-stage accelerator program this fall. This program, gBETA, is a seven-week experience in which companies learn how to refine …
UW-Madison spinouts receive SBIR funding to advance technologies
Since 2014, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Center of Technology Commercialization, has provided nearly $8.8 million in SBIR matching-grants to 111 Wisconsin tech businesses. Several UW spinouts recently …
Badgers make Wisconsin Inno’s 25 under 25 list
Wisconsin Inno has unveiled its third-annual Inno Under 25 list, and several Badger innovators are featured, including: Max Fergus, founder of LÜM Shawn Michels, founder of SteadyShot Kit Chow and Aditya Parihar, founders of BoostedChews …
UpStart Kitchen incubator for food entrepreneurs opens in Sherman Park
UpStart Kitchen was scheduled to open this spring but pushed back its launch because of the coronavirus pandemic. The food incubator for food entrepreneurs, UpStart Kitchen at 4325 W. Fond du Lac Ave., celebrated its official launch …
UW-Madison’s “Innovate Network” puts access to far-flung resources in one place
A new initiative from UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), administered by UWM’s Discovery to Product (D2P) program, is a powerhouse network and online resource involving more than a dozen campus organizations. The …
Comprehensive Network Helps Entrepreneurs Start In Wisconsin in Madison Region
While the Madison Region continues to receive awards and accolades as a great place to start and grow a business, the volume of resources can be overwhelming. Hundreds of organizations provide services to both emerging …
Seeding tech growth in Wisconsin’s fertile ground
Why would a global program for tech startups tackling risk decide to make Wisconsin its home? And how does a partnership with a Fortune 300 insurance company help support success for the startups?
American Family Insurance, UW-Madison partner with Creative Destruction Labs
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), an early-stage program for science and tech-based startups based out of University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, will launch its second U.S.-based program, CDL-Wisconsin this fall. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, …