DataChat, a Madison company that developed an intelligence interface that allows business users to extract insight from their data simply by talking to a chatbot, has raised $4 million to build its team and customer …
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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 Spinout OnLume Awarded $2M Grant
OnLume has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to advance the development of its proprietary device for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery (FGS), the company announced today. “We …
FluGen CEO talks Covid-19 vaccine development
At Wisconsin Inno’s latest virtual event, Paul Radspinner, the president and CEO of FluGen, revealed the startup’s progress on developing a Covid-19 vaccine as the pandemic rages on its seventh month. The event, which took …
UW-Madison grad’s gaming company pivots into tech service for other small businesses
Earlier this year, Jordan Tian and his team made the tough decision to close the computer gaming and console gaming lounge he founded and co-owned not far from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. Tier 1 Gaming …
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 …
UW students create app for college students to make friends virtually
Three University of Wisconsin students collaborated to create an app that aims to help students meet others from their campus on a virtual platform amid social distancing. UW sophomores Matthew Kruepke, Michael Gira and Jack …
UW Spinout SteadyShot aims to ease the pain of insulin shots
A Milwaukee-based startup focused on easing the pain of daily insulin shots recently celebrated its best sales month after working for two years to take its needle-stabilizing product to the pharmaceutical market. Steady Shot is …
Crisis Innovators: how 5 Wisconsin startups are fighting Covid-19
To highlight Wisconsin tech and startup companies working diligently and swiftly to address Covid-related issues, Wisconsin Inno has curated a list of Crisis Innovators. The list features several UW-Madison spinouts, including: FluGen: Shortly after the …
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Boosted Chews Co-founders Kit Chow and Aditya Parihar
This week’s “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features Kit Chow (pictured left) and Aditya Parihar (pictured right), co-founders of Boosted Chews, a caffeinated chocolate startup. Chow and Parihar, soon-to-be seniors at UW-Madison, are on the board of …