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Spotlight on Badger Alumni: Entrepreneurs & Mechanical Engineers Brian & Heidi Dondlinger

August 12, 2025

Husband-and-Wife Entrepreneurs and Mechanical Engineering alumni Brian (MSME’10; BSME’98) and Heidi Dondlinger (BSME’00) are the founders of Orion Motors, a Milwaukee-based startup that is turning the RV industry, specifically the camper van segment, on its …

Posted in Funding, News, Programs, StoriesTagged Mechanical Engineering, Start ups

Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce $100 Million Investment in Wisconsin Startups and Entrepreneurs

May 29, 2024

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, today announced a major step forward in supporting Wisconsin entrepreneurs with the launch of the Wisconsin Investment Fund, …

Posted in News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Start ups

$100 million for Wisconsin start-ups: how the money could benefit the state’s growing biotech field

May 29, 2024

Start-up companies in Wisconsin know to dream big, you need big dollars. Wednesday, they got some very good news. $100 million dollars in private and public money. Charles Benson talked with two entrepreneurs in the …

Posted in News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Start ups

Report reveals impact of Forward BIOLABS on Madison startup landscape

March 4, 2024

Startups located in Forward BIOLABS have collectively received more than $360 million in grants and investment, according to the organization’s first impact report. More than 40 businesses have resided at the Madison-based coworking space since …

Posted in Funding, News, Research and Reports, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Start ups

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