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2019 Badger Startup Summit Keynote Keith Witek

Witek Returns to BSS with Update on Innovation

“Don’t get into a field that has one or two generations of development and it’s done.” That was one of the takeaways from Keith Witek, Senior VP Corporate Development, Strategy…

WARF Launches Seed, Venture Funds

To continue to foster entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will offer “complementary opportunities,” including seed and venture funding, Managing Director Erik Iverson said in…

Startup Summit Showcases, Explains Disruption

Innovations are disruptive because they can affect a wider range of entities than most people realize, Tesla’s Keith Witek said in his keynote presentation at the Badger Startup Summit held Monday at…

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead Aug. 22

For the week of Aug. 22, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations/Pitches 4-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Monona Terrace Convention Center – Pitch Night: Forward Fest Startup…

2015 Forward Festival Preview

The sixth annual Forward Festival, taking place Aug. 20-27 at various locations in the city, will feature events for entrepreneurs, foodies, music lovers and now parents, organizers announced this week. “We’re…

Female Entrepreneurship a Focus of Summit

Encouraging women to become entrepreneurs was a central theme of the second annual Badger Startup Summit, held Tuesday at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. The first three sessions saw keynote…