Category Archives: General & Events

FlashLapse Wins SWEDU

FlashLapse won last week’s Startup Weekend for Education (SWEDU) pitch contest, organizers announced recently. According to a release, more than 45 participants took part in the three-day event to problem-solve and design…

Pressure Chamber Finalists Named

The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce today announced the five finalists for its annual Pressure Chamber pitch contest, to be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Monona Terrace…

WARF Announces UW2020 Finalists

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced the finalists for the UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative, selecting 14 among 119 proposals. “The goal of UW2020 is…

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead July 25

For the week of July 25, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations/Pitches 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, July 27 at Madison Central Public Library – 1 Million Cups Presentation: East…

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead July 18

For the week of July 18, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Conferences, Festivals, Expos Friday – Saturday, July 22-24 at the Discovery Building – Startup Weekend for Education…

Startup Weekend EDU Comes to Madison

Startup Weekend for Education (SWEDU), a 54-hour event in which educators, innovators and entrepreneurs will start from scratch to create products that address solutions to educational needs, is coming to Madison…

WI Innovation Award Finalists Named

The 35 Wisconsin Innovation Award finalists were announced recently, and they will present at an awards ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the Wisconsin Union Theater. The Madison-based finalists are: Asto CT…

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead July 11

For the week of July 11, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations, Pitches 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 13 at Madison Central Public Library – 1 Million Cups Presentation:…

Wisconsin Tech Council

WI Companies Raised $209.5M in 2015

Story provided by Polo Rocha, WisBusiness.com The amount of Wisconsin companies that raised investment capital last year increased to 128, up from 113 in 2014, according to a new Wisconsin…

D2P

D2P Completes 2nd Igniter Program

Seven companies graduated from the recent Discovery to Project (D2P) Igniter accelerator program, the organization announced Tuesday. Representatives from BrainXell, KIINCE, Xemex, Calimetrix, Holos, Wonder [VR] Studio and BiopsyAssure received guidance from mentors…