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ESS Keynote: Culture is Important

“I think a business is a worthy thing to create.” But how you create that business also is important, according to serial entrepreneur Sue Marks, the opening keynote speaker at…

WARF to Sponsor gBeta

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is becoming a co-sponsor of gener8tor’s gBETA pre-seed accelerator program, the organizations announced today. “Because of WARF’s leadership, gener8tor will more than double the number of companies we…

Mackie to Win Entrepreneurial Award

The Wisconsin Technology Council announced today that Thomas “Rock” Mackie is the recipient of the 2015 Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education award, which will be presented.at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium…

MadREP to Take Part in ACE

Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) announced recently it has been selected to take part in the Fourth Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (ACE) Oct. 26-30 in the Providence of…

ESS Picks 45 Startups to Pitch

Forty-five startups, ranging in industries from healthcare to energy, will get the chance to pitch to potential investors at the 2015 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, held Nov. 4-5 at the…

Two Win WARF Innovation Awards

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced the winners of its annual Innovation Awards. One winning team is developing a diagnostic test to detect colon cancer at an earlier stage,…

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Madworks’ Fall Accelerator Begins

Madworks Coworking’s accelerator program has selected the seven startups for its fall session that began on Sept. 30, the organization announced recently. The companies–Clutch Connect, Fortel, Freelance FindHER, PARTS to MOVE,…

WARF Plans Innovation Series

As part of its 90th anniversary celebration, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced this week that it will host four free lectures on innovation in October and November at the Wisconsin…

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StartingBlock Turns to Crowdfunding

In gearing up to break ground this winter, StartingBlock Madison launched a crowdfunding campaign called BuildingBlocks to help with the final funding gap, organizers announced today. “With the BuildingBlocks campaign,…

Launch Wisconsin Gets OnRamp Event

OnRamp is heading to Lambeau Field. After previous stops in Milwaukee and at Camp Randall Stadium, the collaborative effort of gener8tor and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will be pairing with Launch Wisconsin for…