Angel investments are more prevalent than ever before, according to a panel of investors at the Forward Technology Conference held Wednesday at the Monona Terrace. Jeff Maters of the Pritzker…

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…

100state announced this week it will be moving to the 6th floor of 30 W. Mifflin Street on Sept. 1. “The new space will be great for 100state’s evolution,” Co-Director…

Techstars announced this week the next Patriot Boot Camp event will take place Sept. 26-28 in Madison, expanding from annual events in Washington, D.C., and New York City to regional…

Entrepreneurs from all backgrounds, including tech and food, will descend upon the city Aug. 21-28 for the fifth annual Forward Festival, organizers announced today. “With the growth of the event…

The Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) is offering a free webinar titled Introduction to DoD SBIR/STTR Programs at 2 p.m. Aug. 27, the organization announced recently. According to the CTC, Department…

A new program from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will use $1 million in funding toward commercializing high-tech innovation, the organization announced Thursday. According to a release, the Center for Technology Commercialization…

It’s no surprise that early-stage companies, especially in Wisconsin, can have difficulties raising money. That’s because all the money is on the coasts, and VCs aren’t willing to travel for…

Two Madison-based companies are part of the five startups selected for gener8tor’s summer 2014 accelerator program, the organization announced today. Beekeeper, which queries Hadoop data, and Modern Movement, which develops balance…

The University of Wisconsin announced on Wednesday that Aaron Olver, a former secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and head of Madison’s economic development division, has been hired as…