2014 Forward Festival Preview
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…
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CTC Offers DoD SBIR Webinar
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…
New $1M SBIR Grant Aimed at High Tech
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…
New Fund Aims to Fill ‘Funding Gap’
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 Companies in New Gener8tor Class
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…
URP Names New Director
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…
Seed Fund to Assist UW School of Medicine
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Technology Innovation Initiative (Wi2) announced this week a $1 million seed fund to support commercialization of medical technology developed by the University…
Chamber, Startups Head to Silicon Valley
Five startups will be accompanying the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce next week to Silicon Valley to meet investors, the chamber announced recently. “We are confident these five companies will leave a lasting…
5x5x5 Event Aimed at Women
The Doyenne Group has announced that its first Doyenne 5x5x5 Breakfast featuring female-led ventures will be held on Wednesday, August 27 at the Madison Club. “We want to see…
AmFam, Microsoft Launch Accelerator
American Family Insurance and Microsoft today announced their joint efforts in launching an accelerator program called Microsoft Ventures Accelerator that focuses on home automation startups. “We are focused on helping early stage companies bring new…
