A total of $100,000 in awards are up for grabs in the inaugural Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament, which takes place April 5 at the Pyle Center, event organizers announced this week….

Just one week into his job as the first director for Discovery to Product (D2P), John Biondi knows the many tasks ahead of him. The University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin…

Nordic CEO Mark Bakken will serve as the keynote speaker for gener8tor‘s bi-annual Launch Day event, which runs 5-9 p.m. April 3 at the Barrymore Theatre. A serial entrepreneur, Bakken…

Area entrepreneurs are invited to the annual Spring Tech Kickoff, a free networking event for the Madison tech community, held 6-8 p.m. March 26 at the U.S. Bank Building, organizers announced…

Area entrepreneurs will have a chance to collaborate on innovative projects and potentially form startup companies at the third annual Startup Weekend, held April 4-6 at the MGE Innovation Center. “Essentially, this is…

Wisconsin YES! (Youth Entrepreneurs in Science), a statewide science and technology innovation contest for middle school and high school students, is now open for applications. The annual contest allows students…

100state launched recently an Indiegogo campaign called 100friends to raise $1,500 to buy supplies for the homeless, the organization announced. According to the coworking space’s CEO and director, Joe Sweeney,…

A $30 million venture capital fund has its first general partner. The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) announced Tuesday that Greg Robinson…

Sonic Foundry Founder Monty Schmidt raved about the cryptocurrency known as bitcoin during a panel discussion at the monthly WIN luncheon held Tuesday at the Sheraton Hotel. Schmidt, who now…

More than $50,000 in cash awards and services is up for grabs in the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition, which takes place May 2. The deadline to apply is…