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Madworks Accelerator Seeks Fall Cohort

Madworks Coworking Accelerator is taking applications for its fall program through Sept. 30, organizers announced today. The free, 10-week course begins Oct. 7 and finishes Dec. 9, giving participants information…

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead Sept. 2, 2019

Presentations, Pitches 8:30-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.4 at Dreambank: 1 Million Cups — UnderBelly Professional Development, Workshops 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Propeller Health: Madison Women in Tech — Talk:…

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MOSAIC Box Wins Doyenne’s 5x5x5 Competition

MOSAIC Box won the 2019 Doyenne Group’s 5x5x5 pitch event Wednesday at the University of Wisconsin’s Grainger Hall during Forward Festival and received a $5,000 seed grant. The company sells…

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Startup Champions Network Picks Madison

The Startup Champions Network, a national network of entrepreneurial ecosystem builders, has picked Madison to host its annual Fall Summit Sept. 17-19 at StartingBlock, the organization announced recently. According to…

2019 Pressure Chamber Winner American Provenance

American Provenance Wins Pressure Chamber

American Provenance won the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s annual Pressure Chamber pitch contest Tuesday at the Overture Center and earned an all-expenses-paid trip to meet potential investors in Silicon Valley. The…

2019 Forward Tech Conference panel

Panel: Disruption Required for Inclusion

Disruption, which is an ingredient of a successful startup, also is needed within the venture capital world to be more inclusive of women and people of color, according to a…

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The Week Ahead Aug. 26, 2019

Presentations, Pitches 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 at The Coliseum Bar: WIN — Corporate Venture Capital: What’s driving the surge? 8:30-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Dreambank:…

2019 Badger Startup Summit Keynote Keith Witek

Witek Returns to BSS with Update on Innovation

“Don’t get into a field that has one or two generations of development and it’s done.” That was one of the takeaways from Keith Witek, Senior VP Corporate Development, Strategy…

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D2P, WARF Partner to Co-Host Entrepreneurons

Discovery to Product (D2P) and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) are partnering to co-host four Entrepreneurons lectures this fall, the organization announced today. According to a release, the series…

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead Aug. 19, 2019

Presentations, Pitches 8:30-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 at DreamBank: 1 Million Cups – Agricycle 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at StartingBlock: Doyenne Group – Lost in Startuplandia: Wayfinding for the…