Category Archives: General & Events

CyberPowered Home Gets Into WERCBench

A Madison company has been accepted into WERCBench Labs Accelerator, the Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) announced recently. CyberPowered Home has developed a patent-pending smart breaker box solution that benefits both…

WEDC Taking Apps for Entrepreneurship Program

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is accepting applications through Oct. 26 from nonprofit and community-based organizations for its Entrepreneurship Support Program, designed to advance the statewide climate for entrepreneurship, the organization…

Madison Included in Startup Wisconsin

Madison is among 12 cities that will take part in Startup Wisconsin, an initiative committed to advancing and developing Wisconsin’s tech and startup ecosystems through unique programming, collaborative partnerships and…

Early Stage Symposium logo

WI ESS Keynote Speaker Named

The Wisconsin Technology Council announced today that Kelly Fitzsimmons, a Milwaukee-based entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium Nov. 7 at the Monona Terrace Community…

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead Sept. 24, 2018

For the week of Sept. 24, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene: Pitches, Presentations 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at Sheraton Hotel: WIN – Trio of…

D2P

D2P Launches Innovation to Market

The University of Wisconsin’s Discovery to Product (D2P) is now offering a new program called Innovation to Market, which focuses on preparing teams to find product-market fit, the first step in…

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead Sept. 17, 2018

For the week of Sept. 17, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene: Pitches, Presentations 8-9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Dreambank: 1 Million Cups – Hankr 4-5 p.m. Thursday,…

Gener8tor Reveals Project North

Gener8tor today revealed Project North, a consortium formed in 2015 of top corporate venture capital, innovation, M&A and strategy executives from 37 national and multi-national corporations across the Midwest. “We wanted…

UW Ranks 15th in PitchBook Report

The University of Wisconsin ranks No. 15 in PitchBook’s newest report that ranks universities by the number of entrepreneurs that have raised a round of venture funding, the organization announced recently….

The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead Sept. 10, 2018

For the week of Sept. 10, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene: Pitches, Presentations 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11 at StartingBlock: StartingBlock – Intro to Madison Startup Community 5:30-7:30…