Northwestern Mutual announced today the launch of a $100-million impact investing fund, which will invest in Black and African-American communities nationally and in the Milwaukee area. According to a release, the fund will focus on physical…
CMFG Ventures, the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group, has launched the CMFG Ventures Discovery Fund, which will invest in early-stage companies with diverse founding teams (people of color…
by Sam Johnson, for MadisonStartups.com In the last few years, the alternative protein movement has been brought to many consumers’ attention. Companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat have started…
Cultured Decadence, which makes lobster and crab meat using cell culture and tissue engineering techniques, raised $1.6 million in a pre-seed financing round, the company announced recently. “The way we…
HealthX Ventures raised more than $55 million in its second fund, HealthX Ventures Fund II, L.P., which closed Feb. 15. According to Joel Martin, partner and head of operations, the…
To improve student entrepreneurship, the University of Wisconsin has launched an entrepreneurship science lab. Open since January, the lab is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of scholars focusing on measurable outcomes relating to…
The Urban League of Greater Madison, through a $400,000 grant from the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, announced this week the creation of a loan program for new…
Pyran, a company that makes paints and coatings from renewable sources, has received a $1 million Phase II Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Science Foundation, the company…
RedFox AI, a technology consulting company specializing in AI and voice assistant technologies, has launched BlueFox Box, a grocery delivery service to help fight hunger, the company announced today. According…
The Doyenne Group’s Evergreen Fund is now taking applications through Monday, Nov. 30, the organization announced recently. According to the Doyenne Group, the fund will offer financial support to businesses…
