Category Archives: Tech

Panel: WI Ahead in Health Tech

The healthcare system in Wisconsin is ahead of other states, which is a main reason for the fast-growing health tech industry, according to a panel discussion at the monthly Wisconsin…

Deadline to Apply for WERCBench Labs Nears

The MidWest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) is accepting applications through May 29 for its business startup initiative, WERCBench Labs. The Milwaukee-based program encourages engineers, scientists and programmers in various funding stages…

Ionic 1.0.0 Released; IBM Partnership Announced

After 14 beta versions, Drifty today announced the release of Ionic 1.0.0, nicknamed Uranium-Unicorn. “This is such an important milestone for all of us here on the team,” Co-Founder Ben…

Company Profile: UpDown

It can be a challenge for people to live a healthy lifestyle and find time for exercise, especially with a job that requires frequent travel. On his way home from…

Sensori Uses Kickstarter for SensoriOne

Peter Oppermann and four other friends founded Sensori in 2013, and after almost two years of business, they announced they’re running a Kickstarter campaign for their motion-capture open platform called…

Drifty Closes $2.6M Series A

Drifty, makers of the Ionic open source mobile SDK, announced today that it raised $2.6 million in its Series A round. According to a release, Lightbank led the round, which included…

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Fetch Rewards Receives $500K Loan

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has awarded a $500,000 loan from its Technology Development Loan Program to Fetch Rewards, an app that helps simplify grocery shopping, the organization recently announced. According…

HealthMyne Lands $4.5M Series A

Healthcare informatics company HealthMyne announced recently that it raised $4.5 million in its Series A round. According to a release, Venture Investors and 4490 Ventures led the round, which included participation…

Company Profile: CapSquare

Created by three Madison locals, CapSquare is a city-centric app company that uses mapping technology to connect people to local events, businesses and organizations in the Madison community. One day,…

Filament Unveils New Learning Game

Filament Games unveiled its new educational game, Backyard Engineers, last week at the 2015 TCEA Convention and Exposition in Austin, Texas, the company announced recently. “Backyard Engineers is designed to break…