Category Archives: Tech

Company Profile: Marvel Medtech

(Story and photo provided by the Center for Technology Commercialization; edited by Madison Startups) Marvel Medtech is detecting breast cancer early and with minimal invasiveness with its interventional MRI technology. The…

Local Startup Joins Gaming Accelerator

Madison-based Galactavision is participating in Emergent Labs‘ 12-week accelerator program for interactive gaming and media entrepreneurs, the Wisconsin Economic Develop Corporation announced this week. Four other startups will take part…

Medical Center Signs With Asthmapolis

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers, based in San Diego, announced today it will use the Asthmapolis system as part of its asthma respiratory health management program. “At Sharp Rees-Stealy, we are always…

Local Startup Joins Freshwater Accelerator

Four freshwater technology startups, including one from Madison, have been selected to participate in a Global Freshwater Seed Accelerator Program, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced this week. Microbe Detectives, along…

MoveInMadison is Now Abodo

As part of its branding strategy to expand to other cities, online apartment-finder MoveInMadison has been renamed to Abodo, the company announced today. “We needed to change our name to…

Company Profile: Simple Campus Inc.

The idea for Simple Campus Housing (SCH) was created while John Bender was working in residential life as a college student in 2009. Frustrated with the outdated and inefficient processes…

Murfie is First Online Music Store to Take Bitcoins

Online CD marketplace Murfie announced today that customers may now use bitcoins to purchase music on its site. “Murfie’s primary goal is to provide our customers with seamless access to…

Nextt Raises $700K in Seed Funding

Venture Investors and Great Oaks Venture Capital have led a $700,000 seed funding round for Nextt, a private social network for friends, the company announced today. “We see a huge…

WomStreet to Move to L.A.

WomStreet, a competitive social media hub based in Madison, is moving to Los Angeles this summer. The online company, founded in April 2012, allows anyone to create personal, competitive contests…

SOLOMO Raises $1.7M in Series A

SOLOMO Technology closed a $1.7 million Series A round, the company announced today. According to a release, the funds will be used to accelerate its product development and increase its…