StartingBlock Building Gets Final Approval
StartingBlock Madison’s future building, the Spark, received a conditional permit for construction at a recent Madison Plan Commission meeting. The vote was unanimous, and it was the final public approval…
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StartingBlock Receives $475K Grant
StartingBlock Madison announced today that is has received $475,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Agency for being one of the winners of its i6 Challenge. “The EDA announcement is an exciting…
StartingBlock Madison Hits Fundraising Goal
StartingBlock Madison met its fundraising goal of $3 million and will launch its entrepreneurial hub, organizers announced today. “StartingBlock represents a significant partnership among the public and private sectors, including the City…
The Week Ahead Aug. 22
For the week of Aug. 22, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations/Pitches 4-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Monona Terrace Convention Center – Pitch Night: Forward Fest Startup…
StartingBlock Introduces Second Gear
StartingBlock Madison, a yet-to-be-developed office and coworking space, is launching its entrepreneurial conference series, Second Gear, at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28 at the Madison Central Library, the organization announced today. The…
StartingBlock Turns to Crowdfunding
In gearing up to break ground this winter, StartingBlock Madison launched a crowdfunding campaign called BuildingBlocks to help with the final funding gap, organizers announced today. “With the BuildingBlocks campaign,…
StartingBlock Madison Moves Forward
The StartingBlock Madison coworking space took another positive step as the Capitol East District Committee officially authorized the development, organizers announced today. As previously reported, the facility will provide…
Resnick to Lead StartingBlock
Scott Resnick has been named executive director of StartingBlock Madison, an entrepreneurial hub that supports emerging companies, the organization announced today. Among his first duties will be to help finish…
Panel: StartingBlock Madison Will Bolster Startups
An ongoing challenge facing the city and state is keeping the talented workforce from moving away to find career opportunities. That’s an area StartingBlock Madison, a physical collaboration space for startups,…
StartingBlock is Back, Thanks to AmFam
The proposed StartingBlock Madison project has been resuscitated, thanks to an undisclosed financial commitment from American Family Insurance, organizers announced today at Cento. “Today is an exciting day for the entrepreneurial community in…
