Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Access resources and stories to support entrepreneurs in southeastern Wisconsin.
gener8tor selects gBETA Milwaukee fall cohort participants
Five local companies whose products range from wastewater treatment technology to an ultrathin wireless charging sticker have been selected by gener8tor to participate in gBETA Milwaukee's fall 2020 cohort.
Downtown Kenosha, Inc. deploys grants for businesses damaged during civil unrest
Downtown Kenosha, Inc. provided $300,000 to Kenosha businesses impacted by the violent protests that erupted following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in August.
Expanded accredited investor criteria could boost local venture capital ecosystem
A recent amendment to the federal definition of what it means to be an “accredited investor” could have an...
Fetch Rewards raises nearly $80 million
Madison-based consumer-loyalty and retail rewards app company Fetch Rewards, Inc. has raised $79.9 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Milwaukee startup founder receives investment on Shark Tank
A Milwaukee-based startup founder received an investment from two business moguls in the latest episode of Shark Tank, the...
Forward Capital restructured into new Milwaukee-centric venture fund
Badger Fund of Funds’ remaining Milwaukee-centric venture fund, Forward Capital, was restructured into a new venture fund that will...
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Founder of Milwaukee-area startup to pitch product on Shark Tank
The founder of a Milwaukee-area startup who developed a solution for troubled sleepers will pitch his invention to investors on Shark Tank, the entrepreneurial-themed reality show, airing tonight at 7 p.m. on CNBC.
UWM Research Foundation aims to bridge ‘Valley of Death’ for university-developed startups
To Jessica Silvaggi, Milwaukee’s regular spot near the bottom of national startup activity rankings is puzzling. It doesn’t match...
A cut above: Despite challenges, PartsBadger posts impressive growth
In telling the story of how PartsBadger LLC came to be, co-founders Roy Dietsch and Jimmy Crawford often say...
Delafield-based data company raises $3.2 million
Delafield-based data company Synthetaic raised $3.2 million in a funding round that included an investment from Green Bay-based venture capital firm TitletownTech.
