Innovation
Potawatomi Business Development Corp. creates business unit focused on EV market
The Potawatomi Business Development Corporation (PBDC) has created a new business unit that will focus exclusively on researching and deploying offerings in the electric vehicle (EV) technology space. PBDC is actively establishing a set of commercially viable initiatives and products that may include partnerships, joint ventures and acquisitions.
Milwaukee-based Investii taking part in gener8tor’s 2022 Madison program
Milwaukee-based Investii is among a cohort of six startups that have been selected to take part in gener8tor’s 2022 Madison accelerator program. Each startup will receive a $100,000 investment from gener8tor, as well as coaching and mentoring.
SBIR grants helping several southeastern Wisconsin businesses commercialize their inventions
Five area businesses have received grants to help them commercialize their products through SBIR Advance’s latest funding round.
The state matching...
Marquette receives $1 million donation to create new advanced automation lab
Japanese electronics company Omron Corporation has donated $1 million to Marquette University which will go toward the creation of...
Justin Mortara named president of EnsoData as company raises $20 million in funding
On the heels of Madison-based EnsoData announcing the completion of a $20 million Series A funding round, the company has also announced a noteworthy leadership change.
Rapid Radicals wins Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Milwaukee-based company Rapid Radicals is the grand prize winner of this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.
Rapid Radicals has developed...
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Report: startup creation in rural Wisconsin communities sees sharp decline
A newly released report on rural innovation shows that since 1978, the number of startups in rural Wisconsin has dropped by 50%.
Lakeland University clears path for innovation, entrepreneurship in Sheboygan County with Jake’s Café initiative
In a region with an economy historically dominated by large, national companies like Sargento Foods, Johnsonville and Kohler Co.,...
Four local companies make it to final round of Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Over 200 entries have been narrowed down to 13 finalists in the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Four of those 13 companies are from southeastern Wisconsin. They include Milwaukee-based Rapid Radicals Technology, Brookfield-based ContraDoc Inc., Milwaukee-based My Hearing Care and Fontana-based Reinventauctions.com.
NVNG launches online, statewide database of startups to increase national exposure
Madison-based NVNG Investment Advisors has launched an online database that aims to encapsulate all of the state’s startups. Called +Venture Wisconsin, the database was created to increase exposure of Wisconsin companies to national and international venture capital communities.
