Wisconsin’s venture capital ecosystem continues to mature in 2019 after the state’s early stage firms raised a record of more than $450 million in venture capital.
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Milwaukee’s Jet Constellations launches $50M fund to invest in tech companies owned by Blacks, other minorities
Through its social impact arm The Milky Way Tech Hub, Milwaukee-based software company Jet Constellations is launching a $50 million fund for investing in tech companies founded by Blacks and other underrepresented demographics. The fund is being launched in...
Brookfield software startup helps small manufacturers become more efficient
A Milwaukee-area information technology services company is looking to find its niche by providing modern technology to small manufacturing companies still using laborious paper-based documentation systems.
GalaxE Solutions: I.T. firm talks impact of COVID-19 on remote work capabilities in emerging countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase of remote IT jobs, initially outsourced abroad, being relocated back to the U.S. Tim Bryan, CEO at GalaxE. Solutions, weighs in.
Young Enterprising Society announces next accelerator round
The Young Enterprising Society, a Milwaukee-based organization dedicated to spurring innovation and entrepreneurship in the startup community, is accepting applications for its next Blueprint business accelerator program.
$75K helps create virtual summer internships for Wis. college students
Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition pledges $75,000 to the Milwaukee organization, The Commons, to create a 10-week, virtual paid summer internship program for at least 25 Wisconsin college students.
Water Council to redesign BREW accelerator, select new program director
The Water Council postponed the BREW accelerator program after seeing a significant drop off in the quality and quantity of applicants for what would have been its 7th cohort. The Water Council is instead redesigning the BREW, which was a measure decided in November...
Students at UWM, UW-Madison team up for success in creating zero-energy houses
UW-Milwaukee and UW-Madison may be rivals on the basketball court, but students can team up in an energy competition. For the fifth year in a row, a group of architecture students from UWM and engineering students from UW-Madison are working together to design a house...
Brookfield firm makes ‘virtual triage’ tech free to hospitals prepping for surge of COVID-19 patients
EmOpti Inc., a Brookfield-based tech company that developed telepresence software to help doctors perform an initial, virtual triage of patients to decrease wait times in emergency rooms, is making its technology free to health care networks across the country over...
Brookfield tech startup to use new funding for AI-centric product development
SAFIO Solutions is targeting e-commerce and consumer packaged goods companies as users of its forecasting software.