Two of Wisconsin's largest financial services companies are investing in a Cleveland startup that developed a tech platform where college students can refinance their loans. The venture capital arms of Northwestern Mutual, the financial services and life insurance...
Northwestern Mutual, the multibillion-dollar financial services and life insurance company in Milwaukee, has launched a venture studio where it will partner with entrepreneurs in the early stages of a business venture within the financial technology and health and...
A new report from the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) shows Wisconsin’s technology-related labor force expanded by more than 44,000 workers over the past decade, increasing the industry’s economic impact on the state to more than $21 billion.
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.
Agricycle Global, a Milwaukee startup and social enterprise, has closed a $1.5 million funding round to finance additional manufacturing of its zero-electricity dehydrators that make fruit products.
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...
Last year's event included a keynote from Dell vice president Dennis Hoffman and a question and answer session with Grammy-nominated music producer Steve Aoki.
FoodChain, an online marketplace connecting local food producers with wholesale purchasers, has been acquired by the Dohmen Company.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is providing $5 million in funding through its Small Business 20/20 program that provides grants to targeted businesses throughout Wisconsin to help offset losses related to coronavirus response measures, the...
Wisconsin accelerator and venture capital fund gener8tor is receiving some highly-touted recognition for its music accelerator. Both Backline and the Motown Musician Accelerator were named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list for 2020.