The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and nine other collaborating organizations $2.8 million to further develop the concept for a Scalable Cyberinfrastructure Institute for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics. Multi-messenger...
The Milky Way Tech Hub Track is the latest series of events to be added to Startup Milwaukee Week’s already packed itinerary. The program is geared towards creating a tech hub in Milwaukee that mirrors the city’s diverse population. The Milky Way Tech Hub Track is...
Data Day is a city-wide gathering of neighborhood leaders, data scientists, government leaders, and funders designed to share innovative and effective practices in using data to understand and take action on pressing community issues.
Milwaukee-based Penrod will open an office in Portland and plans to double its ranks by 2020, the company announced Wednesday. Penrod is a provider of custom-built Salesforce solutions and has offices in Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Dallas. The company has approximately...
Venture Investors is going all-in on healthcare with its latest venture fund. Launched in 1982, Venture Investors (VI) is the oldest venture firm in Wisconsin, and one of the older VCs in the US. Historically, early-stage life sciences and healthcare startups have...
In today's economy, data is everything, and one Milwaukee tech company has created a low-cost network that will enable companies, governments and researchers to collect large amounts of data that can be used to improve the environment and public safety.
Cleveland-based Everstream is investing $27 million to expand its fiber network into the metro Milwaukee before the Democratic National Convention in 2020, the company announced Tuesday. The expansion consists of two fiber rings that encircle western Milwaukee...
Milwaukee Area Technical College this week celebrated the opening of a new automotive education center on its downtown campus, backed by a public-private partnership, to train more students in automotive careers. The Al Hurvis/PEAK Transportation Center is a...
Not long after Foxconn Technology Group announced plans to build a massive manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, the tech giant began making promises to share its model for economic development across the entire state. But 18 months after purchasing its first...
Female startup founders received just 2.2% of the VC funding in the U.S. in 2018, which is staggeringly low considering how much attention has been brought to the issue of diversity in tech and the lack of capital to women entrepreneurs in recent years. But...