Three startups could receive up to $700,000 in investments following two pitch competitions at Fall Experiment 2019, a two-day festival that highlights tech, art, music and gaming in Milwaukee. Tixora and Fiveable, co-winners of the Fall X Pitch competition will each...
Startup Milwaukee Week will return in November for its fourth year with an increased focus on diversity and inclusion and more opportunities for emerging startups to connect with venture capitalists from the Great Lakes region. The week-long event, which will be held...
A UWM information technology program gave junior Breyley Stephenson an unexpected outlet to give back to a charity that meant so much to the student and his family. Four days after he was born in 1998, Stephenson needed surgery at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to...
A UWM lab where students learn cutting-edge technology like artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrency also has the capacity to fill an important need in southeastern Wisconsin. The Disruptive Technologies Lab can help get students ready to fill jobs or...
Lime, one of three electric scooter providers operating in Milwaukee, has begun phasing in a new generation of scooters in its 350-scooter fleet in Milwaukee. The “Gen 3” scooter, developed in-house by the company, is focused on providing a safer and smoother riding...
A Marquette University geneticist and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee marketing professor have been named directors of the new Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute. As directors, Edward Blumenthal of Marquette and Purush Papatla of UWM will provide strategic...
Even though the bulk of venture capital firms and the dollars they invest remain on the coasts, Great Lakes region VC firms are becoming increasingly more active, and two Wisconsin investors are among the top 10.
Johnson Controls International and Foxconn Industrial Internet have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a global technology strategic partnership, the companies announced Wednesday.
goPuff, a Philadelphia-based startup that specializes in on-demand convenience deliveries, launched its service in Milwaukee on Monday. Customers can order a myriad of convenience-store-like items from goPuff, either online or through their mobile app for a flat $1.95...
Maryland technology services provider TEKsystems is leasing space at The 42, creating as many as many as 145 jobs in downtown Milwaukee. The Hanover, Maryland-based company announced this week it is expanding into Milwaukee in leasing 15,300 square feet at The 42, a...