Wisconsin VC funding for September 2026   

Capital & Finance

Wisconsin VC funding for September 2026   

According to PitchBook, Wisconsin startups raised at least $5.6 million in disclosed funding in September 2026. Axio BioPharma develops a ...

Economic Development

Prospero Solutions explores U.S. market through Accelerate Wisconsin

Indonesian entrepreneur Bobby Yulandika Putra’s childhood dream was coming to the United States. Through the Accelerate Wisconsin gBETA program, he ...

Prospero Solutions explores U.S. market through Accelerate Wisconsin

Economic Development

Node AIoT explores Wisconsin manufacturing opportunities

Brazilian technology company Node AIoT is exploring opportunities in Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry as part of the fall 2026 Accelerate Wisconsin ...

Node AIoT explores Wisconsin manufacturing opportunities
From Kenyan farms to Wisconsin fields: NextYield explores U.S. expansion

Economic Development

From Kenyan farms to Wisconsin fields: NextYield explores U.S. expansion

Long before they became technology entrepreneurs, Brian Bosire and Dickson Ayuka were high school classmates growing up in farming families ...

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