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Capital & Finance

A mid-year look at Wisconsin investors

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With the year more than half over, year-end lists will soon dominate the newsfeeds. To get ahead of the trend, let’s examine Wisconsin’s most active investors during the first half of 2024.

According to PitchBook, the following is a list of venture capital and angel investors based in Wisconsin who have made three or more investments since Jan. 1, 2024. The accompanying chart shows the total number of investments each firm has made this year, along with the number of those investments in Wisconsin-based businesses.

This list excludes accelerators, incubators and similar investors.

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