At the July 9 FOR-M Founder Showcase, held at Wantable Café in Milwaukee, six early-stage entrepreneurs received a boost to grow their emerging tech businesses. The MKE Tech Hub awarded $10,000 grants to six graduates of the FOR-M program, a free, community-driven initiative designed to help new founders develop and launch their startup ideas. The … Emerging businesses shine at the FOR-M Founder Showcase
After nearly a decade working in therapy practice operations, Milwaukee-area entrepreneur Joseph Tenuta has launched a new business designed to help independent clinicians navigate the complexities of healthcare billing, operations, and growth. His new venture, C.A.R.E. by Tenuta Health, is a managed service organization built to support speech, occupational, and physical therapy practices across the … Tenuta Health introduces C.A.R.E. to help therapy practices thrive
Emerging startup Carbon Footing is bringing climate-conscious decision-making to a pivotal moment in a person’s life: buying a home. Launched in 2024 by real estate professional Chris Gross and mortgage specialist Brian Smyth, Carbon Footing is creating a new market for high-quality carbon credits by bundling them into real estate transactions. The company’s goal is … Carbon Footing integrates carbon credits into homebuying process
Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards, which recognize groundbreaking ideas across all sectors of the state’s economy. The deadline to apply or nominate is July 15. Hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council, the 12th annual awards ceremony will take place the evening of Nov. 4 at Monona Terrace … Nominations open for 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards
A new workshop hosted by Marquette University aims to equip academic researchers with the knowledge and tools to bring their scientific discoveries out of the lab and into the marketplace. The Realities of Biotech: A Case Study in Entrepreneurship, held July 23–24, 2025, is designed for scientists who are curious about commercialization but unsure where to … MU workshop helps scientists navigate biotech commercialization
According to PitchBook, Wisconsin startups raised at least $56.23 million in disclosed startup funding in May. The state’s largest fundraiser was Realta Fusion, an energy company developing a fusion-powered system to produce industrial heat and electricity. By using breakthroughs in superconductors, plasma physics, and computing, the company has designed a streamlined linear fusion reactor that … Wisconsin VC Funding for May 2025
UW-Milwaukee professors Dr. Jessica Rotier and Dr. Osvaldo Jhonatan Sepulveda Villet turned a back-of-the-napkin idea into a startup that’s now on the path toward FDA approval. Their innovation, SequiDose, is a syringe-based delivery platform designed to streamline IV medication administration. The device is built to hold prefilled, sealed doses—supplied by pharmaceutical manufacturers—which are pierced in … SequiDose aims to make IV delivery safer
Nine innovative water technology companies from six countries presented their solutions to investors, industry experts and the public during the BREW 2.0 Showcase on June 19 at the Global Water Center. The showcase is the culminating event of The Water Council’s BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator, a hybrid program designed to help emerging water tech businesses scale. … Global water tech startups converge for BREW 2.0 Showcase
Brian Morgan’s journey to build a next-generation drone aircraft didn’t start in a lab or startup incubator. It began nearly 40 years ago when he sketched out an idea in aeronautical school that he couldn’t stop thinking about. Now, nearly four decades later, the Oconomowoc-based founder of Morgan Geospatial is closing in on the most … Morgan Geospatial charts a new course
For the thousands of small and mid-sized banks across the U.S., staying compliant with ever-changing regulations is a constant challenge — one that can drain resources, stall loan approvals, and leave them lagging behind their bigger, better-staffed peers. Milwaukee-based startup Voyager AI wants to change that. Founded in 2024 by fintech veterans Aaron Colcord, Joel … Voyager AI helps small banks keep up with big tech