According to PitchBook data, Wisconsin companies raised $89.11 million in disclosed venture capital funding during the second quarter of 2025. Fundraising leader Realta Fusion, founded in 2022, is a Madison-based energy company focused on producing industrial heat and power from fusion energy. The company uses advancements in superconducting materials, plasma physics, and computing to develop … A second look at Q2 VC funding
Portable urinals are an essential part of patient care, helping those with limited mobility, incontinence, or long-term health challenges maintain dignity and independence. Yet too often the urinals leak, or scrape delicate skin, creating new problems for patients and healthcare providers. One Milwaukee-area company has a solution to this problem and is working to reintroduce … Ladyz by Design relaunches patented Comfort Urinal
Box Latch Products, a Pewaukee-based company founded in 2010 by brothers Jack and Jim Wilson, was recently named one of the 148 nominees in Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The recognition highlights a product tackling a problem that has existed for more than a century: how to close cardboard boxes … Box Latch builds on century-old challenge with reusable solution
Wisconsin Tech Month (WTM) returns this October for its fifth year, bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, educators, and community leaders under the theme “The Future is Built Here.” What began as a grassroots movement in Milwaukee has grown into a statewide and regional celebration of technology and innovation. Organized by Milky Way Tech Hub and Latinos … Wisconsin Tech Month 2025 marks milestone year
On October 1, the city of Kenosha will celebrate the grand opening of the Kenosha Innovation Center, a $23.5 million facility designed to become a hub for technology, research, and entrepreneurship in the community. The three-story, 64,000-square-foot building sits on a 3.5-acre portion of the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood, adjacent to a planned greenway corridor that … Kenosha celebrates grand opening of Innovation Center
Assessed Intelligence, founded by Dr. Joshua Scarpino, Katie Grillaert, and Graeme Rudd, has quickly grown into a 38-member global team focused on secure and ethical artificial intelligence. With hubs across the country and its largest presence in Wisconsin, the company provides AI governance, cybersecurity, and compliance solutions for high-risk sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and … Assessed Intelligence builds responsible AI from WI hub
When Megan Harney talks about education, her passion is clear. The Wauwatosa native left Wisconsin for Harvard, worked at Microsoft, and explored the tech hubs of Seattle and Denver before returning home to raise her family and grow her company, MIDAS Education, founded in 2007. Alongside co-founders Patrick Leonard and Jason Brown, Harney is working … MIDAS Education: transforming learning through data
According to PitchBook, Wisconsin startups raised at least $10.48 million in disclosed startup funding in August. Verdico AI, founded in 2023 by Dr. Elena Vasquez, develops an AI-enabled contract lifecycle management platform that streamlines drafting, review, risk assessment and compliance monitoring. The company raised $4.8 million in venture funding from Work-Bench, Cervin Ventures and Arvo … Wisconsin VC funding for August 2025
Milwaukee startup Rapid Radicals Technology was selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of gener8tor’s Great Lakes Innovation Accelerator, a new program supporting water technology companies across the region. The accelerator is backed by a $13.4 million award from the Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Over the next four … Rapid Radicals joins gener8tor’s Great Lakes Innovation Accelerator
Universities play a key role in turning research discoveries into products and services. The process, known as technology transfer, was the focus of a recent Wisconsin Technology Council Innovation Network luncheon featuring leaders from area schools. The panel included Kevin Boggs, MBA, PhD, director of the Office of Technology Development at the Medical College of … Milwaukee schools highlight impact of tech transfer