Capital & Finance
Spotted: VC MKE Social
VC MKE, lead by Dana Guthrie of Gateway Capital, Ed Javier of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Maggie Fernandes of We Pivot, Que Ei-Amin of Young Enterprising Society (YES), and Tarik Moody of 88Nine Milwaukee Radio, hosted its first event on June 28 at the law offices of Godfrey and Kahn .
The organization, created to connect underrepresented founders with venture capital for their emerging startups, offered an opportunity for select startup businesses to meet with investors. Mayor Cavalier Johnson welcomed the group to Milwaukee and pledged to continue his work to make the city among the most welcoming to new businesses in the nation.
Keynote speaker for the event was Troy Jones, of StatusPro, a company developing VR sports games. Jones, a former Division 1 quarterback, is the man at the helm of the company working with the NFL to allow fans to an opportunity to experience the game as a professional player.
Click on the slideshow to see photos from the event.
Leonard Novati of AfroCharts and Maggie Fernandes 
Precious Drew of gener8tor 
Nick Koenen, founder of Houstr 
Ed Javier of WEDC welcomes VC MKE attendees 
Godfrey & Kahn council that specialize in entrepreneurship 
Mayor Cavalier Johnson watches VC MKE presentations 
Lafayette L. Crump, City of Milwaukee Commissioner of City Development 
Keynote speaker Troy Jones of Status Pro 
The crowd enjoys the presentations 
Chad Johnson, founder of TipaScRxipt 
gBETA Social Impact Education graduates 
Que El Amin and Chad Johnson 
Attorney Ashley Smith of Godfrey & Kahn, one of the event hosts 
Founders of Internship on Demand 
Founders of iBodyTec 
Guests mingle on the rooftop 
Que El Amin and Tarik Moody of VC MKE 
Milwaukee Mayor Caviler Johnson welcomes VC MKE founders and funders to the city 
Brit Gottschalk, founder of Geno.Me
