TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Funded): This week in MKE startup success 

It’s Friday, finally! Time to catch up on some of the good things happening in our great city’s startup and entrepreneurship scene. Below is a list of click-worthy articles that will end your week with a smile. If you have some startup ecosystem good news to share, please send it to info@MKEStartup.News 

Congratulations Health Payment Systems and PayMedix! Wisconsin Inno – Milwaukee health payments tech firm raises $25M to scale nationwide, add jobs (bizjournals.com)

Congratulations The Way Out and Dana Guthrie’s Gateway Capital! Black Woman-Led Venture Firm ‘Gateway Capital’ Invests $400K In App Aimed At Helping The Formerly Incarcerated Apply For Jobs – Essence

Great news for the startup community Wisconsin Inno – Boldt Group invests in TitletownTech as VC firm looks to raise $80M (bizjournals.com)

Renewable energy answers Farm land used for power has minimal impact on Wisconsin’s food production, study finds (jsonline.com)

Why businesses are banning TikTok The privacy concerns at the heart of Wisconsin’s TikTok ban | WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR

Opportunities

gener8tor/NM Black Founder Accelerator program applications are open Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator Powered by gener8tor — gener8tor

Wisconsin BBB Spark Awards applications are open https://www.bbb.org/local/0694/spark-awards

FOR-M accelerator applications are open FOR-M Tech Startup Incubator

Milwaukee-centric Clicks

Celebrate Black History Here’s how you can celebrate Black History Month in Milwaukee in 2023 (onmilwaukee.com)

Behold! 7 Wonders of Milwaukee | Milwaukee Magazine

Family fun in winter 10 Kid-Friendly Experiences to Try This Winter | Cream City | mkelifestyle.com