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 Upwardli! Wisconsin Inno – Milwaukee fintech startup raises $2M for app to help immigrants establish credit (bizjournals.com)

Meet CodeBaby Milwaukee startup CodeBaby integrates Chat GPT with its AI avatars (biztimes.com)

The sky is the limit! Milwaukee mass timber apartment tower plans expansion to 28 stories (jsonline.com)

Good news for Franklin predicted Franklin, Oak Creek, M7 officials have high hopes for Northwestern Mutual’s Franklin campus (biztimes.com)

Wisconsin on the rise State Sees Increase in New Businesses » Urban Milwaukee

Opportunities

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

Wisconsin Tech Summit applications are open Wisconsin Tech Summit | Wisconsin Technology Council

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

Ope! Did you see this? All About Charlie Berens’ Standup Special | Milwaukee Magazine

Laissez le bon temps rouler! Whoop it up at “Cheers for Wishes: Mardi Gras” (onmilwaukee.com)

Grab a fork and head over A Milwaukee sweet potato pie contest honors Black History Month (jsonline.com)