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

Bridging the Digital Divide Wisconsin Inno – Milwaukee County, Milky Way Tech Hub work together to bridge digital divide (bizjournals.com)

A new look for Chase Tower Chase Tower, one of Milwaukee’s oldest office towers, getting makeover (jsonline.com)

Congratulations, Peggy Williams Smith and Elizabeth Siegel Two Milwaukee business leaders selected for national list of leading businesswomen – Milwaukee Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

More fun on the water Mercury’s joysticks for pontoon boats aim to make boating more fun, intuitive (jsonline.com)

Congratulations, Sift Healthcare! Sift Healthcare completes $6.75 million Series A funding round (biztimes.com)

Congratulations, Top Note Tonic! Top Note Tonic Takes Home the Gold at World Spirits Championships – Shepherd Express

Badger Fund of Funds update WisBusiness: The head of Venture Investors says restrictions placed on Badger Fund of Funds dollars have limited the program’s impact | Wisconsin Technology Council

Learn more about MKE Tech Hub’s Dr. Curtis Future is Female: Dr. Shakkiah Curtis (onmilwaukee.com)

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Future 50 nominations are now openFuture 50 Awards (save for 2023 nominations) (biztimes.com)

Summerfest Tech dates released Home – Summerfest Tech (summerfest-tech.com)

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