UW Health Launches Accelerator

UW Health is launching Innovation Hub, a business accelerator program that will be led by experienced entrepreneur Thomas “Rock” Mackie, the organization announced recently. According to a release, the hub’s goal is to offer support for creative ideas and projects...

With New Cash and Facilities, Phoenix Transitions Out Of Startup Mode

It’s often not obvious precisely when an early-stage business reaches the point where it outgrows the “startup” label. Case in point: Madison, WI-based Phoenix, which sells neutron generators and provides image-reading services to organizations in industries ranging...

Wisconsin venture capital funding up 90% in 2018

Wisconsin startup investors were very active in 2018, driving a 90 percent increase in venture capital funding from 2017, according to a new report from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association. Read more here: BizTimes

Best of Madison Business 2019: Leaders with 20/20

On the cusp of 2020, a date many have actually targeted for more than 20 years as a benchmark of Madison’s growth as a region, our business sector is ready for its close-up. As we report in some detail in our cover story this month, the Madison business community has...