Underground Meats is in the midst of a Kickstarter project to create “An open-source, educational approach to sharing the complex process of becoming a USDA-certified meat processor.” In order to distribute on a national level, the government requires a detailed food safety and sanitary practice plan known as a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points …
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Sector67 traveled to NYC for the 2013 Maker Faire to participate in the final Powerwheel Racing Series race of the season. Though they are called the world series, the participants were a motley crew of hackerspaces from mostly the midwest and east coast. Taking place over two days, the event had 3 sprint races the …
The Third Annual Wisconsin Science Festival kicks off this week Thursday, September 26 and runs through Sunday, September 29. The festival offers a robust mix of interesting people, music, art, food, explosions and hands-on demonstrations that bring the wonders of science to life. The festival’s 100+ events are primarily based on the UW-Madison campus, but …
Join your fellow Madisonians for Ignite Madison on September 25th at 8pm at the High Noon Saloon to learn about and celebrate unique ways to stay active in Wisconsin. Ten speakers will each give 5 minute presentations using slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds, covering activities like log rolling, bike polo, juggling, ultra running and …
Madison based Venture Investors has completed fundraising for their fifth fund, which will target 12-15 early stage life science and technology companies over the next 3-5 years. The VC’s latest fund totals $80 million and will primarily target companies in the Midwest. Venture Investors was established in 1982 with its first four funds totaling $177.6M. …
The 61st Annual Greater Madison Area Chamber of Commerce Dinner attracted over 1,000 business leaders for the largest annual dinner to date. The event focused on three core ideas: “Innovative”, “Entrepreneurial”, and “Identifiable” and threading them all together for how they tie to Madison. Highlighting the important role entrepreneurs and groups like Capital Entrepreneurs play …
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Healthfinch won the grand prize in the nationwide Open App Challenge hosted by Allscripts. Nearly 100 developers submitted applications to “Start a Revolution” by creating innovative applications that integrate directly with Allscripts Open Electronic Health Records (EHR) software. Healthfinch’s mission is to help increase quality and productivity by reducing non-reimbursable physician time and wasted staff …
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AquaMost‘s CEO Todd Asmuth was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal Executive Q&A. The cleantech company uses a process called photoelectrocatalysis to purify water without the addition of chemicals. AquaMost has focused primarily on applications of their technology in the oil fracking industry, and has an industry-leading solution that could have a significant impact on …
Apartment listing service Abodo.com completed its seed funding round of $325,000 recently, led primarily by Wisconsin based angel investors. Abodo has helped more than 40,000 Madison renters find new apartments in the last 12 months, and plans to continue expansion across the Midwest. Abodo employs 5 full-time people and is a graduate of the Winter …
