Sunday 1:30 pm – Team presentations are finished and the prizes have been awarded. There were some awesome projects and the event was a great time. Thanks goes out to everyone who participated and made it such an amazing event. The top placing teams were: 1st – Daily Do 2nd – Goal Keeper 3rd – …
CE members Forrest Woolworth of PerBlue, Chris Meyer of Sector67, and Troy Vosseller of Sconnie will be featured on an entrepreneurship panel this Sunday, September 25th at the Wisconsin Science Festival. Also joining them will be Heather Hilleren of LocalDirt. The 4 day festival wraps up on Sunday with a day focused on entrepreneurship, and …
Hey all of you smart people out there! The 2nd ever Build Madison is taking place this weekend. This 24 hour community create-a-thon kicks off at 11 am on Saturday, September 24 at Sector67 in Madison. Click through for more info…
CE member company Sector67 and 94labs were recently featured in the Sunday edition of the Wisconsin State Journal. Sector67 and 94labs were highlighted as entrepreneurial hubs in Madison and are “helping entrepreneurs create products and start companies more rapidly than ever before.” CE member Michael Fenchel’s mobile art collective was also highlighted, as well as …
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Many CE companies are actively hiring for many positions. In particular, PerBlue, Asthmapolis, Bendyworks, Hardin Design & Development, and Solomo will be at the Madison Area CS Job Fair today on campus recruiting – come stop by!
Fresh Madison Market and CE member company SnowShoeFood, LLC. announce the release of the True Local mobile app for Android users. This app has been available since February for iPhone users and has had over 800 downloads. The True Local app is part of Fresh Madison Market’s commitment to supporting local businesses and is part …
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CE member company Sconnie was featured on OnMilwaukee.com recently. Sconnie has come a long way since printing their first shirts in 2004. The article dives into the roots of where the company came from and how it’s grown along the way. Checkout the full article for a great history of the Sconnie Nation.
CE member company Murfie.com was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal. Murfie will take all of those CDs you have sitting around into the cloud age. They’ll send you a nice box in the mail, and then you send them your CDs. They’ll rip them and you’ll have digital versions on their website that …
The first ever Madison area Startup Accelerator is coming to Sector67 this weekend. If you are interested in small business and entrepreneurship, be sure to attend StartUp Accelerator Saturday, July 23 at Sector67 in Madison. StartUp Accelerator is an “unconference”, meaning that attendees propose the agenda at the beginning of the day. This event is …
CE member companies Asthmapolis and Door 6 were recently certified as Qualified New Business Venture by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. This certification allows investors in these companies to be eligible for a 25-percent tax credit on the amount they invest. Asthmapolis is developing a GPS based asthma management and tracking solution. Door 6 is …
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CE member company Spill was recently featured in TechCrunch and GigaOM as part of TechStars Boston’s DemoDay. Spill creates virtual communities for anonymous peer-to-peer support among college students. They were accepted into the TechStars program and spent the last few months in Boston.
Reposted from CE co-founder Nathan Lustig’s blog. It’s been two years since I started Capital Entrepreneurs, an organization to help Madison entrepreneurs connect. I’ve been blown away by how fast CE has grown and how quickly time has gone by. On our two year anniversary, here’s the story of how we got to where we …
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CE members Chris Meyer of Sector67 and Greg Tracy of SMSMyBus and Asthmapolis had their “passion projects” featured in Madison Magazine. The article highlighted 3 Madisonians who have identified a need and invented a solution to address it, ultimately making Madison a better place. Be sure to check out the full article.
The cover story of this week’s Isthmus newspaper features CE member company PerBlue. The article focuses on Madison’s video game industry and the many changes it has seen over the last few years. Check out the online version here.
Madison was recently rated as one of the top 10 places to start a business in 2011 by the online magazine AskMen UK. Citing the vast amount of tax credits available to WI startups through the CORE Jobs Act, as well as the support of Capital Entrepreneurs, MERLIN Mentors, and the University, Madison continues to …
A new incubator and shared commercial kitchen for food based business will be opening in Madison later this year. The Food Enterprise & Economic Development Project (FEED) received nearly $375,000 in grants and loans “to help aspiring entrepreneurs start and grow local food businesses.” This incubator will provide a shared commercial kitchen space, training, and …
Spreenkler Talent Labs is hosting a 24 hour, multi-city hackathon starting today at 11am. The event is taking place in Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, and New York. Prizes include automatic entry into their Summer Seed Incubator Program (valued at $20,000) for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd place, and $1,000 for 3rd place. Zappos is also sponsoring …
Presentations from the TEDxMadtown event are now available on the TEDx YouTube Channel. TEDxMadtown took place in early March in Madison and featured speakers from CE. Check out the TEDxMadtown presentations from CE members Justin Beck and Greg Tracy. Justin Beck of PerBlue talking about Social Games and Virtual Goods Greg Tracy of Asthmapolis and …
Madison based startup Sologear has been acquired by BIC Corp (of Flick Your Bic). Sologear is the maker of the ethanol-based FlameDisk charcoal alternative used for grilling. FlameDisk was developed by Madison serial entrepreneur Chad Sorenson starting in 2005. It first debuted in 2008 and is available at many major retailers. The terms and acquisition …
CE member Sector67 is featured in the cover story of this week’s Isthmus paper. The cover story, title “Greenius at work!” features 5 inventors that are helping the environment. Chris Meyer’s Sector67 hackerspace is featured as a place where inventors can meet, share tools, equipment and ideas, and work on their projects. Sector67 also reuses …
