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StartingBlock: Second Gear Event

Capital Entrepreneurs is partnering with StartingBlock for an event on the evening of Thursday, January 28th. The event features guest speaker Robbie Bach (former Chief Xbox Officer at Microsoft), followed by a joint Capital Entrepreneurs Open Social at 7:30PM. The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/startingblock-second-gear-tickets-20114663500 Full Event Details: …

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Healthfinch Raises $7.5M in Funding

Healthfinch has just announced a $7.5M Series A funding round led by Adams Street Partners. The company, which was founded in 2011 by Jonathan Baron and Lyle Berkowitz, has developed a software that automates routine tasks that physicians would other wise have to complete. For example, Healthfinch’s applications automatically fulfill medication requests and schedule appointments. …

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2015 Forward Festival Returns August 20-27!

The sixth annual Forward Festival returns August 20-27, 2015. The Forward Festival is Madison’s flagship technology and entrepreneurship festival. Since starting in 2010, it now attracts over 2,000 attendees and includes 8 full days packed with 30+ events organized by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. Check out the full Festival event lineup of conferences, summits, happy hours, …

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Startup Showcase and Pressure Chamber Seeking Nominations

The 3rd annual Forward Festival Startup Showcase returns this year and will be bigger and better than ever! This year, the Startup Showcase will join forces with the Pressure Chamber competition for a Startup Pitch Night evening following the Forward Technology Conference on August 25, 2015. The density created by having all of these popular …

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gener8tor Graduates Winter 2015 Class

Madison and Milwaukee based startup accelerator gener8tor graduated their most recent class of 5 startups. Gener8tor’s Premiere Night took place May 14 at the Barrymore Theater in Madison, where the 5 companies took the stage along with Jack Salzwedel (CEO of American Family Insurance) and the UW Band. Graduates of gener8tor’s latest class include AltusCampus, …

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Catalyze Raises $4M in Funding

Catalyze recently completed a $4M funding round. The company previously raised a $2M Series A round following completion of the gener8tor accelerator program in 2013. Catalyze provides HIPAA-compliant cloud computing services for the healthcare industry. More information can be found on Xconomy here.

Drifty Raises $2.6M in Funding

Drifty recently completed an additional $2.6 million funding round led by Lightbank in Chicago, with additional participation from Arthur Ventures. Drifty previously raised $1 million in funding last year, and this latest investment marks Lightbank’s second investment in a Madison based company following their investment in PerBlue last year. Drifty is the creator of the …

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Startup Weekend Madison Returns April 10-12!

Startup Weekend returns to Madison April 10-12, 2015 for the fourth annual Startup Weekend Madison event! Register by March 27 to save 25%! Startup Weekend is a weekend long event where developers, designers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. To get a better idea about …

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