Networked Insights continued to experience inordinate growth in its client base, revenue, operational scope, and team size during 2012. Revenue from clients increased by over 300% from 2011. The company greatly expanded its list of household client names by adding companies such as Samsung, Duracell, Almay, General Electric, Dell, and Allstate Insurance to its client …
In 2012 my best friend Ben Sperry and I, two recent UW-Madison graduates, started a startup called Codiqa with a dream to make it easy for anyone to build mobile and web apps with HTML5 technologies. We entered private beta right after new year’s (bad idea, I guess normal people take vacations), and then we …
2012 was a great year for Optimal Media Group and the NightOut sites. We removed underperforming products and reinforced and strengthened our core products while adding an incredibly lucrative loyalty program. We continue to modify and upgrade the functionality of our user interface for an improved visitor experience. The best improvement this year has been …
Portable Scores is a Madison startup building a connected portable electronic scoreboard for recreational sports. To improve your game so you can highlight your talent during such sports events, a new tech like those simulators can be deployed. In fact, Golf simulators offer a revolutionary avenue for refining one’s game, delivering an immersive experience that …
2013 To bring us into 2013, we’ll be looking back at 2012. There were a ton of amazing things that happened in 2012 within the Capital Entrepreneurs community and the Madison Startup Scene and we’d like to share them. We’ll be kicking off a series of posts from Capital Entrepreneurs companies summarizing their year in …
Max Lynch is a Madison entrepreneur and co-founder of Codiqa. Codiqa provides rapid HTML5 mobile prototyping in the cloud. Max shares his journey taking an idea and turning it into a company with us now. In 2012, my friend Ben Sperry and I launched our startup Codiqa, in Madison, Wisconsin. Since the year is almost …
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Apollo67, a group from the Sector67 hackerspace, had their third near-space launch this weekend. This project is the result of a contest among other hackerspaces called Hackerspaces In Space, whose purpose is to create a set of instructions and an example for schools to use as a model to do their own near-space experimentation. The …
Game-based learning startup Ronin Studios and Consulting was recently featured in the Isthmus. Ronin designs and develops mobile and web-based learning games, simulations and applications for adult learners for use in corporate training and more. Gaming use has been on a dramatic rise overall and game-based learning, which traditionally has been a luxury for Fortune …
Capital Entrepreneurs would like to welcome our newest Featured Sponsor – Bluepoint Investment Counsel. Sponsors provide financial support to fund core Capital Entrepreneurs operations and meeting events. If you would like to get involved as a sponsor, contact us. Bluepoint Investment Counsel is an investment advisory firm based on Madison’s west side. We provide investment …
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Our Ballot Box founder and CEO Lucas Dailey was featured on TechCrunch describing how to build a revolutionary social network. Our Ballot Box serves as an online opinion expression platform to connect politicians and constituents. Dailey discussed his lessons learned in building the company, and his vision for transforming political speech. Read the full article …
Initially slated to host the Madison location of the now postponed Foursquare global hackathon, SnowShoe has decided to go ahead with their own version of the event. Due to Hurricane Sandy’s devastation of the East Coast (Foursquare is headquartered in NYC), Foursquare has officially decided to cancel their hackathon scheduled for this weekend (November 3). …
Capital Entrepreneurs alumni Andrew Ferenci, Corey Capasso, and Dan Reich were recently named to THE SILICON ALLEY 100: The Coolest People In New York Tech This Year. They were the founders of Spinback, a social commerce and analytics platform that was acquired by Buddy Media last year. Buddy Media was acquired earlier this year by …
A hand full of Capital Entrepreneurs members took part in the 2012 Startup Paintball Battle last weekend. Participants from Murfie, PerBlue, Vidmaker, and more ducked, dodged, and darted around the paintball fields. The competition was fierce, but everyone had a great time.
Capital Entrepreneurs was featured in the Sunday edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently. The article focused on Capital Entrepreneurs and Startup Milwaukee, two grassroots groups formed as homegrown support groups for entrepreneurs. The article touches on much of the value these groups provide in building a startup community. The importance of these types of …
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Bendyworks was featured this week in the Isthmus. Bendyworks is a software and web development firm specializing in Ruby on Rails. The article touches on the roots of Bendyworks, where they are today, as well as their visions for information technology companies being the stars of downtown Madison’s 21st-century economy. “The tech community in Madison …
Capital Entrepreneurs member Murfie has been selected to join START, which is the new invite-only sister event to the acclaimed f.ounders. START brings together “150 of the world’s most exciting and disruptive startups” plus a mix of investors and media at an exclusive gathering in Dublin on October 17 and 18. Congrats Murfie! Read more …
Capital Entrepreneurs member company WomStreet is hosting a city-wide Battle of the Bands contest for this year’s Freakfest Halloween celebration in Madison via their video contest platform. WomStreet is working in conjunction with Frank Productions and the City of Madison for Freakfest and the contest. Read more about this here and view the contest entries …
On September 22nd,  Capital Entrepreneurs held the third and most successful Build Madison event to date. Over 70 participants descended on Sector67 to see what they could create in just 24 hours.  Build Madison is about bringing the local community together and leveraging individual skills to create something new. It is amazing to see people from such varied backgrounds come …
Capital Entrepreneurs member company Echometrix recently received FDA approval for their EchoSoft ultrasound technology. EchoSoft is Echometrix’ first commercial offering. It is a powerful software package that is used with diagnostic ultrasound to assist with the diagnosis and monitoring of musculoskeletal conditions. EchoSoft’s proprietary technology generates color maps to help trained clinicians visualize structural characteristics …
Project details are now available here. Sunday @ 1:53 PMÂ – Congratulations to this year’s winners: Best in Show – Classr Most Innovative – Audio/Video Sync Most Functional/Polished – Classr Biggest Potential Impact – PIGLET Most Beneficial to Madison Community – CityCiter People’s Choice – PIGLET Sony Creative – Workout Timer, Passive Grille Shutters American Family …
