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). …
The second annual Madison Tech Social is coming the evening of November 14 at The Brink Lounge. Hosted by Bendyworks, EarthIT, Versa Studio, The Creative Company and 5Nines, the Tech Social features presentations and a meta-gathering which assembles a wide range of Madison area technology, design and marketing professionals, including meetup groups like Web Design …
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 …
Mobile and social gaming company PerBlue is being honored this month at the White House as part of the Empact100. The Empact100 list is comprised of the top 100 companies in the Empact Showcase, a compilation of the United States’ leading entrepreneurs who are age 30 and under, and whose annual revenues or operating budgets …
SnowShoe CEO Claus Moberg was featured on TechCrunch while attending TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this week. Claus was joined by Matt Lea, and led the Livebolt team which took the top spot out of 147 teams. They utilized their SnowShoeStamp technology to make a cloud-based identity management system that consists of an aluminium block …
Build Madison is back with a few new tweaks and the same old crew to run our 3rd Community Create-a-thon Saturday-Sunday September 22-23, and it’s going to be the best one yet! Come together to show off and build the talent of Madison’s community while making real products from concept to completion in just 24 …
The UW-Madison College of Engineering just released their 2012 Annual Report video. The video highlights innovators with ties to UW – including Capital Entrepreneurs members Justin Beck of PerBlue and Chris Meyer of Sector67. UW-Madison is recognizing 2012-13 as the Year of Innovation, offering a chance to reflect on what this concept means to the …
The inaugural class from the Gener8tor seed accelerator program had their Launch Day yesterday in Milwaukee. The class of 7 companies completed a 12 week intensive program, and 4 of the 7 companies are from Madison. Gener8tor’s next class starts in January and will be based out of Madison – the application period for this …
The 2012 Forward Technology Festival kicks off today and begins an 11 day series of events that showcase Madison’s entrepreneurship and creative communities. The Festival is highlighted by the Forward Technology Conference, and be sure to check out the other awesome events coming up. Capital Entrepreneurs is hosting a pitch contest as part of the …
Kiplinger has rated Madison as the top city for young adults. The rankings looked for cities with a strong job market with growth potential, affordable housing for twentysomethings living on an entry-level salary and a vibrant social scene. Madison edged out Austin, Boston, D.C., and Denver to take the top spot. Kiplinger called Madison “…an …
Sector67 is hosting the Wisconsin 3D Printing Camp on Saturday (July 21). The free “unconference” will focus on the emerging technology of 3D printing and bring together 3D printing enthusiasts from across the US. Participants who own 3D printers, or who have created cool products using them, are encouraged to bring them. And the unconference …
Capital Entrepreneurs founding member PerBlue launched the latest mobile game of their “Parallel” franchise today. Parallel Zombies is a zombie infested location-based RPG exclusively for Android. Gamers will team up with other survivors, either their friends or nearby players, using GPS technology to complete missions and help save the world. Download the game here, or …
The Madison Economic Development Committee got a glimpse into the burgeoning Madison startup scene and heard the “State of the Startup” last night. The Madison EDC meeting was devoted entirely to a discussion on “Building Madison’s Tech Startup Community” and featured a panel of Capital Entrepreneurs members Chris Meyer (Sector67), Brad Grzesiak (Bendyworks), Preston Austin …
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The 3rd Annual Forward Technology Festival is on the way. FTF 2012 will run from August 16 – August 25 and is a ten day long series of events that showcases Madison’s entrepreneurship and creative community. The festival is headlined by the Forward Technology Conference, which will take place Wednesday, August 22. Capital Entrepreneurs will …
Madison has been ranked as a leading high-tech hub nationally. This Technology Index ranking is based on economic competitiveness in the technology field and combines a measure of the concentration of high-tech companies, and two measures of regional innovation – patents per capita and average annual patent growth. Madison’s “budding tech hub” centered around the …
Madison was recently highlighted as a “vibrant tech hub” in Fast Company. Madison has seen significant growth in the tech space, and is now home to many established tech companies as well as a burgeoning tech startup community. The article highlights the first tech startup wave to hit Madison almost 20 years ago and its …
The Isthmus has added a “Favorite Tech Startup” category to their yearly Madison Favorites poll. That’s right, now along with voting for your favorite Food Cart, Beer Bar, and Coffee Shop you can cast your vote for your favorite Madison area Tech Startup! Can we get a Capital Entrepreneurs member company to take the top …
Capital Entrepreneurs member company UConnect was featured in this week’s Executive Q&A section of the Wisconsin State Journal. UConnect is a food ordering company that connects restaurants around the country with customers. Over 100 local restaurants are signed up on UConnect’s Madison based site BadgerBites. UConnect is now in 14 different markets around the country …
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Water Technology Startup Day is happening July 11, 2012 and is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs in the water industry. The Golden Angels Investors will be partnering with Imagine H2O and the Milwaukee Water Council to put on this event. The Golden Angels Investors is an 80 member angel-investing network (and Capital Entrepreneurs sponsor) based …
