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 …
Capital Entrepreneurs member company Asthmapolis recently received FDA clearance for their asthma sensor system. The small GPS enabled sensor attaches to the top of asthma inhalers and captures when and where the inhalor is used. This opens up many possibilities to use the collected data to track inhaler usage, asthma outbreaks, and much more. Check …
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 Portable Scores recently completed Haxlr8r – the first accelerator program for startups building hardware products – based in Shenzhen, China and the Bay area. Portable Scores is a portable, connected scoreboard. It’s small enough to fit in a backpack but big enough to see across a field and can be controlled …
Capital Entrepreneurs member company Style Shuffler was recently featured in the “Hot Trends” segment on NBC 15. Style Shuffler allows shoppers to use the scan function on their mobile phone to scan the tag on their favorite item at a clothing store and Style Shuffler automatically recommends complementary in-store pieces that pare well with the …
CE founding member PerBlue launched their latest mobile game today. The deep, location-based RPG titled Parallel Mafia is the first major addition to PerBlue’s family of “Parallel” games since 2008. Parallel Mafia joins the successful Parallel Kingdom, which now has over 1 million players worldwide. Set in a futuristic and crime-ridden world, Parallel Mafia players …
We’ve got an action packed week of events coming your way! We’re bringing two of the premiere startup events in the world to Madison, along with multiple other startup focused events, and it’s all happening April 25 – May 6, 2012. Capital Entrepreneurs Week is anchored by Startup Weekend and 3 Day Startup. The events …
CE member company Murfie.com was recently featured on NPR. Murfie’s All Tech Considered segment highlighted the company, as well as one of their customers who digitized over 900 CDs. Murfie will burn your old discs to a digital file, recycle the cases and even resell the album online. It’s part garage sale, part iTunes. Read …
CE member Spill has seen a lot of traction recently, and was just featured on MTV’s Act Blog. Check out the post here. About MTV Act: MTV Act is where fist-pumping and lending a helping hand collide. We raise a glass to the risk-takers and change-makers, and make it easy for everyone to take action …
Madison hackerspace (and CE member) Sector67 was recently crowned the champion of the Power Racing Series, and subsequently featured in Wired Magazine. Contestants competed with souped-up Power Wheels cars in three challenges: a drag race, a 15-lap mini Grand Prix, and a 75-minute endurance challenge. Check out the full article here.
In what may be the biggest non-biotech venture capital funding ever in Wisconsin, CE member company Networked Insights recently completed a $20 million Series B round of funding. Networked Insights was founded in 2006 and makes a social media listening platform that helps agencies and brand marketers make better strategic and tactical decisions by analyzing …
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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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 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.
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.
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 …
CE member company Asthmapolis was recently featured in The Economist magazine. Asthmapolis is creating an inhaler called Spiroscout that can be used by people suffering from asthma. Spiroscout contains a built-in GPS locator that broadcasts the time and location when the inhaler is used. The inhaler data can then be analyzed to determine usage patterns …
InBusiness magazine featured PerBlue‘s CEO Justin Beck as the “Professional of the Week”. The full interview and article can be found on the InBusiness Magazine website.
