For the Madison digital startup scene, 2012 was a year of growth and validation. The number and impact of startups within the Capital Entrepreneurs community continued to grow, and many of those startups saw a lot of success. In 2012, Capital Entrepreneurs companies created over 125 full time jobs, raised $10.6 million in funding, and …
The past year has been a whirlwind of new games and some amazing local and national recognition for PerBlue. We were so proud to have been recognized by several organizations within the last year. PerBlue was a finalist in the GetDiscovered! Contest, recognizing awesome Android apps. Pocket Gamer named us one of the top 10 …
Last year Murfie was a roller coaster. This year we’re an airplane. An airplane during takeoff. We’ve got our engines roaring, our flaps and slats are deployed and we’re entering the climb phase. We expect a few bumps here and there during ascent (we’re a startup, afterall), but we’re happy to be finally off the …
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 …
WomStreet wraps up an amazing first year with a bang, launching one of their most viral contests to date. The contest was a promotion for 6 pop icon DJs. In just 1 hour after launch, the contest set a submissions record with nearly 40 entries. It was their 42nd contest, with over 30 different customers, …
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 …
