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How one Wisconsin accelerator is bridging the gap between startups and corporate executives 2

By Michael Krumholtz September 16, 2018

Madison, Wisconsin's very own gener8tor has been consistently ranked as one of the best American startup accelerator programs year after year. It is now looking towards its latest work, called Project North, geared towards connecting large Midwest companies and corporations with burgeoning...

Four companies and two nonprofits to join Iowa Startup Accelerator this fall 3

By Michael Krumholtz September 13, 2018

The Iowa Startup Accelerator, which is part of the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo)...

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Employee Onboarding Mistakes to Avoid 4

By Sponsored Post September 12, 2018

According to a recent study, the overall cost of losing an employee within their first year can...

Chicago smart food producer closes $30 million funding round 5

By Michael Krumholtz September 10, 2018

A Chicago-based producer of healthy food for vending machines closed a Series-C funding round with...

Illinois startup partners with Purdue University to make pet medicines 6

By Michael Krumholtz September 5, 2018

An Illinois startup is using technology from Purdue University in neighboring Indiana to create...

Ohio nonprofit announces top 50 startups to watch in the state 7

By Michael Krumholtz September 1, 2018

Ohio entrepreneurial facilitator VentureOhio has announced a top 50 list of up-and-coming startups...

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New $100 million VC fund to be based in Milwaukee 8

By Michael Krumholtz August 28, 2018

Four major organizations are coming together to create a $100 million venture capital fund in...

6 AI Startups to Watch 9

By Sponsored Post August 28, 2018

Startups have aggressively taken to leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning...

St.Louis based SeniorCare.com Releases Preliminary Results of One of the First Empirical Aging-Alone Studies 10

By Techli Team August 27, 2018

According to the Wall Street Journal, for the first time in US history, senior citizens will...

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Ohio car insurance startup bags $100,000 in latest fundraising round 11

By Michael Krumholtz August 26, 2018

Root, an AI-boosted car insurance startup out of Columbus, Ohio, secured a $100,000 series D...

Wisconsin startup gives voice to undiscovered artists with new music streaming app 12

By Michael Krumholtz August 19, 2018

There are good days and then there are days like the one the founders of the Live Undiscovered...

How one Minnesota startup is raising awareness for refugees 13

By Michael Krumholtz August 18, 2018

The world over, people escaping war or economic crises are always in a vulnerable spot. Without...

Ohio microlender scores grant for investing into minority-owned startups 14

By Michael Krumholtz August 16, 2018

Columbus-based microlender Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) has received a...

Kansas City venture capital firm sells a second company for $63 million 15

By Michael Krumholtz August 12, 2018

Flyover Capital, a Kansas City venture capital firm that aims to boost the Midwest tech scene, sold...