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The sixth annual Healthcare Innovation Pitch Competition was presented by Bridge to Cures, the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Clinical and Translations Sciences Institute (CTSI) and Accelerating Medical Product Development (AMPDNR) at the Eagleknit Innovation Hub. Take a look at who we spotted there- and come back to MKEStartup.News on Monday to read all about the contests- and the winners CoMotions and Streamline Flow! UWM Research Foundation, Inc., Marquette University Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin

If you missed MKE Tech Hub Coalition’s FOR-M Founders’ Showcase last night, let us fill you in on the graduation of the incubator’s 10th cohort, led by Joe Poeschl and Margarida Fernandes. Judges Angela Damiani of Midwest Founders Community; Dr. Grace Hameister, founder of FoodFiXer; Naveen Lalit Kankate, founder of StayThanks; and Ken Ostermann, founder of Talimer chose LM Law and Spatial Audio Workstation founded by Joshua Bultman, Aidan Waterman, and Kaden Young to pitch their emerging companies to the crowd. Audience pick Mwanje Thompson, founder of Audio Moguls Media, also presented. Five early-stage companies headed by FOR-M program alumni received grant to scale their businesses. Congratulations, Marcus Wright, Jasmine Mercado, MBA and Luz Mercado, Terrance Thomas, Eric Tallmadge and Peter Smith. Check out all of the cohort founders and more here? https://lnkd.in/gcYSCZck

Spotted! MKE Tech Hub Coalition’s FOR-M Founders Showcase celebrated to completion of its 10 cohort and the startup ecosystem came to Ward4 to celebrate with them! Did we spot you there?

It was quite a night at the 2024 Marquette Invitational Business Model Competition for Collegiate Student Entrepreneurs! Event organizer, Ryan Kauth, Coleman Chair in Entrepreneurship and Assistant Professor of Practice at Marquette University was joined by Armen Hadjinian, Entrepreneurship Chair and instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College and J. Dietenberger, multi-disciplinary professor at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to showcase student entrepreneurs at each school. Check out these emerging entrepreneurs! https://lnkd.in/gXkVKSaH

Missed the Wisconsin Technology Council's Early Stage Symposium last week? Here is a look at the companies that pitched at the two-day event- and the pitch winners in each category. https://lnkd.in/gimiBwKp

Spotted! The Ward4 Marquette Invitational Business Model Pitch Competition brought out student entrepreneurs from Milwaukee Area Technical College, Marquette University, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Stay tuned to learn about the early-stage companies and the prize winners! Did we spot you there?

Meet the founders from the Wisconsin Technology Council‘s Elevator Pitch Olympics. These founders had 90 seconds to win over the judges: Archetto, LLC of Madison, an app that helps students learn to play musical instruments; Block Time Financial | Tokenization of Delafield, a blockchain solutions provider; Carbon Rose of Delafield, a customized guitar manufacturer; Easy Wear Jewelry of Milwaukee, an adaptive jewelry manufacturer; Encrypiest of Madison, a digital privacy provider, Higher Ground of Mineral Point, manufacturer of cooling garments; Laser Comm of Madison, laser technology that detects methane leaks; My Coverage Plan, Inc. of Madison, a medical debt resolution tool; MyTalentPlanner of GreenBay, software to enhance small business growth; Oui Technologies of Madison, a SaaS tool for the restaurant market; Pogie the Yogie of Madison, children’s programming that promotes mindfulness; Queued Up of Eau Claire, an app that allows users to create cross-platform music playlists; RojoBio of Madison, an engineered hemp product; Saturn Agrisens of Madison, a soil nutrient sensor; SmartTriage Pod of Madison, an AI-based emergency room solution; Stempath of Madison, an AI-based human resources solution; and Tailored Remedy of Milwaukee, an AI-based medical information tool.

It’s time for the Elevator Pitch Olympics at Wisconsin Technology Council's Early State Symposium! Meet the judges: Christian Moran of Pegasus Group Tech Ventures, Danny Pantuso of Mucker Capital, Michael Thorson of Inventure Capital, and Ryan Weber of Great North Ventures.

Spotted! It’s Day 2 of the Wisconsin Tech Early Stage Symposium. Startup founders are waiting for their one-on-one meetings with investors while the rest of us wait for the Elevator Pitch Olympics. Did we spot you there?

Take a look at who we spotted at Day 1 of Wisconsin Technology Council’s Early Stage Symposium. Did we spot you there?